[chbot] ESP8266 local network

[Mark Atherton]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for taking the time with this pile of stuff.

Looks like a quick start to getting a large number of ESP8266 related 
products programmed, and attached to a local MQTT server without any 
reliance on cloud services.

-mark

On 25/07/2016 6:33 PM, Mark Beckett wrote:
> This is a series of (rather long) videos on reconfiguring the ESP8266 
> modules.
>
> The SONOFF and SLAMPHER that were referenced last week utilise these 
> inside, but are configured to use the ITEAD cloud based server.
> https://www.itead.cc/smart-home.html
>
> Peter Scargill has done all the ground work around ESP8266, and then 
> moved  into the SONOFF and SLAMPHER.
> http://tech.scargill.net/itead-slampher-and-sonoff/
>
> There are a bunch of videos that are a bit long winded showing how to 
> do the reprogramming and in particular shifting the 0 ohm resistor on 
> the Slampher.
>
> Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixuXI4lQL1U
>
> Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18xojXjvTvo
>
> Part 3 SLAMPHER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDE0J5AiVU
>
> Node Red https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyx2KZNxhe4
>
> Node Red GPIO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Up52t3G9E
>
> There was a conversion on the ITEAD forum and Sonoff with some 
> alternative code that handles DNS (aparently)
> https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-MQTT-OTA
> Mark