Published January 10, 2018 © CC BY-SA

Connect the WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 with Ubidots

Set up your WEMOS D1 mini with Ubidots in a few minutes using the Arduino IDE.

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Connect the WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 with Ubidots

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Espressif Wemos D1 Mini

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Ubidots

Story

The WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 is a development board similar to Arduino and developed especially for cost effective Internet of Things applications and solutions. Also compatible with Expressif's ESP32, the WEMOS series is perfect for educational and hobby IoT projects. With a 32 bit architecture (more powerful than the Arduino Due) and WiFi connectivity, you can choose between the Arduino and Lua languages for your application's development.

In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to setup and program the WEMOS D1 mini and an ESP8266 with the Arduino IDE to display your data with Ubidots.

Requirements

Step 1. Setup WEMOS D1 Mini using the Arduino IDE

Begin by connecting your WEMOS D1 mini to your computers USB port to configure the device.

Download the Arduino IDE if you do not already have it. 1a. - Open the Arduino IDE, select Files -> Preferences and enter the URL below into Additional Board Manager URLs field. You can add multiple URLs and can separate them with commas if needed.

http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json

NOTE: If you're a Mac user, please note that in the Arduino software configurations are slightly different from Windows and Linux. Further, you may have to install the following driver to be able to upload your NodeMCU.

Open Boards Manager from Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager and install the esp8266 (or esp32) platform. To simply find the correct device, search ESP8266 within the search bar.

Select your WEMOS D1 mini from Tools > Board menu.
Additionally, we need to be able to communicate with the WEMOS D1 min, we also need to select the port com. Go to Tools > Port > Select the appropriate PORT for your device.

Also, to keep everything running fast and smooth - let's make sure the upload speed is optimized to 115200. Go to Tools > Upload Speed > 115200:

Close and reboot the Arduino IDE.
Download and install the Ubidots library. For a detailed explanation of how to install libraries using the Arduino IDE, refer to this guide.

Step 2. Ubidots account Setup

With the following example, you will be able to simulate random readings taken from the WEMOS D1 min to Ubidots

1. To begin posting values to Ubidots, open the Arduino IDE and paste the sample code below. Once you have pasted the code, be sure to assign the following parameters:

SSID (WiFi Name) & Password of the available network connection.
Ubidots TOKEN

/****************************************
 * Include Libraries
 ****************************************/

#include "Ubidots.h"

/****************************************
 * Define Instances and Constants
 ****************************************/

const char* UBIDOTS_TOKEN = "...";  // Put here your Ubidots TOKEN
const char* WIFI_SSID = "..."; // Put here your Wi-Fi SSID
const char* WIFI_PASS = "..."; // Put here your Wi-Fi password

Ubidots ubidots(UBIDOTS_TOKEN, UBI_HTTP);

/****************************************
 * Auxiliar Functions
 ****************************************/

// Put here your auxiliar functions

/****************************************
 * Main Functions
 ****************************************/

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  ubidots.wifiConnect(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASS);

  // ubidots.setDebug(true);  // Uncomment this line for printing debug messages
}

void loop() {
  float value1 = random(0, 9) * 10;
  float value2 = random(0, 9) * 100;
  float value3 = random(0, 9) * 1000;
  ubidots.add("Variable_Name_One", value1);  // Change for your variable name
  ubidots.add("Variable_Name_Two", value2);
  ubidots.add("Variable_Name_Three", value3);

  bool bufferSent = false;
  bufferSent = ubidots.send();  // Will send data to a device label that matches the device Id

  if (bufferSent) {
    // Do something if values were sent properly
    Serial.println("Values sent by the device");
  }

  delay(5000);
}

2. Verify your code within the Arduino IDE. To do this, in the top left corner of our Arduino IDE you will see the "Check Mark" icon press it to verify your code.

3. Upload the code into your WEMOS D1 mini. To do this, choose the "right-arrow" icon beside the check mark icon.

4. To verify the connectivity of the device, open the serial monitor by selecting the "magnifying glass" icon in the top right corner of our Arduino IDE.

5. Confirm your data in Ubidots. Now you should see the published data in your Ubidots account.

Result

With this simple tutorial we are able to POST data to Ubidots with the ease of the Arduino IDE and a WEMOS D1 mini. If your desire send more than one variable to Ubidots, reference Ubidots REST API to learn how to build the request properly.

Now its time to create Ubidots Dashboards to visualize your data and deploy your internet connected monitoring solution!

/********************************
 * Libraries included
 *******************************/
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

/********************************
 * Constants and objects
 *******************************/

const char* SSID_NAME = "....."; // Put here your SSID name
const char* SSID_PASS = "....."; // Put here your password
const char* TOKEN = "....."; // Put here your TOKEN
const char* DEVICE_LABEL = "wemos-d1"; // Your device label
const char* VARIABLE_LABEL = "temperature"; // Your variable label
const char* USER_AGENT = "ESP8266";
const char* VERSION = "1.0";
const char* HTTPSERVER = "things.ubidots.com";
int HTTPPORT = 80;

WiFiClient clientUbi;

/********************************
 * Auxiliar Functions
 *******************************/
/**
 * Gets the length of the body
 * @arg variable the body of type char
 * @return dataLen the length of the variable
 */
int dataLen(char* variable) {
  uint8_t dataLen = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i <= 250; i++) {
    if (variable[i] != '\0') {
      dataLen++;
    } else {
      break;
    }
  }
  return dataLen;
}

/********************************
 * Main Functions
 *******************************/

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  
  /* Connects to AP */
  WiFi.begin(SSID_NAME, SSID_PASS);

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

  WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
  Serial.println(F("WiFi connected"));
  Serial.println(F("IP address: "));
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

}

void loop() {

  char* body = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 150);
  char* data = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 300);
  /* Space to store values to send */
  char str_val[10];

  /* Read the sensor from the analog input*/
  float sensor_value = analogRead(A0);

  /*---- Transforms the values of the sensors to char type -----*/
  /* 4 is mininum width, 2 is precision; float value is copied onto str_val*/
  dtostrf(sensor_value, 4, 2, str_val);

  /* Builds the body to be send into the request*/ 
  sprintf(body, "{\"%s\":%s}", VARIABLE_LABEL, str_val);
  
  /* Builds the HTTP request to be POST */
  sprintf(data, "POST /api/v1.6/devices/%s", DEVICE_LABEL);
  sprintf(data, "%s HTTP/1.1\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sHost: things.ubidots.com\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sUser-Agent: %s/%s\r\n", data, USER_AGENT, VERSION);
  sprintf(data, "%sX-Auth-Token: %s\r\n", data, TOKEN);
  sprintf(data, "%sConnection: close\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sContent-Type: application/json\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n", data, dataLen(body));
  sprintf(data, "%s%s\r\n\r\n", data, body);

  /* Initial connection */
  clientUbi.connect(HTTPSERVER, HTTPPORT);

  /* Verify the client connection */
  if (clientUbi.connect(HTTPSERVER, HTTPPORT)) {
        Serial.println(F("Posting your variables: "));
        Serial.println(data);
        /* Send the HTTP Request */
        clientUbi.print(data);
  }

  /* While the client is available read the response of the server */
  while (clientUbi.available()) {
        char c = clientUbi.read();
        Serial.write(c);
  }
   /* Free memory */
  free(data);
  free(body);
  /* Stop the client */
  clientUbi.stop();
  /* Five second delay */
  delay(5000);
}

/********************************
 * Libraries included
 *******************************/
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

/********************************
 * Constants and objects
 *******************************/

const char* SSID_NAME = "....."; // Put here your SSID name
const char* SSID_PASS = "....."; // Put here your password
const char* TOKEN = "....."; // Put here your TOKEN
const char* DEVICE_LABEL = "wemos-d1"; // Your device label
const char* VARIABLE_LABEL = "temperature"; // Your variable label
const char* USER_AGENT = "ESP8266";
const char* VERSION = "1.0";
const char* HTTPSERVER = "things.ubidots.com";
int HTTPPORT = 80;

WiFiClient clientUbi;

/********************************
 * Auxiliar Functions
 *******************************/
/**
 * Gets the length of the body
 * @arg variable the body of type char
 * @return dataLen the length of the variable
 */
int dataLen(char* variable) {
  uint8_t dataLen = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i <= 250; i++) {
    if (variable[i] != '\0') {
      dataLen++;
    } else {
      break;
    }
  }
  return dataLen;
}

/********************************
 * Main Functions
 *******************************/

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  
  /* Connects to AP */
  WiFi.begin(SSID_NAME, SSID_PASS);

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

  WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
  Serial.println(F("WiFi connected"));
  Serial.println(F("IP address: "));
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

}

void loop() {

  char* body = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 150);
  char* data = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 300);
  /* Space to store values to send */
  char str_val[10];

  /* Read the sensor from the analog input*/
  float sensor_value = analogRead(A0);

  /*---- Transforms the values of the sensors to char type -----*/
  /* 4 is mininum width, 2 is precision; float value is copied onto str_val*/
  dtostrf(sensor_value, 4, 2, str_val);

  /* Builds the body to be send into the request*/ 
  sprintf(body, "{\"%s\":%s}", VARIABLE_LABEL, str_val);
  
  /* Builds the HTTP request to be POST */
  sprintf(data, "POST /api/v1.6/devices/%s", DEVICE_LABEL);
  sprintf(data, "%s HTTP/1.1\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sHost: things.ubidots.com\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sUser-Agent: %s/%s\r\n", data, USER_AGENT, VERSION);
  sprintf(data, "%sX-Auth-Token: %s\r\n", data, TOKEN);
  sprintf(data, "%sConnection: close\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sContent-Type: application/json\r\n", data);
  sprintf(data, "%sContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n", data, dataLen(body));
  sprintf(data, "%s%s\r\n\r\n", data, body);

  /* Initial connection */
  clientUbi.connect(HTTPSERVER, HTTPPORT);

  /* Verify the client connection */
  if (clientUbi.connect(HTTPSERVER, HTTPPORT)) {
        Serial.println(F("Posting your variables: "));
        Serial.println(data);
        /* Send the HTTP Request */
        clientUbi.print(data);
  }

  /* While the client is available read the response of the server */
  while (clientUbi.available()) {
        char c = clientUbi.read();
        Serial.write(c);
  }
   /* Free memory */
  free(data);
  free(body);
  /* Stop the client */
  clientUbi.stop();
  /* Five second delay */
  delay(5000);
}

Credits

UbiMaker

53 projects • 229 followers

Maker @ ubidots.com

Maka Hernandez

29 projects • 123 followers

Connect the WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 with Ubidots

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Requirements

Step 1. Setup WEMOS D1 Mini using the Arduino IDE

Step 2. Ubidots account Setup

Result

Code

Code snippet #3

Code snippet #4

Github file

Credits

UbiMaker

Maka Hernandez

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Connect the WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 with Ubidots

Connect the WEMOS D1 Mini ESP8266 with Ubidots

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Requirements

Step 1. Setup WEMOS D1 Mini using the Arduino IDE

Step 2. Ubidots account Setup

Result

Code

Code snippet #3

Code snippet #4

Github file

Credits

UbiMaker

Maka Hernandez

Comments

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