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Wifi Debugging for WifiNINA Arduino Boards

If you need to debug your Arduino WifiNINA project remotely, plot charts of monitoring data, and more, this is the project for you...

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Wifi Debugging for WifiNINA Arduino Boards

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano 33 IoT
Arduino Nano 33 IoT
Or other WifiNINA Compatible Board
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USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
Or relevant cable to connect your board to the PC
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Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Visual Studio 2017
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Visual Micro

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Schematics

Board

Just connect the board to your PC via the USB Lead, no additional wiring required for the debugging.

Code

WifiNINA_UDPVMDebugger.ino

Arduino
Mainh Sketch to use with Debugging Example
#include <SPI.h>
#include <WiFiNINA.h>
#include "Secrets.h"

char ssid[] = WIFI_SSID;        // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = WIFI_PASS;    // your network password (use for WPA, or use as key for WEP)
int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;     // the WiFi radio's status

int pingResult;
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
    // initialize digital pin 13 as an output.
    pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);

    while (status != WL_CONNECTED) {
        Serial.print("Attempting to connect to WPA SSID: ");
        Serial.println(ssid);
        // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network:
        status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
        // Wait for connection:
        while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
            delay(1);
            Serial.print(".");
        }
        // you're connected now, so print out the data:
        Serial.println("You're connected to the network");
        // Print out the Wifi Info
        printCurrentNet();
        printWiFiData();
    }
}


// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(1000);              // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(1000);              // wait for a second

  // Print out the Wifi Info
  printCurrentNet();
  printWiFiData();
}

NetworkDisplay.ino

Arduino
Networking Helper Functions from WiFi NINA Examples on Arduino Website
void printWiFiData() {

    // print your board's IP address:

    IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();

    Serial.print("IP address : ");

    Serial.println(ip);

    Serial.print("Subnet mask: ");

    Serial.println((IPAddress)WiFi.subnetMask());

    Serial.print("Gateway IP : ");

    Serial.println((IPAddress)WiFi.gatewayIP());

    // print your MAC address:

    byte mac[6];

    WiFi.macAddress(mac);

    Serial.print("MAC address: ");

    printMacAddress(mac);
}

void printCurrentNet() {

    // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:

    Serial.print("SSID: ");

    Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

    // print the MAC address of the router you're attached to:

    byte bssid[6];

    WiFi.BSSID(bssid);

    Serial.print("BSSID: ");

    printMacAddress(bssid);

    // print the received signal strength:

    long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();

    Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI): ");

    Serial.println(rssi);

    // print the encryption type:

    byte encryption = WiFi.encryptionType();

    Serial.print("Encryption Type: ");

    Serial.println(encryption, HEX);

    Serial.println();
}

void printMacAddress(byte mac[]) {

    for (int i = 5; i >= 0; i--) {

        if (mac[i] < 16) {

            Serial.print("0");

        }

        Serial.print(mac[i], HEX);

        if (i > 0) {

            Serial.print(":");

        }

    }

    Serial.println();
}

Secrets.h

Arduino
Somewhere to store your wifi credentials outside of main sketch
#pragma once
#define WIFI_SSID "******"
#define WIFI_PASS "******"

Credits

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