Using the ESP8266 wifi shield

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Hi All,

I’m wrestling with this shield just getting some test code working. The basic wifi test code is quite straightforward but I cannot get it to find the uartWIFI.h header hence the compile fails here > #include “uartWIFI.h”

I’m wondering if this .h file has been replaced with something newer?

:slight_smile:

Gerard

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Hey Gerard,

Got a link to the product you’re using and the library? I’ll take a look, see if I can spot anything.

In general though, it’s safest to make sure you’ve got all the necessary header files in the same folder as the rest of your library.

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Thanks Oliver,

I’d have replied last night except my step-daughter made martinis and that was the end of that!

Here’s a pic of the shield I’m tinkering with…

wifi shield
wifi shield1920×1080 234 KB

:woozy_face:

Gerard

edit:
I source it from Aus Electronics Direct ages ago. Yesterday, I had a look further and found the uartWIFI.h file hidden away in the doco. I included it in my ‘wifiTest’ routine but it returned multiple compile errors that I haven’t yet chased up (blame the martinis for that!).

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Hey All,

The compile error/s seem to be relating to an undefined reference to ‘mySerial’ which seems to be referenced in uartWIFI.h.

I can’t upload the actual files but zip attached.
uartWIFI.zip (2.3 KB)

I reckon there’s a missing file somewhere…

:roll_eyes:

Gerard

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Hi Gerard,

Try setting up a SoftwareSerial object named mySerial connected to your ESP.

-James