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ESP 8266 OTA(Over The Air) Update Firmware Demo :   My friend Sanket encourage me to do some stuff on ESP8266 OTA. No need of wire to upload Arduino sketch in ESP8266 . OTA give you advantage of uploading sketch or upgrade firmware over the WiFi without any wired connection. *Program uploading is Faster than regular arduino upload. Requirement: 1) Go through previous tutorials of ESP8266 on my blog 2) ESP8266 3) python27 installed on System from where your going to upload firmware.\ Step 1: Download The library and tools required for OTA click here Step 2: Extract downloaded file and install arduino OTA library in Arduino IDE. Step 3:  Complile and Upload following sketch in ESP by our regular method through serial terminal . Its necessary to upload first time sketch with OTA suppot.  #include < esp8266wifi.h > #include < esp8266mdns .h > #include < wifiudp .h > #include < arduinoota .h > const char* ssid = "WIFI ROUTER NAME"