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Review on DIYmall ESP8266 ESP-01 Breakout Board ESP-01S Breadboard Adapter PCB Board Pack of 5pcs - Serial WiFi Transceiver Module by Simo Ramsey

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A wrongly interpreted orientation can be expensive!

After skipping the comments on the arrow printed on it and how it should be interpreted for module orientation, I chose the wrong one. Right after turning it on, the new Pi 4b immediately froze and never booted again! Sure, now I see the image hidden in the image stack with the correct orientation, but it really never occurred to me that the S-shape, effectively doubling the canvas, was the intended orientation. Wouldn't a cleverly placed tab eliminate such a likely (and apparently costly) mistake. God!

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Difficult to remember but it was