ESP8266 webserial-input: static IP & Android-connection

Hi,

I'm a newbie in microcontrollers, I come from Austria, my English is underperforming :wink: ... sorry about.

ESP8266 WiFi D1 mini ... the target is: sending 4 (one after another) default values with 'webserial' to an Android-cellphone (or -tablet), give there a chance to change the values - and send it back to the ESP8266/sketch for using in the sketch-loop.

For this a static IP is necessary ... my first problems are the static IP - and the connection from Android. First I copied a test-sketch from here, then I inserted the section '// Set your Static IP address' - the code is now following:

/*
  Rui Santos
  Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/esp8266-nodemcu-webserial-library/
  
  This sketch is based on the WebSerial library example: ESP8266_Demo
  https://github.com/ayushsharma82/WebSerial
*/

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESPAsyncTCP.h>
#include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
#include <WebSerial.h>

#define LED 14

AsyncWebServer server(80);

const char* ssid = "mySSID";          // Your WiFi SSID
const char* password = "**********";  // Your WiFi Password

// Set your Static IP address
IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 0, 139);
// Set your Gateway IP address
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 0, 111);

IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
IPAddress primaryDNS(195, 3, 96, 67);   //optional
IPAddress secondaryDNS(195, 3, 96, 68); //optional

void recvMsg(uint8_t *data, size_t len){
  WebSerial.println("Received Data...");
  String d = "";
  for(int i=0; i < len; i++){
    d += char(data[i]);
  }
  WebSerial.println(d);
  if (d == "ON"){
    digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
  }
  if (d=="OFF"){
    digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
  }
}

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  if (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.printf("WiFi Failed!\n");
    return;
  }
  Serial.println("IP Address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  // WebSerial is accessible at "<IP Address>/webserial" in browser
  WebSerial.begin(&server);
  WebSerial.msgCallback(recvMsg);
  server.begin();
}

void loop() {
  WebSerial.println("Hello!");
  delay(2000);
} 

First Problems:

  1. although I setted die static IP to 192.168.0.139 the ESP8266 does always use 192.168.0.219 ... where does this IP# come from (it ist not in the range of my dynamic DHCP-adresses)? Why does the ESP8266 ignore my program-section '// Set your Static IP address'?

  2. I could connect to '192.168.0.219/webserial' with my windows-pc as well with a Linux-pc ... but I get no connection with Android-devices ... ???

Thanks for help.

I can't solve your problem; not much experience with networking on Arduinos (including ESP8266). Maybe ESP8266 NodeMCU Static/Fixed IP Address (Arduino IDE) | Random Nerd Tutorials helps; there is a WiFi.config() call in there that you seem to be missing.

  1. The IP address comes from the router.
  2. Firewall settings on the router (if you're using a wired connection)? You'll have to allow your phone to connect to the WiFi. You might also have to disconnect from the mobile operator (not sure).

Thanks.

First I have to say, you are right - my mistake :unamused: : die IP 192.168.0.219 seems to come from my personal firewall (ipfire/alix-board) - there is a range ....190-....230 definied as DHCP-range.

But: why does the manually setting of the IP to 192.168.0.139 in the sketch not have an effect, while this approach in other test-sketches does work?

Example...:

/*********
  Rui Santos
  Complete project details at http://randomnerdtutorials.com  
*********/

// Load Wi-Fi library
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

// Replace with your network credentials
const char* ssid     = "mySSID";
const char* password = "*********";

// Set web server port number to 80
WiFiServer server(80);

// Variable to store the HTTP request
String header;

// Auxiliar variables to store the current output state
String output5State = "off";
String output4State = "off";

// Assign output variables to GPIO pins
const int output5 = 5;
const int output4 = 4;

// Current time
unsigned long currentTime = millis();
// Previous time
unsigned long previousTime = 0; 
// Define timeout time in milliseconds (example: 2000ms = 2s)
const long timeoutTime = 2000;

// Set your Static IP address
IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 0, 139);
// Set your Gateway IP address
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 0, 111);

IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
IPAddress primaryDNS(195, 3, 96, 67);   //optional
IPAddress secondaryDNS(195, 3, 96, 68); //optional

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  // Initialize the output variables as outputs
  pinMode(output5, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(output4, OUTPUT);
  // Set outputs to LOW
  digitalWrite(output5, LOW);
  digitalWrite(output4, LOW);

  // Configures static IP address
  if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) {
    Serial.println("STA Failed to configure");
  }
  
  // Connect to Wi-Fi network with SSID and password
  Serial.print("Connecting to ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
  }
  
  // Print local IP address and start web server
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("WiFi connected.");
  Serial.println("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  server.begin();
}

void loop(){
  WiFiClient client = server.available();   // Listen for incoming clients

  if (client) {                             // If a new client connects,
    Serial.println("New Client.");          // print a message out in the serial port
    String currentLine = "";                // make a String to hold incoming data from the client
    currentTime = millis();
    previousTime = currentTime;
    while (client.connected() && currentTime - previousTime <= timeoutTime) { // loop while the client's connected
      currentTime = millis();         
      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
        header += c;
        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("Connection: close");
            client.println();
            
            // turns the GPIOs on and off
            if (header.indexOf("GET /5/on") >= 0) {
              Serial.println("GPIO 5 on");
              output5State = "on";
              digitalWrite(output5, HIGH);
            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /5/off") >= 0) {
              Serial.println("GPIO 5 off");
              output5State = "off";
              digitalWrite(output5, LOW);
            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /4/on") >= 0) {
              Serial.println("GPIO 4 on");
              output4State = "on";
              digitalWrite(output4, HIGH);
            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /4/off") >= 0) {
              Serial.println("GPIO 4 off");
              output4State = "off";
              digitalWrite(output4, LOW);
            }
            
            // Display the HTML web page
            client.println("<!DOCTYPE html><html>");
            client.println("<head><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">");
            client.println("<link rel=\"icon\" href=\"data:,\">");
            // CSS to style the on/off buttons 
            // Feel free to change the background-color and font-size attributes to fit your preferences
            client.println("<style>html { font-family: Helvetica; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;}");
            client.println(".button { background-color: #195B6A; border: none; color: white; padding: 16px 40px;");
            client.println("text-decoration: none; font-size: 30px; margin: 2px; cursor: pointer;}");
            client.println(".button2 {background-color: #77878A;}</style></head>");
            
            // Web Page Heading
            client.println("<body><h1>ESP8266 Web Server</h1>");
            
            // Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 5  
            client.println("<p>GPIO 5 - State " + output5State + "</p>");
            // If the output5State is off, it displays the ON button       
            if (output5State=="off") {
              client.println("<p><a href=\"/5/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");
            } else {
              client.println("<p><a href=\"/5/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");
            } 
               
            // Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 4  
            client.println("<p>GPIO 4 - State " + output4State + "</p>");
            // If the output4State is off, it displays the ON button       
            if (output4State=="off") {
              client.println("<p><a href=\"/4/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");
            } else {
              client.println("<p><a href=\"/4/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");
            }
            client.println("</body></html>");
            
            // 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
        }
      }
    }
    // Clear the header variable
    header = "";
    // Close the connection
    client.stop();
    Serial.println("Client disconnected.");
    Serial.println("");
  }
}

... this sketch does set (correctly) the IP to static 192.168.0.139 - and the ON/OFF-buttons are shown and working on all Platforms - Firefox on Windows, on Linux and Android!

Why does this sketch work - and the one in posting #1 not? The configuration of the Routers (DHCP off) and the firewall (DHCP on) is always the same...

Additional: in the meantime I heared, that ESP*** has problems with Android-browsers ... does anybody know details?

Thx

Because the original code in the opening post does not tell the ESP8266 to use a static address. The line IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 0, 139); does not tell the ESP8266 to use that address, it only "defines" a IP address.

The line if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) tells the ESP8266 to use the specified local IP address.

No idea.

Many thanks ... I added the line

if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) Serial.println("STA Failed to configure");

in the void setup()-section - and it works: the IP is now ...139 - and the '...139/webserial'-site is also shown at Android-devices :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: .


I refer to my target in #1 - does anybody has a link to an example, where a few numeric variables are entered with webserial (overwriting defaultvalue)?

Thx

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