Get started on ubuntu 18.04 upto 20.04 (64 bits)

git clone https://github.com/thekr1s/esp8266_wordclock.git
cd esp8266_wordclock/esp-open-rtos
# NOTE Bearssl is outdated, and doesn't support CAfile, therefor disable check
git config --global http.sslverify false
git submodule update --init --recursive
cd ..
tar -xvf esp-open-sdk.tgz 
sudo apt-get install make gcc g++
sudo pip install esptool
. env.sh
cd wordclock
make

Program ESP

Windows

• Install ESP8266Flasher : https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-flasher
• Install the driver for the USB2Sereial http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html

Start the ESP8266Flasher.exe en vul het onderstaande in:

• esp8266_wordclock\esp-open-rtos\bootloader\firmware_prebuilt\rboot.bin @ 0x00000
• esp8266_wordclock\esp-open-rtos\bootloader\firmware_prebuilt\blank_config.bin @ 0x01000
• esp8266_wordclock\wordclock\firmware\ws2812_buffer.bin @ 0x02000

Linux

After building the firmware with 'make' as discribed above, type the folliwing command:

make do_flash

Setup Wordclock

• hierbenik: the request is build by: sprintf(buf, "GET %s HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: %s\r\nConnection:keep-alive\r\nAccept: /\r\n\r\n", request, url);
• hierbenik request: "/get_with_age.php