Espressif 8266 dev/platform 2.0.0: Arduino core 2.5.0, "erase" target, updated toolchain

We are pleased to announce the next release v2.0.0 of Espressif 8266 development platform.

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What’s New

  • Added new board Invent One
  • Implemented a target to entire flash chip => $ pio run -t erase
  • Updated Arduino core to 2.5.0 (changelog)
  • Updated toolchain-xtensa
  • Improved resolving of OTA port
  • Bug fixes and improvements

See Release Notes for details.

Documentation

See Espressif 8266 — PlatformIO latest documentation

Examples

See project examples platform-espressif8266/examples at develop · platformio/platform-espressif8266 · GitHub

Update

  • PlatformIO IDE – please navigate to PIO Home > Platforms > Updates
  • PlatformIO Core – please run a next CLI command $ pio update

Regards,
The PIO Plus Team