Support for esp8266

[ankit-thealchemist]

Do we have the support for the esp8266 microcontrollers?

[zhanzhaocheng]

Does not support esp8266, it is recommended that you use esp32-c3, its cost is about the same as esp8266 and the performance is better

[ankit-thealchemist]

Thanks for the support!

[mgonline]

Does not support esp8266, it is recommended that you use esp32-c3, its cost is about the same as esp8266 and the performance is better

Although the original question was answered clearly - "this library does not support esp8266", I do not agree that pricing of esp8266 is same as that of esp32. In fact, esp8266 is cheaper than the cheapest version of esp32 here in UK by at least 30-40%. The difference becomes apparent when you start purchasing ESPs in large quantities.

So, the question now is, is there any plan to support esp8266 in future? Are there any alternatives I can use meanwhile?

[igrr]

@mgonline FWIW, taking Mouser for reference, ESP32-C3 is cheaper than the ESP8266 there:

• ESP8266 chip, £1.32
• ESP32-C3 chip, £0.906