ESP8266 not responding with arduino

Hey! I’m currently using an Arduino UNO with an esp8266 and this esp8266 adapter

and I’m trying to control servo motors via blynk. For now, I´m using code from a youtube tutorial which is proven to work. Although, when I’m booting up the Arduino with the provided code I get the error: esp not responding. When I control the esp8266 via AT commands through serial monitor I can connect to wifi and get IP. Therefore I’m assuming the esp8266 works fine with the following wirering. Do you guys have any ideas as to why this occurs?
// Ekan :smiley:

vcc adapter --> 5V arudino
rx adapter --> prin 0 arduino
tx adapter --> pin 1 arudino
ground adapter --> ground arduino


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 *************************************************************
  WARNING!
    It's very tricky to get it working. Please read this article:
    http://help.blynk.cc/hardware-and-libraries/arduino/esp8266-with-at-firmware

  This example shows how value can be pushed from Arduino to
  the Blynk App.

  NOTE:
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  App project setup:
    Value Display widget attached to Virtual Pin V5
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/* Comment this out to disable prints and save space */
#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial


#include <ESP8266_Lib.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleShieldEsp8266.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 38 //ds18b20 module attach to pin39
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);
// Pass our oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature. 
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);


// You should get Auth Token in the Blynk App.
// Go to the Project Settings (nut icon).
char auth[] = "secret.exe";

// Your WiFi credentials.
// Set password to "" for open networks.
char ssid[] = "iPhone";
char pass[] = "frickoff";

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

// or Software Serial on Uno, Nano...
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial EspSerial(2, 3); // RX, TX

// Your ESP8266 baud rate:
#define ESP8266_BAUD 9600

ESP8266 wifi(&EspSerial);

BlynkTimer timer;

// This function sends Arduino's up time every second to Virtual Pin (5).
// In the app, Widget's reading frequency should be set to PUSH. This means
// that you define how often to send data to Blynk App.
void myTimerEvent()
{
  // You can send any value at any time.
  // Please don't send more that 10 values per second.
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V5, millis() / 1000);
}

void getTemp()
{
  sensors.requestTemperatures(); // Send the command to get temperatures
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V6, sensors.getTempCByIndex(0));
  Serial.print("Tem: ");
  Serial.println(sensors.getTempCByIndex(0));
}


void setup()
{
  // Debug console
  Serial.begin(9600);
  sensors.begin(); // initialize the bus

  // Set ESP8266 baud rate
  EspSerial.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", 8442);
  //Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass, IPAddress(192,168,1,100), 8442);

  // Setup a function to be called every second
  timer.setInterval(1000L, myTimerEvent);
  timer.setInterval(6000L, getTemp);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  timer.run(); // Initiates BlynkTimer
}


And you said pin 0 and 1 :thinking:

Yeah I know, although when I try these pins I get the same error and I’ve tried changing it to 0,1 :confused:

The Tx pin pf the ESP8266 needs to be connected to pin 2 of the Arduino, an the Rx pin needs to be connected to pin 3 of the Arduino.

In addition, your ESP8266 needs to be told to use 9600 baud as it’s communication speed via an AT command (if it isn’t already using this speed).

Pete.