Arduino-ESP WiFi Integration

Use the program to manage your ESP module with simple commands. This will allow you to access the Internet for any Arduino product.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO

Espressif ESP8266 ESP-01

NodeMCU ESP8266 Breakout Board

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Story

This program solves the ESP module with only simple commands.

Upload the esp code to your ESP module (help here)

Upload the arduino code to Arduino

Connect the Arduino digital port 7 with the ESP GPIO0 pin, which is labeled D3!!!

Connect the Arduino digital port 8 with the ESP GPIO2 pin, which is labeled D4!!!

If you are not using nodeMCU but ESP-01, you will need a Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter. (this or this)

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Then there is nothing more than using the program

void wifi(byte id,String data[]){}
void wifi(byte id){}

The wifi function requires a byte data, which is id, or if necessary, additional arguments. To do this, create a String array

String arg[]={"Wifi_SSID","WiFi_PASSWD"};
wifi(1,arg);

To extract response data, create a String variable and read op_read() or just print out.

String result=op_read();
OR
Serial.println(op_read());

Command Codes:

(These are the first parameters of the wifi function)

1 - Connect to wifi. Return: IP address as String

String arg[]={"SSID","PASSWD"};
wifi(1,arg);

2 - still empty

3 - scan the available networks. Return: the available netowrks name, Signal Strength, and the security.

wifi(3);

4 - Check your Wifi connection Returns: Connected/Disconnected

wifi(4);

9 - Disconnect from any networks Return: ok

wifi(9);

21-Http client. Return the source code.

String arg[]={"http://vanenet.hu/"};
wifi(21,arg);

Principle of operation

I always keep the issued command in the task node named task. The first address is the id that is the ID of the command. (eg 1: connection to the network) and the second address the required arguments divided by "\t". We'll send Serial data to ESP.

The first character is converted to bytes and examined for a task with such an identifier. Then I mapped the inverter of the id, so where there was bit 1 there would be 0 bit and where 0 was 1. (eg, the id of id 1 will be 254) This will be the response identifier. We will execute the command and then add the return value of the function to the answer. We send the response back to the Arduino on the Serial port and check whether the invert value matches the issued command ID. If we return with the result, and if not, then we have already given a new command to the esp, but it has not done the previous one. In this case, read the return values into the wrong variable.

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Code

#include<SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial esp(7, 8);

String task[2];  //{"id","task"}
String wrong;   //Wrong respons buffer


void setup()
{
  esp.begin(9600);
  Serial.begin(9600);   //start the serial port
  
  String arg[]={"WifiSSID","WIFIPASSWD"}; //create a String array for arguments
  wifi(1,arg);    //connect to a network
}

void loop()
{
  if (esp.available())
    Serial.println(op_read());  //if esp available then read datas
}

String op_read()
{
  String buff = esp.readStringUntil(char(244));   //read datas to the "buff" until the character ¶ character (An arbitrary character)
  buff.replace(String(char(244)),""); //delet this char from buffer 
  byte id=byte(buff.charAt(0)); //get the id from the first char of buffer
  buff.remove(0,1); //remove the first char. we don't need any more
  if ((byte(task[0].charAt(0)) + id) == 255)  //if the task id and response id are inverts
  {
    task[0]="";task[1]="";
    return buff;    //return
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println("Old datas:\n");   //else this are old datas. Read to wrong
    wrong=buff.substring(1);
    Serial.println(wrong);
  }
  return "-1";  //this can not happen
}

void wifi(byte id,String data[])  //function wifi with arguments
{
  String output=String(char(id)); //add the converted id to output
  task[0]=output;
  for(int k=0;k<sizeof(data);k++)   //devide arguments with a "\t" char
    output+=data[k]+"\t";
  task[1]=output.substring(1);  
  esp.println(output);  //send datas to esp
}
void wifi(byte id)    //This is the same as the previous one, without arguments
{
  String output=String(char(id));
  task[0]=output;
  esp.println(output);
}

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>


SoftwareSerial ard(0,2);
String task[5]; //id,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4


void setup()
{
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); //start wifi as station
  Serial.begin(9600);
  ard.begin(9600);    //start serial port
}

void loop()
{
  if (ard.available())
    task_read();  //check for msg
}

byte task_read()
{
  String buff = ard.readStringUntil('\n');  //read serial port until \n (new line)
  task[0] = buff.charAt(0); //set up the id
  buff = buff.substring(1); task[1] = ""; task[2] = ""; //remove the first char, and clear tasks
  int ind = 1; //indexing value
  for (int l = 0; l < buff.length(); l++)
  {
    if (buff.charAt(l) == '\t')
      ind++;
    else
      task[ind] += buff.charAt(l);  //write datas to task
  }
  byte id = byte(task[0].charAt(0));    //set up id
  byte invert = ~id;    //create invert data
  Serial.print("id: "); Serial.print(id); Serial.print("\t"); //print incomeing datas
  Serial.print("Invert: "); Serial.println(invert);   //not necessary, just for debuging
  String resp = String(char(invert)); //add invert id to response
  switch (id)   //check for command
  {
    case 1:
      {
        //WiFi client
        resp += wifi_connect(task[1], task[2]); //add the return datas to 'resp'
        Serial.print("Resp:\t"); Serial.println(resp.substring(1));
        break;
      }
    case 2:
      {
        //WiFi AP
        break;
      }
    case 3:
      {
        //scan network
        resp += scan();
        Serial.print("Resp:\t"); Serial.println(resp.substring(1));        
        break;
      }
    case 4:
      {
        //is connected?
        if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED)
          resp += "connected";
        else
          resp += "disconnected";
        Serial.print("Resp:\t"); Serial.println(resp.substring(1));
        break;
      }
    case 9:
      {
        WiFi.disconnect();
        resp+="ok";
        break;
      }
    case 21:
      {
        //http client
        resp += http_client(task[1]);
        Serial.print("Resp:\t"); Serial.println(resp.substring(1));
        break;
      }
  }
  resp+=String(char(244));  //Add the closing character
  ard.println(resp);    //send datas
}

String wifi_connect(String ssid, String password)
{
  Serial.println("Wifi connect to");
  Serial.print(ssid); Serial.print("\t"); Serial.println(password);
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);  //set up wifi as station
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password); //connect to network
  for (int tim = 0; tim < 30; tim++)
  {
    if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED)
      break;
    else
      delay(500);
  } 
  //try for 15 seconds connect to network
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED)
    return (String(WiFi.localIP()[0]) + "." + String(WiFi.localIP()[1]) + "." + String(WiFi.localIP()[2]) + "." + String(WiFi.localIP()[3]));
  else
    return "0";
  //if we succeed, we will return with the ip address, if we do not return with 0
}

String scan()
{

  int n = WiFi.scanNetworks();
  if (n == 0)
    return "0 networks availabele";
  else
  {
    String ret = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
      ret += WiFi.SSID(i);
      ret += "\t";
      ret += WiFi.RSSI(i);
      ret += "\t";
      ret += ((WiFi.encryptionType(i) == ENC_TYPE_NONE) ? "Opened" : "Closed");
      ret += "\n";
    }
    return ret;
  }
}

String http_client(String URL)
{
  if ((WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED))
  {
    WiFiClient client;
    HTTPClient http;
    if (http.begin(client, URL))
    {
      int httpCode = http.GET();
      if (httpCode > 0)
      {
        if (httpCode == HTTP_CODE_OK || httpCode == HTTP_CODE_MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
        {
          String payload = http.getString();
          http.end();
          return payload;   //return with the source code
        }
      }
      else
        return "False request";
    }
  }
  else
  {
    return "Not connected";
  }
}