WDT & Software RESET in ESP8266 + Arduino IDE

[anujmattoo]

Hardware

Hardware: ESP-12F
Core Version: 2.1.0-rc2

Description

I am working on ESP8266 in Arduino IDE. I want to know how to Software RESET the ESP8266. Any sketch/example would be useful. Moreover, how to initialise WDT in ESP8266.

Kindly help! @igrr @me-no-dev

Settings in IDE

Module: NodeMCU(ESP-12F)
Flash Size: 4MB/1MB
CPU Frequency: 80Mhz
Flash Mode: qio
Flash Frequency: 40Mhz
Upload Using: OTA / SERIAL
Reset Method: ck / nodemcu

[arcao]

For software reset ESP.restart() should works. See docs about ESP specific functions.

Please also check this FAQ item that is related to use of use ESP.restart().

Note: Core version 2.1.0-rc2 is pretty old, the latest one is 2.3.0.