setting_up_d1_mini

1. Download and install the latest version of the arduino IDE from: https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software
2. Start the Arduino IDE. Open the "Sketch" menu and select "Include Library" > "Manage libraries"
3. Search for the "Adafruit ESP8266" library and click "Install"
4. Select File > New to create a new sketch
in the new file, paste the basic sketch code in place of the code that's already there:

  #include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
  #include <WiFiClient.h>
  const char* ssid = "myCoolWiFiNetworkName"; //replace with your network name
  const char* password = "mySecretWiFiPassword"; //replace with your network password
  void setup(void){
    WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
    while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
      delay(500);
      Serial.print(".");
    }
    Serial.print("Connected to ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    Serial.print("IP address: ");
    Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  }
  void loop(void){
  }

5. Plug in your Wemos d1 mini via microusb to the computer
6. Select Tools > Port and select the serial USB port (there are likely only two options you see, it's the one that isn't bluetooth)
7. Select Tools > Board and select "Wemos R2 D1 & mini"
8. In the top-left of the sketch window (where you wrote the code), click the check mark. It will prompt you to save your sketch, and compile.
9. If it compiles successfully, click the right-facing arrow next to the check mark button to send the code to your D1
10. Congrats! The board should boot up, connect to the WiFi SSID you prescribed. There's no need to keep it plugged into your computer, any power source will do just fine.