I want to use an ESP-12F to add wireless to my NanoPi Neo, but I don't think the Neo has broken out all the connections I'd need.  Hackaday desctibes how to interface a Raspberry Pi B+ to an ESP-12F (https://hackaday.io/project/8678/instructions), but the Neo seems to lack some of the required pins.

 

I like this idea since I've liked the performance and ability of every esp8266 system I've used. Their wifi network is solid, and they're low cost.

 

Is this a lost cause or is it possible?  Or perhaps this is a dumb idea?  I'm not sure how well it'll perform vs a usb wifi modules, but the idea has captured my imagination.

For playing with new toy, that is probably Ok.

But I personally prefer not messing around when simply cheap USB-WiFi can be found for $3.

 

You're absolutely correct!  USB-WiFi is quick, reliable,  and well-proven. This is only for fun and learning.

According to the schematic Neo doesn't provide additional SDIO interfaces on the pin headers.

Oh, too bad. I'll have to move on to my next project now.  For some reason I thought this was pretty cool idea. Thank you for verifying.