Double click the *.zip file to extract the application.Download the IDE for your operating system.This article was tested using the Arduino IDE version 1.8.10. Plug the USB cable into your D1 Mini board.So you won't need an external power supply. The board will be powered by the USB cable for this example. The first thing that you need to do is plug the D1 Mini board into your Mac. AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro B Charger Cable (2 Pack), 3 feet, Black.So I used a cable from one of my Android devices. The model I use has a micro-USB connection. MakerFocus 2pcs D1 Mini NodeMcu 4M Bytes Lua WiFi Development Board Base on ESP8266 ESP-12F N Compatible NodeMcu Arduino.If you would like to use the one that I used for this article, you can buy it from Amazon in the US using my affiliate link (note that this is a 2 Pack): Several manufacturers create their own version of the WeMos D1 Mini board. In the steps below, I will show you how to do that. Once you add support for the board to the Arduino IDE, you can write and run a simple blink example. To blink the onboard LED of a D1 Mini board you can program it like an Arduino board. ( click here for the Windows instructions). These instructions were written using a Mac. In this article I show you how to blink the onboard LED of a WeMos D1 Mini board.
