ESP8266+Arduino

Tom Tobback
www.cassiopeia.hk
2015
standard Arduino workshop 2014-2015
Materials

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

Arduino and wifi
Official Arduino wifi shield
EUR 69 + VAT

Sparkfun CC3000 shield

USD 40

Adafruit CC3000 module

USD 35

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

ESP8266 wifi module

small

powerfull

cheap

=> IoT

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

Today’s setup

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

ESP8266 wifi module
don’t need
microcontroller
2 GPIO pins available
on ESP-01

more on
ESP-12

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 wifi module
direct programming over USB/UART
without using Arduino board as micro-controller

1. esptool.py

2. NodeMCU - Lua

3. Arduino IDE!
https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

Today’s setup

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 Downloads
http://www.dimsumlabs.com/

click on ESP8266 event

● DHT library zipped

● zip file with:
esp8266-thingspeak-dht11-test
esp8266-thingspeak-dht11-v3
esp8266-dht11-webserver
WiFiWebServer-dht11-led

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 pinout

Vcc = 3V3
GND
UTXD = serial TX
URXD = serial RX
RST = reset

CH_PD = pull up 4.6kOhm

GPIO0 = input/output
GPIO2 = input/output

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 test

Communicate with ESP8266 using Serial converter on our

Arduino board

● Vcc = 3V3
● GND
● URXD = serial RX = pin0
● UTXD = serial TX = pin1

note: pins seem 5V tolerant

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 test

Communicate with ESP8266 using Serial converter on our

Arduino board (RX, TX)

Upload any sketch not using Serial e.g. blink

Connect ESP module
Open IDE Serial Monitor
Baud rate = 9600
Setting = “Both NL & CR”

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 test
AT commands of standard firmware

AT+RST reset
AT+GMR check firmware version

AT+CWMODE=3 set mode to AP+STA

AT+CWLAP list wifi networks
AT+CWJAP=”ssid”,”password” connect to your wifi
AT+CIOBAUD? check baud rate
AT+CIOBAUD=9600 set new baud rate

https://nurdspace.nl/ESP8266

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

ESP8266 and software serial
Arduino board has 1 hardware Serial on pin0 and pin1
but this is also used for uploading and for Serial Monitor
Some earlier modules had baud rate 115200 and their
firmware did not allow to change it. would only work with
hardware Serial, so Serial Monitor over software Serial +
USB converter

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

ESP8266 and software serial
Better solution:
use updated firmware to allow 9600 baud
then can use software Serial for ESP8266
and hardware Serial for uploading/monitor as always

new modules come set with default 9600 baud

no update of firmware necessary

software serial on e.g. pin10 and pin11

standard Arduino library

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 setup
ESP8266 can act as:

WEB SERVER
serve web pages over existing wifi network

ACCESS POINT
create its own wifi network + web server

WEB CLIENT
communicate with web servers (e.g. thingspeak.com)
over existing wifi network

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 web server
AT+RST reset
AT+CWMODE=1 configure as node
AT+CWLAP list access points
AT+CWJAP=”ssid”,”pwd” connect to your wifi
AT+CIFSR show ip address
AT+CIPMUX=1 allow multiple connects
AT+CIPSERVER=1,80 start server on port 80

go to browser and type IP address

check reply in serial monitor

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 web server
go to browser and type IP address
check reply in serial monitor

+IPD, 0 [means connection id = 0]

AT+CIPSEND=0,12
hello world [enter]
AT+CIPCLOSE=0

see browser

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 access point
AT+RST reset
AT+CWMODE=2 configure as access point
AT+CWSAP? get your AP details
AT+CWSAP=”ssid”,”pwd”,1,3
define your wifi AP
change to unique ssid
connect to the AP with your phone
AT+CIFSR show ip address
AT+CIPMUX=1 allow multiple connects
AT+CIPSERVER=1,80 start server on port 80
go to browser and type IP address
check reply in serial monitor

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 web client
AT+RST reset
AT+CWMODE=1 configure as node
AT+CWJAP=”ssid”,”pwd” connect to your wifi
AT+CIPSTART=”TCP”,”184.106.153.149”,80
connect to TCP socket

AT+CIPSEND= 4
wait for “>”
GET [enter]
check reply

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 ESP8266 web client
ARDUINO SKETCH
send commands over software serial

espSerial.println("AT+RST");

construct String to send commands

AT+CIPSTART=”TCP”,”184.106.153.149”,80
String cmd;
cmd = "AT+CIPSTART=\"TCP\",\"";
cmd += THINGSPEAK_IP;
cmd += "\",80";
espSerial.println(cmd);

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 web client
ARDUINO SKETCH

construct HTTP request to be sent

String cmd;
cmd = "GET /update?key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&field1=";
cmd += temp;
cmd += "\r\n";
send the length of the command
espSerial.print("AT+CIPSEND=");
espSerial.println(cmd.length());

wait for “>” with espSerial.find(">")

espSerial.println(cmd);
decode the reply with espSerial.find("SEND OK")

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 thingspeak.com
create an account on thingspeak.com
create a channel
make public
enter description
field 1: temperature
field 2: humidity
save
get API Write Key

test in browser http://api.thingspeak.com/update?

key=APIKEY&field1=23.66

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 DHT11 setup
CONNECTIONS:
● 5V
● GND
● SIGNAL with pull-up resistor

ARDUINO LIBRARY
https://github.com/adafruit/DHT-sensor-library

ARDUINO SKETCH
#include <DHT.h>
DHT dht(3, DHT11);
pinMode(3, INPUT); // DHT11
dht.begin();
float h = dht.readHumidity();
float t = dht.readTemperature();

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

ESP8266-thingspeak-dht11-test sketch

22.00degC 59.00% reset ESP8266..

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[Vendor:www.ai-thinker.com Version:0.9.2.4]
ready
AT+CWMODE=1
no change
AT+CWJAP="tobback","xxxx"
OK
AT+CIPMUX=0
OK
AT+CIPSTART="TCP","184.106.153.149",80
OK [or Error]
Linked
AT+CIPSEND=60
> GET /update?key=RD9SEODFNKIBZ11M&field1=22.00&field2=59.00
wrong syntax
ERROR
SEND OK
+IPD,4:2107
OK

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266-thingspeak-dht11-v3 sketch

check espSerial feedback to know if commands are working

send status over Serial for debugging
DHT11 sensor sending data to THINGSPEAK.COM by ESP8266
sample interval (s): 5

22.00degC 57.00% reset ESP8266..module ready..connected to wifi..>send

thingspeak.com OK.. receive OK!
22.00degC 59.00% reset ESP8266..module ready..cannot connect to wifi
cannot connect to wifi
connected to wifi..>send thingspeak.com OK.. receive OK!
22.00degC 58.00% reset ESP8266..module ready..cannot connect to wifi
connected to wifi..>send thingspeak.com OK.. receive OK!

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266-twitter-dht11-v3 sketch

twitter via thingspeak.com: tweet from your Arduino

in Thingspeak:
add app ThingTweet
link to twitter account

in sketch:
“GET
/apps/thingtweet/1/statuses/update/api_key=KEY&status=”;

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 with Arduino IDE

Customised IDE using esptool to upload/flash Arduino-style

sketches https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino
Needs Serial-USB converter (UART)

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 with Arduino IDE

Hardware connections:
pull GPIO0 to GND (programming mode)
connect URXD to TX
connect URXD to RX
power off/on

in IDE:
set Tools / Programmer / esptool
set Tools / Board / generic ESP8266
set Tools / Port / xxx/usb0

upload BLINK with pin = 0 = GPIO0

release GPIO0 from GND
connect GPIO0 to LED

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

 ESP8266 with Arduino IDE

use high level libraries:

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
...
WiFiServer server(80);
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
WiFiClient client = server.available();
...
String req = client.readStringUntil('\r');
...
client.print(s);

ESP8266+Arduino workshop 2015

Thank you

www.cassiopeia.hk

Happy tinkering!
standard Arduino workshop 2014-2015