HTTP Client Example for ESP8266 to send information to remote location

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HTTP Client Example for ESP8266 to send information to remote location

This code which has been explained in the video above will send three parameters (below) using HTTP Client to remove location over the WiFi.

1. User name
2. Temperature
3. Type

Topics shown in video

• 00:57 Introduction to NodeMCU ESP8266
• 04:20 Datasheet viewed
• 06:23 Voltage explained
• 09:07 Preparing IDE (Arduino)
• 10:46 Selecting COM port
• 11:48 LED blink
• 13:11 GPIO Pins mapping
• 14:25 Pin mapping (2)
• 15:38 HTTP client (connecting to WiFi)

Downlaod PHP file for this article shown in video

Resources for this sketch

• ESP8266 Github repository
• DDAS URL to send parameters to
• NodeMCU Documentation Web page
• ESP8266 Datasheet (pdf)

  /* 
 BasicHTTPClient.ino

 *  
 *  HTTP Client example modified to send 3 parameters using ESP8266 as HTTP Client
 *  
 * Modified by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax Robojax.com
 * on August 30, 2019 in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
 Watch the video instruction for this sketch: https://youtu.be/pLvqh57T3s4
 

 

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Original code by BARRAGAN <http://barraganstudio.com>
* 
 * Code is available at http://robojax.com/learn/arduino

 * This code is "AS IS" without warranty or liability. Free to be used as long as you keep this note intact.* 
 * This code has been download from Robojax.com
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*/

#include <Arduino.h>

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFiMulti.h>

#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>

#include <WiFiClient.h>

ESP8266WiFiMulti WiFiMulti;
String mainURL ="http://ddas.cc/httpTest/?";
String user="user=ahmad22";
float temperature=45.3;
char type='j';

void setup() {

  Serial.begin(115200);
  // Serial.setDebugOutput(true);

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println();

  for (uint8_t t = 4; t > 0; t--) {
    Serial.printf("[SETUP] WAIT %d...
", t);
    Serial.flush();
    delay(1000);
  }

  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  WiFiMulti.addAP("Robojax", "4YouTubegnA&#24Qw~");

}

void loop() {
  // wait for WiFi connection
  if ((WiFiMulti.run() == WL_CONNECTED)) {

    WiFiClient client;

    HTTPClient http;

    Serial.print("[HTTP] begin...
");
    if (http.begin(client, mainURL+user+"&temp="+temperature+"&type="+type)) {  // HTTP


      Serial.print("[HTTP] GET...
");
      // start connection and send HTTP header
      int httpCode = http.GET();

      // httpCode will be negative on error
      if (httpCode > 0) {
        // HTTP header has been send and Server response header has been handled
        Serial.printf("[HTTP] GET... code: %d
", httpCode);

        // file found at server
        if (httpCode == HTTP_CODE_OK || httpCode == HTTP_CODE_MOVED_PERMANENTLY) {
          String payload = http.getString();
          Serial.println(payload);
        }
      } else {
        Serial.printf("[HTTP] GET... failed, error: %s
", http.errorToString(httpCode).c_str());
      }

      http.end();
    } else {
      Serial.printf("[HTTP} Unable to connect
");
    }
  }

  delay(10000);
}