Arduino 2009 and ESP8266 not responding error

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Hi I am struggling to get my project working so i decided to ask for a little help since i’m new with Blynk and wifi modules.
So what I want to achieve is an Arduino connected to WiFi capable of reading sensors and then displaying the value on the Blynk App.

I uploaded the following code on ESP8266

#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial


#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleEsp8266.h>

// You should get Auth Token in the Blynk App.
// Go to the Project Settings (nut icon).
char auth[] = "you can't read that";

// Your WiFi credentials.
// Set password to "" for open networks.
char ssid[] = "that's secret too";
char pass[] = "definitelynotmypassword";

void setup()
{
  // Debug console
  Serial.begin(9600);

  Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass);
  // You can also specify server:
  //Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass, "blynk-cloud.com", 80);
  //Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass, IPAddress(192,168,1,100), 8080);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  // You can inject your own code or combine it with other sketches.
  // Check other examples on how to communicate with Blynk. Remember
  // to avoid delay() function!
}

I’m using an Arduino 2009 (Duemilanove) and after wiring it to the ESP, if i ground the RESET pin of the arduino it correctly display on the serial monitor the blynk startup message with the text “on ESP8266” below. I set up the android app with a button to control the GPIO2 (ESP builtin led) and it works perfectly.
But since i want to read Analog input i need the analog pins of the Arduino, i uploaded the following code on arduino

#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial


#include <ESP8266_Lib.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleShieldEsp8266.h>

// You should get Auth Token in the Blynk App.
// Go to the Project Settings (nut icon).
char auth[] = "you can't read that";

// Your WiFi credentials.
// Set password to "" for open networks.
char ssid[] = "that's secret too";
char pass[] = "definitelynotmypassword";

// Hardware Serial on Mega, Leonardo, Micro...
//#define EspSerial Serial1

// or Software Serial on Uno, Nano...
//#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
//SoftwareSerial EspSerial(0, 1); // RX, TX

// Your ESP8266 baud rate:
#define ESP8266_BAUD 9600

ESP8266 wifi(&Serial);

void setup()
{
  // Debug console
  //Serial.begin(9600);
  //Serial.write("workin");
  // Set ESP8266 baud rate
  Serial.begin(ESP8266_BAUD);
  delay(10);

  Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass);
  // You can also specify server:
  //Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass, "blynk-cloud.com", 80);
  //Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass, IPAddress(192,168,1,100), 8080);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  // You can inject your own code or combine it with other sketches.
  // Check other examples on how to communicate with Blynk. Remember
  // to avoid delay() function!
}

Since there is no 2009 compatibility i read on the forum that i can just use the Uno code and just change some lines like i did. If i am saying something wrong please correct me.

Now i connected the ESP8266 to the Arduino
ESP Rx --> arduino Rx
ESP Tx --> arduino Tx
VCC --> arduino 3v3
CH_PD --> arduino 3v3
GND --> arduino GND

but i can’t control the arduino while i can still control the ESP builtin led so the module is working and is connected. The serial monitor shows the Blynk message

[9] 
    ___  __          __
   / _ )/ /_ _____  / /__
  / _  / / // / _ \/  '_/
 /____/_/\_, /_//_/_/\_\
        /___/ v0.6.1 on Arduino Uno

[592] Connecting to mywifySSID
[1606] ESP is not responding

The module is powered by arduino 3.3v, i even tried conneting an external power source for the arduino (but the module is always working so i don’t think it’s a power issue, rather a communication error between the arduino and the ESP). Also tried to wire the ESP Tx to arduino Rx and Rx to arduino Tx but that doesn’t work either. Do you guys have some suggestions?
Thanks in advice!

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For the ESP8266 to act as a WiFi modem for your Arduino, the ESP needs to be running the standard Factory AT firmware, but you’ve overwritten that with your own firmware.
You need to restore the AT firmware to your ESP8266.

Read this topic for more info:

That is the correct way.

Of course, you could save yourself a lot of hassle and choose better hardware to begin with…

Pete.

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That worked like a charm! Thanks a lot!
For some reason i thought that both arduino and ESP8266 needed the blynk code to run in order to use them, i was wrong. I just re-flashed the ESP with the original firmware and uploaded on arduino the code in the first message, used the command AT+UART_DEF=9600,8,1,0,0 into the serial monitor to set the baud rate to 9600 and now it’s working. Thank you again

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