ESP-NOW + Simple WIFI Server

Hello,
As part of a project I want to connect 10 sensors based on an ESP32 to another ESP32 which serves as a control unit. I used the ESP-NOW protocol to connect the sensors to the control unit and it works well. However, I would like to be able to retrieve the mesures of all my sensors at once by connecting my control panel to my PC in wifi. I can connect to my control panel with my PC however the control panel no longer receives the values of the sensors.
So I would like to know if it is possible to use the ESP-NOW protocol at the same time as being connected to my wifi network to use my control panel as a server. If this is not possible, what solution would be viable for my project.

Sensor Code :

#include <esp_now.h>
#include <WiFi.h>

// REPLACE WITH YOUR RECEIVER MAC Address
uint8_t broadcastAddress[] = {The sensor mac adress};

// Structure example to send data
// Must match the receiver structure
typedef struct struct_message {
  int numcapteur;
  int etat;
} struct_message;

// Create a struct_message called myData
struct_message myData;

esp_now_peer_info_t peerInfo;

// callback when data is sent
void OnDataSent(const uint8_t *mac_addr, esp_now_send_status_t status) {
  Serial.print("\r\nLast Packet Send Status:\t");
  Serial.println(status == ESP_NOW_SEND_SUCCESS ? "Delivery Success" : "Delivery Fail");
}
 
void setup() {
  // Init Serial Monitor
  Serial.begin(115200);
  pinMode(33, INPUT);
  // Set device as a Wi-Fi Station
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);

  // Init ESP-NOW
  if (esp_now_init() != ESP_OK) {
    Serial.println("Error initializing ESP-NOW");
    ESP.restart();
    return;
  }

  // Once ESPNow is successfully Init, we will register for Send CB to
  // get the status of Trasnmitted packet
  esp_now_register_send_cb(OnDataSent);
  
  // Register peer
  memcpy(peerInfo.peer_addr, broadcastAddress, 6);
  peerInfo.channel = 0;  
  peerInfo.encrypt = false;
  
  // Add peer        
  if (esp_now_add_peer(&peerInfo) != ESP_OK){
    Serial.println("Failed to add peer");
    return;
  }
}
 
void loop() {
  // Set values to send
  if (digitalRead(33)==HIGH){
  myData.etat = 1 ;}
    else{myData.etat = 0 ;} 

  myData.numcapteur = 1;
  
  // Send message via ESP-NOW
  esp_err_t result = esp_now_send(broadcastAddress, (uint8_t *) &myData, sizeof(myData));
   
  if (result == ESP_OK) {
    Serial.println("Sent with success");
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("Error sending the data");
  }
  delay(2000);
}

Contrôle unit

#include <esp_now.h>
#include <WiFi.h>

// Structure example to receive data
// Must match the sender structure
typedef struct struct_message {
  int numcapteur;
  int etat;
} struct_message;

// Create a struct_message called myData
struct_message myData;

// callback function that will be executed when data is received
void OnDataRecv(const uint8_t * mac, const uint8_t *incomingData, int len) {
  memcpy(&myData, incomingData, sizeof(myData));
  Serial.print("Capteur: ");
  Serial.println(myData.numcapteur);
  Serial.print("Etat: ");
  Serial.println(myData.etat);
  Serial.println();
}
 
//serveur wifi
const char* ssid     = "........";
const char* password = "...........";

WiFiServer server(80);

void setup() {
  // Initialize Serial Monitor
  Serial.begin(115200);
  
  delay(10);
  
// We start by connecting to a WiFi network

    Serial.println();
    Serial.println();
    Serial.print("Connecting to ");
    Serial.println(ssid);

    WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

    while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
        delay(500);
        Serial.print(".");
    }

    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("WiFi connected.");
    Serial.println("IP address: ");
    Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
    
    server.begin();

  // Set device as a Wi-Fi Station
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);

  // Init ESP-NOW
  if (esp_now_init() != ESP_OK) {
    Serial.println("Error initializing ESP-NOW");
    return;
  }
  
  // Once ESPNow is successfully Init, we will register for recv CB to
  // get recv packer info
  esp_now_register_recv_cb(OnDataRecv);
}
 
void loop(){
 WiFiClient client = server.available();   // listen for incoming clients

  if (client) {                             // if you get a client,
    Serial.println("New Client.");           // print a message out the serial port
    String currentLine = "";                // make a String to hold incoming data from the client
    while (client.connected()) {            // loop while the client's connected
      if (client.available()) {             // if there's bytes to read from the client,
        char c = client.read();             // read a byte, then
        Serial.write(c);                    // print it out the serial monitor
        if (c == '\n') {                    // if the byte is a newline character

          // if the current line is blank, you got two newline characters in a row.
          // that's the end of the client HTTP request, so send a response:
          if (currentLine.length() == 0) {
            // HTTP headers always start with a response code (e.g. HTTP/1.1 200 OK)
            // and a content-type so the client knows what's coming, then a blank line:
            client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
            client.println("Content-type:text/html");
            client.println();

            // the content of the HTTP response follows the header:
            client.print("<p>Capteur: ");
            client.print(myData.numcapteur);
            client.println("</p>");
            client.print("<p>Etat: ");
            client.print(myData.etat);
            client.println("</p>");
            // The HTTP response ends with another blank line:
            client.println();
            // break out of the while loop:
            break;
          } else {    // if you got a newline, then clear currentLine:
            currentLine = "";
          }
        } else if (c != '\r') {  // if you got anything else but a carriage return character,
          currentLine += c;      // add it to the end of the currentLine
        }
      }
    }
    // close the connection:
    client.stop();
    Serial.println("Client Disconnected.");
  }
}

ESP-NOW and wifi share the same hardware & frequency. You may have to turn off ESP-NOW and then turn on wifi to connect to your desktop.

Hi @pistache351

This is how I resolved a similar issue HERE

HTH?

In my limited testing, a unit with an active WiFi connection receives 15%-25% of the messages sent to it via ESP-Now. The sender is properly notified of the failure, so it could retry, but maybe not so often as to flood the channel, especially if there are a lot of senders. If you're continuously sending sensor readings, maybe it's OK if only some small, but not tiny, fraction of those are received.

The WiFi connection works fine.

Sending ESP-Now from the unit with a WiFi connection also works reliably, as long as it is to a specific MAC address (that is not using WiFi). Broadcasts (to all-0xFF MAC address) does not work.