Hi
Thanks for your reply. Yes I didn't know there were several libraries for this when I posted and it's since added to my confusion even more. I'll try to be as descriptive as possible. I've attached photos of the arduino, wifly and xbee shield I'm using for reference.
So far I've been through the WiFly library (this one: https://github.com/jmr13031/WiFly-Shield) - but I believe that's pre-version 1 of Arduino?, the WiFlySerial library (this one: Arduino WiFly Driver - Browse Files at SourceForge.net) and WiFlyHQ (this one: https://github.com/harlequin-tech/WiFlyHQ). The last two compile and upload their examples fine and each starts, puts output in the serial monitor and then seems to go no further.
This is the WiFly_Test sketch I've mentioned which is an example that comes with WiFlySerial. I don't care which library or demo I get working, anything would be a start I could start working back from.
thanks
Garrett
WiFly_Test:
/*
* WiFly_Device Test Platform
* A simple tester for communicating with the WiFly GSx RN-131b/g series.
* LGPL 2.0
* Tom Waldock, 2011
*/
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Streaming.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include "WiFlySerial.h"
#include "MemoryFree.h"
#include "Credentials.h"
// Pins are 3 for INCOMING TO Arduino, 5 for OUTGOING TO Wifly
// Arduino WiFly
// 2 - receive TX (Send from Wifly, Receive to Arduino)
// 3 - send RX (Send from Arduino, Receive to WiFly)
WiFlySerial WiFly(2,3);
#define REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE 120
#define HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE 150
#define BODY_BUFFER_SIZE 100
char bufRequest[REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE];
char bufHeader[HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE];
char bufBody[BODY_BUFFER_SIZE];
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println(F("Starting WiFly Tester." ) );
Serial << F("Free memory:") << freeMemory() << endl;
WiFly.begin();
Serial << F("Starting WiFly...") << WiFly.getLibraryVersion(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE)
<< F(" Free memory:") << freeMemory() << endl;
// get MAC
Serial << F("MAC: ") << WiFly.getMAC(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl;
// is connected ?
// WiFly.setDebugChannel( (Print*) &Serial);
WiFly.setAuthMode( WIFLY_AUTH_WPA2_PSK);
WiFly.setJoinMode( WIFLY_JOIN_AUTO );
WiFly.setDHCPMode( WIFLY_DHCP_ON );
// if not connected restart link
WiFly.getDeviceStatus();
if (! WiFly.isifUp() ) {
Serial << "Leave:" << ssid << WiFly.leave() << endl;
// join
if (WiFly.setSSID(ssid) ) {
Serial << "SSID Set :" << ssid << endl;
}
if (WiFly.setPassphrase(passphrase)) {
Serial << "Passphrase Set :" << endl;
}
Serial << "Joining... :"<< ssid << endl;
if ( WiFly.join() ) {
Serial << F("Joined ") << ssid << F(" successfully.") << endl;
WiFly.setNTP( ntp_server ); // use your favorite NTP server
} else {
Serial << F("Join to ") << ssid << F(" failed.") << endl;
}
} // if not connected
Serial << F("IP: ") << WiFly.getIP(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl <<
F("Netmask: ") << WiFly.getNetMask(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl <<
F("Gateway: ") << WiFly.getGateway(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl <<
F("DNS: ") << WiFly.getDNS(bufRequest, REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl
<< F("WiFly Sensors: ") << bufBody << WiFly.SendCommand("show q 0x177 ",">", bufBody, BODY_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl
<< F("WiFly Temp: ") << WiFly.SendCommand("show q t ",">", bufBody, BODY_BUFFER_SIZE)
<< F("WiFly battery: ") << WiFly.getBattery(bufBody, BODY_BUFFER_SIZE) << endl;
WiFly.SendCommand("set comm remote 0",">", bufBody, BODY_BUFFER_SIZE);
memset (bufBody,'\0',BODY_BUFFER_SIZE);
WiFly.closeConnection();
Serial << F("After Setup mem:") << freeMemory() << endl ;
Serial << F("WiFly now listening for commands. Type 'exit' to listen for wifi traffic. $$ (no CR) for command-mode.") << endl;
// clear out prior requests.
WiFly.flush();
while (WiFly.available() )
WiFly.read();
}
char chOut;
void loop() {
// Terminal routine
// Always display a response uninterrupted by typing
// but note that this makes the terminal unresponsive
// while a response is being received.
while(WiFly.available() > 0) {
Serial.write(WiFly.read());
}
if(Serial.available()) { // Outgoing data
WiFly.write( (chOut = Serial.read()) );
Serial.write (chOut);
}
} //loop
In the Creditials.h below is SSID the network name and passphrase the WEP number? I've read that this needs to be 128 bit on my network and have set it as that.
Credentials.h:
#ifndef __CREDENTIALS_H__
#define __CREDENTIALS_H__
// Wifi parameters
char passphrase[] = "PassPhrase"; //"YourSecretPassPhrase123"
char ssid[] = "SSID"; //"YourSSID"
char ntp_server[] = "nist1-la.ustiming.org"; // or your favorite ntp server.
#endif
MemoryFree.cpp:
extern unsigned int __bss_end;
extern unsigned int __heap_start;
extern void *__brkval;
#include "MemoryFree.h"
int freeMemory() {
int free_memory;
if((int)__brkval == 0)
free_memory = ((int)&free_memory) - ((int)&__bss_end);
else
free_memory = ((int)&free_memory) - ((int)__brkval);
return free_memory;
}
MemoryFree.h:
// memoryFree header
#ifndef MEMORY_FREE_H
#define MEMORY_FREE_H
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
int freeMemory();
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
