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Franco van Gastel
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WiFi Messenger

Calling my son from his room using 2 ESP8266 modules, instead of shouting.

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WiFi Messenger

Things used in this project

Hardware components

ESP8266 ESP-12E
Espressif ESP8266 ESP-12E
×2
Rotary Encoder with Push-Button
Rotary Encoder with Push-Button
×1
Pushbutton switch 12mm
SparkFun Pushbutton switch 12mm
×2
Oled display 0,96 inch
×1
Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue
Adafruit Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue
×1
LED (generic)
LED (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Receiver housing Wood

Dxf-files used for laser cutter.
Receiver box made of 3mm plywood.

Receiver Housing glass

Transparent plastic 3 mm. Pmma, plexiplass.

Sender housing

Consists only of 3 mm plywood.

Receiver Housing

Result

Sender Housing

Result

Schematics

Sender hardware

Receiver hardware

Code

Sender Software

Arduino
The software of the wifi sender.
#include <Wire.h> 
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiUDP.h>

// wifi connection variables
const char* ssid = "xxxxxxx";
const char* password = "xxxxxxxxx";
boolean     wifiConnected = false;

// berichten             0123456789012345
const char bericht0[] = "                ";
const char bericht1[] = "Eten !          ";
const char bericht2[] = "Komen nu!       ";
const char bericht3[] = "Kom je zo?      ";
const char bericht4[] = "GSM aan lader   ";
const char bericht5[] = "Wij zijn ff weg ";
const char bericht6[] = "We gaan !!      ";
const char bericht7[] = "Kom je tv kijken?";
const char bericht8[] = "Laat maar !!!   ";

const char* berichten[]= { bericht0, bericht1, bericht2, bericht3, bericht4, bericht5, bericht6, bericht7,bericht8}; 
const byte Max_berichten = 9;

// pin definitions
byte LedPin = 2;
byte Button1 = 13;

byte RotA = 12;
byte RotB = 14;
byte RotS = 16;

// Rotary enc
static volatile int globalCounter = 0 ;
byte flag;
byte Last_RoB_Status;
byte Current_RoB_Status;

// LCD
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,16,2);

// UDP variables
unsigned int  localPort = 8888;
WiFiUDP       UDP;
boolean       udpConnected = false;
char          packetBuffer[UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE]; //buffer to hold incoming packet,
char          SendBuffer[256] ; // a string to send back
char          delivered[] = "Ack";
char          uitgezet[]  = "uitgezet";
IPAddress     ip(192, 168, 0, 102); 


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // initialize LCD
  lcd.begin();
  lcd.backlight();
  lcd.clear();
  
  // Initialise wifi connection
  wifiConnected = connectWifi();
  // only proceed if wifi connection successful
  if (wifiConnected) {
    udpConnected = connectUDP();
    if (udpConnected) {
      // nothing all is done in functions
    }
  }
  // initialise pins
  pinMode(LedPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Button1, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(RotA, INPUT);
  pinMode(RotB, INPUT);
  pinMode(RotS, INPUT);

  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.println("Wifi verbinding ");
}


void loop() {
  // Handle Rotary Encode input
  rotaryDeal();
  rotaryClear();

  // Handle Wifi
  if (wifiConnected) {
    if (udpConnected) {
      // if there’s data available, read a packet
      int packetSize = UDP.parsePacket();
      if (packetSize)
      {
         UDP.read(packetBuffer, UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE);
         int i=0;
         // check if previous message was received
         while(i<3 && packetBuffer[i] == delivered[i]) 
         {
          Serial.print(packetBuffer[i]);
          i++;
         }
         if(i==3)
         {
          lcd.setCursor(0,1);
          lcd.print("Ontvangen");
          Serial.print("Ontvangen");
         }
         else
         {  // other packet 
            // check if tone is turned off
          i=0;
          while(i<3 && packetBuffer[i] == uitgezet[i]) 
          {
            Serial.print(packetBuffer[i]);
            i++;
          }
          if(i==3)
          { 
            lcd.setCursor(0,1);
            lcd.print("Uitgezet ");
            Serial.print("Uitgezet");
          }
         }
      }

      // Send the selected message on button press
      if(!digitalRead(Button1))
      {
        if(globalCounter==0)
        {
          lcd.setCursor(0,0);
          lcd.print("geen bericht ");
          lcd.setCursor(0,1);
          lcd.print("gekozen !!!");
        }
        else
        {
          byte l = strlen(berichten[globalCounter]);
          SendBuffer[0] = globalCounter;
          SendBuffer[1] = l;
          for(int i = 0; i<l; i++)
          {
            SendBuffer[i+2] = berichten[globalCounter][i];
          }
          
          bool success = UDP.beginPacket(ip,8888);
          if(success) Serial.println("Succes ...");
  
          UDP.write(SendBuffer,l+2);
            if(UDP.endPacket())
            {
              Serial.print("Send succes : ");
            }
            else
            {
              Serial.println("Not Sent : ");
            }
           lcd.setCursor(0,1);
           lcd.print("               ");
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

void rotaryClear(void)
{ // reset rotary encode when pressed
  if(digitalRead(RotS) == 0)
  {
    globalCounter = 0;
    Serial.println(globalCounter);
    delay(1000);
    
    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print(berichten[globalCounter]);
    lcd.setCursor(0,1);
    lcd.print(berichten[globalCounter]);
  }
}


void rotaryDeal(void)
{ // handle turning the rotary encode
  Last_RoB_Status = digitalRead(RotB);

  while(!digitalRead(RotA)){
    Current_RoB_Status = digitalRead(RotB);
    flag = 1;
  }

  if(flag == 1){
    flag = 0;
    if((Last_RoB_Status == 0)&&(Current_RoB_Status == 1)){
      globalCounter ++;
    }
    if((Last_RoB_Status == 1)&&(Current_RoB_Status == 0)){
      globalCounter --;
    }
  
    if(globalCounter<0) globalCounter = Max_berichten-1;
    if(globalCounter>=Max_berichten) globalCounter = 0;
    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print(berichten[globalCounter]);
  }
}


// connect to wifi – returns true if successful or false if not
// came from standaard example
boolean connectWifi() {
  boolean state = true;
  int i = 0;
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi");

  // Wait for connection
  Serial.print("Connecting");
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
    if (i > 10) {
      state = false;
      break;
    }
    i++;
  }
  if (state) {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.print("Connected to ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    Serial.print("IP address: ");
    Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("Connection failed.");
  }
  return state;
}

// connect to UDP – returns true if successful or false if not
// came from standard example
boolean connectUDP() {
  boolean state = false;

  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Connecting to UDP");

  if (UDP.begin(localPort) == 1) {
    Serial.println("Connection successful");
    state = true;
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("Connection failed");
  }
  return state;
}

Receiver code

Arduino
Software of the receiver part.
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <gfxfont.h>

#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiUDP.h>

// oled display
#define OLED_RESET LED_BUILTIN
Adafruit_SSD1306   display(OLED_RESET);

// Pin definities
byte Pin_LEDcon    = 0;
byte Pin_Button    = 2;
byte Pin_Sound     = 12;
byte Pin_Msg       = 14;

// wifi connection variables
const char* ssid ="xxxxxxxx";
const char* password = "xxxxxxxxx";
boolean     wifiConnected = false;

// UDP variables
unsigned int localPort = 8888;
WiFiUDP UDP;
boolean udpConnected = false;
char packetBuffer[UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE]; //buffer to hold incoming packet,
char ReplyBuffer[] = "Ack"; // a string to send back
char str[20];



// LCD
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,16,2);

// Flow
bool      bSoundState  = false;
IPAddress ip;
int       port=8888;

// LED blink
long int timer = 0;
int ledState = HIGH;


void setup() {
  // Initialise Serial connection
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Initalise IO-pins
  pinMode(Pin_LEDcon, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Pin_Sound, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Pin_Msg, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Pin_Button, INPUT_PULLUP);
  digitalWrite(Pin_Msg, HIGH);
  
  // Initialise the LCD
  lcd.begin();
  lcd.backlight();
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("...");

  // oled display
  display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C);
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();

  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setTextColor(WHITE);
  display.setCursor(0,0);
  display.println("Connecting");
  display.display();
  
  // Initialise wifi connection
  wifiConnected = connectWifi();

  // only proceed if wifi connection successful
  if (wifiConnected) {
    udpConnected = connectUDP();
    if (udpConnected) {
      // initialise pins
      digitalWrite(Pin_LEDcon,HIGH);
      lcd.setCursor(0,0);
      lcd.print("Connected");
      display.setCursor(0, 10);
      display.println("connected");
      display.setCursor(0,20);
      display.println(WiFi.localIP());
      display.display();
    }
  }
}

void loop() {
  // check if the WiFi and UDP connections were successful
  if (wifiConnected) {
    if (udpConnected) {

      // if there’s data available, read a packet
      int packetSize = UDP.parsePacket();
      if (packetSize)
      {
        Serial.print("Received packet of size ");
        Serial.println(packetSize);
        Serial.print("From ");
        IPAddress remote = UDP.remoteIP();
        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        {
          Serial.print(remote[i], DEC);
          if (i < 3)
          {
            Serial.print(".");
          }
        }
        Serial.print(", port ");
        Serial.println(UDP.remotePort());
        
        // read the packet into packetBufffer
        UDP.read(packetBuffer, UDP_TX_PACKET_MAX_SIZE);
        int Size = packetBuffer[1];
        lcd.setCursor(0,0);

        for(int i=0; i<Size; i++)
        {
          lcd.print(packetBuffer[2+i]);
          str[i] = packetBuffer[2+i];
        }
        display.clearDisplay();
        display.display();
        display.setCursor(0,0);
        display.setTextSize(2);
        display.println(str);
        display.display();
        Serial.println(str);
        StartSound();

        // send a reply, to the IP address and port that sent us the packet we received
        ip = UDP.remoteIP();
        port=UDP.remotePort();
        UDP.beginPacket(UDP.remoteIP(), UDP.remotePort());
        UDP.write(ReplyBuffer);
        UDP.endPacket();
      }
      delay(10);

      // if sound is turned on 
      if(bSoundState)
      { //check button state
        if(!digitalRead(Pin_Button))
        {   // sound was turned off, let the sender know....
            UDP.beginPacket(ip, port);
            UDP.write("uitgezet");
            UDP.endPacket();
            StopSound();  // Stop sound
        }
        if((timer+250)<millis())
        {
          ledState = (ledState== HIGH) ? LOW : HIGH;
          digitalWrite(Pin_Msg,ledState);
          timer = millis();
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

void  StartSound()
{ // Start sound and turn on LED
  bSoundState=true;
  timer = millis();
  ledState = LOW;
  digitalWrite(Pin_Msg,ledState);
  Serial.println("startsound");
  analogWrite(Pin_Sound,80);
}

void StopSound()
{ // Stop sound and turn off LED
  ledState = HIGH;
  digitalWrite(Pin_Msg,ledState);
  bSoundState=false;
  Serial.println("stopsound");
  analogWrite(Pin_Sound,0);
}

// connect to UDP – returns true if successful or false if not
boolean connectUDP() {
  boolean state = false;

  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Connecting to UDP");

  if (UDP.begin(localPort) == 1) {
    Serial.println("Connection successful");
    state = true;
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("Connection failed");
  }

  return state;
}
// connect to wifi – returns true if successful or false if not
boolean connectWifi() {
  boolean state = true;
  int i = 0;
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi");

  // Wait for connection
  Serial.print("Connecting");
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
    display.setCursor(0,80);
    display.print(".");
    display.display();
    if (i > 10) {
      state = false;
      break;
    }
    i++;
  }
  if (state) {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.print("Connected to ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    Serial.print("IP address: ");
    Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("Connection failed.");
    display.setCursor(0,10);
    display.println("Connection failed.");
    display.display();
  }
  return state;
}

Credits

Franco van Gastel
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Teacher ICT, science, programming CAD-design and enginering. Author of education books.

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