There are several ways to connect the FTDI with the ESP.
The most basic is the following. Apart from the obvious GND, VCC, TX and RX the only extra pin that is used is the GPIO0.It is pulled down to GND to enable firmware upload.
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Apart from the obvious GND, VCC, TX and RX the only extra pin that is used is the GPIO0.
It is pulled down to GND to enable firmware upload.
There are a The more advanced ways and one way will follow in the next few weeks ...