Mega 2560 + esp8266 v3

Need Help With My Project
1

I can’t use:
IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 1, 40);IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 1, 202);IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);IPAddress primaryDNS(8, 8, 8, 8);IPAddress secondaryDNS(8, 8, 4, 4);
I can not use in conjunction Mega and ESP8266, only dhcp. Help me find a solution.

I use this example:
https://examples.blynk.cc/?board=Arduino%20Mega%202560&shield=ESP8266%20WiFi%20Shield&example=GettingStarted%2FBlynkBlink

I connect mega and esp gnd-gnd, vin-vin, tx-rx, rx-tx

2

two solutions :

  1. go to your router and make a reservation for that mac address.
  2. Post your full code, we have some really good community members that might be able to spot the error pretty quick.
3

Full code in example

4

Youre joking , right ?

Forget Blynk for a second, how do you normally get this board up and running with that ip address / mask ?

Is there a problem with reserving it on your router? Why are you trying to do this in the first place?

5

This board does not, but in conjunction with the eps8266 why not? After dhcp works. Just in the library for this bunch there are no indications of what I need.
My idea is to add the necessary functions to the library.

i can add:
#include <IPAddress.h> //for IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 1, 40);…
and i think it is the solution for my question

but when i add
#include <WiFi.h>
there is error: Compilation error for Arduino/Arduino Mega or Mega 2560.

6

A search of the forums showed me this guy got it working.

7

Do you test it?

there is error: Compilation error for Arduino/Arduino Mega or Mega 2560.

8

That is because you are using a command that has no place with an ESP as shield secerio, thus not part of the “As shield” library.

With AT firmware, the ESP becomes a simple Serial to WiFi transceiver and is not directly programmable. Instead you use a Blynk Library and commands compatible with the Arduino.

9

i am sure it can work.
if you are running a bunch of dhcp, the rest is just things that needed to be done.
here is the code:

#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial
#define EspSerial Serial2
#define ESP8266_BAUD 115200  
#include <ESP8266_Lib.h>              //u can download it https://goo.gl/9FcFSF
#include <BlynkSimpleShieldEsp8266.h>  //u can download https://goo.gl/QSPHVP
ESP8266 wifi(&EspSerial);
char auth[] = "***********";char ssid[] = "********";char pass[] = "**********";




/////////////my addons
#include <IPAddress.h>     //include it and IPAddress work!!!
//it is already work!!!!!!! but i have to test it...
IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 1, 40);IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 1, 202);IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);IPAddress primaryDNS(8, 8, 8, 8);IPAddress secondaryDNS(8, 8, 4, 4);

char blynkserver[] = "192,168,1,205";   //it is need for Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass, blynkserver, 8080); - it is mistake when use ip adress directly

#include <WiFi.h> //for message? does not work...
//////////////// end of my addons




void setup()
{  Serial.begin(9600);

  //does not work help with it///////////////////////////////////////////////
  /*
if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) {    Serial.println("STA Failed to configure");  }  Serial.print("Connecting to ");  Serial.println(ssid);  WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {    delay(500);    Serial.print(".");  }
Serial.println("");  Serial.println("WiFi connected!");  Serial.print("IP address: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());  Serial.print("ESP Mac Address: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.macAddress());  Serial.print("Subnet Mask: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.subnetMask());  Serial.print("Gateway IP: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.gatewayIP());  Serial.print("DNS: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.dnsIP());  
////////////////////////////////////////
 */

  EspSerial.begin(ESP8266_BAUD);
  delay(10);
Blynk.begin(auth, wifi, ssid, pass, blynkserver, 8080);
}

void loop()
{  Blynk.run();}
10

AFAIK there is no “official” Blynk way to set static IPs for Arduino with ESP as shield configuration.

There are a few references about it in this forum - Esp8266 shield manual IP But mostly beyond my thinking abilities right now :stuck_out_tongue: so I will have to step back and watch. Besides, I just use DHCP and set IP reservations in my router based on MAC.

11

one more way:
To configure a separate ESP as the reader port of the Mega and the sender to the Blynk.
Question how to assign data from rx / tx to a virtual Blynk port.

Or take esp8266 and PCF8575 and CD74HC4067 and throw Mega 2560

12

I’d start by increasing this number.

razorline

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