From 29c8dbe6d56a04ba14aabf30fb2a520654eca242 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonti Olds Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 22:51:30 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 99fe55c..f3668bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,8 +16,20 @@ You will need at least... ## Folders -The esp8266 folder goes into your QTcreator's template wizard directory +The esp8266 folder goes into your QTcreator's template wizard directory. For me this went in `E:\msys64\mingw64\share\qtcreator\templates\wizards` -The jserialmon folder is a Qt CLI project that you can use to see that output from the esp8266 +The jserialmon folder is a Qt CLI project that you can use to see the output from the esp8266. This I just built with Qtcreator in the usual manor. +## Screenshots +Once the wizard has done it's thing you can use Qtcreator for your ESP8266 project. Qtcreator has the best autocompleation of any IDE so I highly recommend it. + +![](esp8266-console.png) + +I'm always making mistakes and forgetting things so being able to press ctrl-space to find something it somthing I can't do without anymore. Qt really has spoiled me. + +![](autocompleate.png) + +To get the run button working requires adding a make step in the run section of project tab, in my case `mingw32-make.exe flash`. Then for the executable I put in `jserialmon.exe` with command line arguments of `COM8 9600`. Now if I press run the program is compiled, flashed and a serial monitor is started. If I press build it only compiles. + +![](eps8266-flash-and-sermon-setup.png)