{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891/events","html_url":"https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891","id":111599026,"number":891,"title":"ESP_COM OPEN FAILED","user":{"login":"Mohakjuneja","id":5263550,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5263550?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja","html_url":"https://github.com/Mohakjuneja","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Mohakjuneja/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-10-15T11:36:39Z","updated_at":"2015-10-15T17:11:55Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I'm using a PL2303 USB to TTL converter with my ESP8266 and Arduino Uno to get it working. \r\nI connect the 3.3V power supply from the TTL converter to the ESP VCC and CH_PD and connect RX-RX and TX-TX from ESP to the Arduino. The GND pin from the TTL is connected to the GND on ESP. \r\nWhen uploading an empty sketch, I get an error - espcom_open failed.\r\nI've tried everything to make it work yet I don't understand what's wrong. Somebody help!"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/comments/148461414","html_url":"https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891#issuecomment-148461414","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/issues/891","id":148461414,"user":{"login":"drmpf","id":5945337,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5945337?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf","html_url":"https://github.com/drmpf","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/drmpf/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-15T17:11:55Z","updated_at":"2015-10-15T17:11:55Z","body":"I use the programming method described in my http://www.forward.com.au/pfod/CheapWifiShield/ESP2866_01_WiFi_Shield/index.html\r\nWorks reliably for me.\r\nWhen I occasionally get a programming error, I find exiting the IDE, removing the USB connection and then restarting solves it."}}