Espressif ESP8266 topic

Introduction

The ESP8266 is an older Espressif module, but still widely and cheaply available. This library does not support the "NON-OS" based AT commands. Update to the final release for the ESP8266.

DFRobot ESPBee

I don't actually recommend this module. It gets hot and eats power for no apparent reason. And the pin connections are a bit strange. But it is cheap and available. The pins are technically available to use the ESP's "light sleep" but I've never successfully gotten the module to actually enter light sleep mode. It always runs at full power draw. It's not possible to use deep sleep on the DFRobot bee.

Manufacturer Documentation

More information on the ESP8266 is here: https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp8266

Modem Constructor

EspressifESP8266::EspressifESP8266(Stream* modemStream, int8_t powerPin, int8_t modemResetPin, const char* ssid, const char* pwd)

Construct a new Espressif ESP8266 object.

Parameters
modemStream	The Arduino stream instance for serial communication.
powerPin	The digital pin number of the mcu pin controlling power to the modem (active `HIGH`).
modemResetPin	The digital pin number of the pin on the mcu attached the the hard or panic reset pin of the modem.
ssid	The wifi network ID.
pwd	The wifi network password, assuming WPA2.

The constructor initializes all of the provided member variables, constructs a loggerModem parent class with the appropriate timing for the module, calls the constructor for a TinyGSM modem on the provided modemStream, and creates a TinyGSM Client linked to the modem.

Should be set to a negative number if the modem should be continuously powered or the power cannot be controlled by the MCU. Should be set to a negative number if the modem reset pin is not connected to the MCU. This is the ESP's RSTB/DIO16 pin.

Example Code

The ESP8266 is used in the menu a la carte example and the logging to ThingSpeak example.

// For almost anything based on the Espressif ESP8266 using the
// AT command firmware
#include <modems/EspressifESP8266.h>
// NOTE: Extra hardware and software serial ports are created in the "Settings
// for Additional Serial Ports" section
const int32_t modemBaud = 115200;  // Communication speed of the modem
// NOTE:  This baud rate too fast for an 8MHz board, like the Mayfly!  The
// module should be programmed to a slower baud rate or set to auto-baud using
// the AT+UART_CUR or AT+UART_DEF command.
// Modem Pins - Describe the physical pin connection of your modem to your board
// NOTE:  Use -1 for pins that do not apply
const int8_t modemVccPin   = -1;      // MCU pin controlling modem power
const int8_t modemResetPin = -1;      // MCU pin connected to modem reset pin
const int8_t modemLEDPin   = redLED;  // MCU pin connected an LED to show modem
                                      // status
// Network connection information
const char* wifiId  = WIFI_ID;      // WiFi access point name
const char* wifiPwd = WIFI_PASSWD;  // WiFi password (WPA2)
// Create the modem object
EspressifESP8266 modemESP(&modemSerial, modemVccPin, modemResetPin, wifiId,
                          wifiPwd);
// Create an extra reference to the modem by a generic name
EspressifESP8266 modem = modemESP;

Classes

class EspressifESP8266: The loggerModem subclass for any breakout of the Espressif ESP8266 wifi chip or ESP32 wifi/bluetooth chip that has been flashed with Espressif's AT command firmware.