Hello
I am using an Arduino Uno R3 with an Arduino wifi shield Model R3. I have IDE 1.0.6 running on an iMac with OS 10.6.8. The router involved is an Airport Extreme…
The question I have is after having completed the steps to set-up the Arduino wifi shield and with it still connected to the computer via the USB cable I select "serial port" I am limited to the following ports:
If I disconnect the Arduino from the computer and power it from a 12V power supply I then get even less options when selecting "serial port" as shown in the next image:
What I hoped to see was this list which includes the wireless ports as seen here:
With the Arduino connected to the computer or powered from the 12V supply the "Link" LED is lit which leads me to believe I am connected to my network. But why can't I select a wireless serial port??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Which of those names did you expect for your WiFi Shield? A Google search implies that the "Firefly" names are for a BlueSmirf Bluetooth adapter. Where did you read that you can access a WiFi Shield as a wireless serial port?
Well...
I have no clue what the hell is going on at this point. I guess that I thought I would follow all the steps to set up the Arduino and Wifi Shield (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoWiFiShield) and then I could disconnect the Arduino/Shield combo, power it up from a power supply, and continue to upload sketches wirelessly via my wireless network. At no time did I read that but I certainly assumed it.
When I seen the example in the last image I thought there would be a serial port option to connect wirelessly to the Arduino similar to when there is a USB connection. I'm guessing this is where my ignorance lies.
To make it even more simple I guess I do not know how to connect to the Arduino once I disconnect it from the computer. The "LINK" LED is lit, which I thought meant that I was connected to a network. But if that's the case I do not know how to communicate with the Arduino using the IDE at that point.
If someone could point me in the right direction, give me a little clue, I'll happily research and do the leg work to try to work through it on my own. Thanks.
I think the Arduino YUN can be programmed over the air. The YUN has a built-in wireless Linux computer.
There are examples for the WiFi Shield showing how to use it as a Client or Server.
Thanks for the feedback.
I will continue to work on this.
It appears that the Arduino Wifi Shield is not a hot topic because it's been difficult finding discussions centering on it's configuration. Other Arduino related topics seem to have more discussion.
Update
The issue of determining whether or not I was in fact connected via my wireless network is solved. Opening the "serial monitor" and viewing the communication between the programmer and the Arduino ultimately showed that the Arduino was in fact connected to my wireless network which is what the indicator LED on the Arduino was telling me but I was not able to verify until now.