ESP8266-Based

Serial WiFi Shield for Arduino----User Manual

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Technical Specifications
3. Dimensions
4. Interface Definition and LED Definition
5. Quick Start
6. Configuration Introduction
7. Sell Link and Technical Services

ESP8266-Based Serial WiFi Shield for Arduino----User Manual

Introduction
ESP8266-Based Serial WiFi Shield for Arduino is designed and developed by Shenzhen Doctors of Intelligence &
Technology (SZDOIT). The shield is designed based on esp8266 by Espressif Systems, pin-compatible with Arduino
UNO/Mega2560 DevBorad.
The serial wifi shield has the following features:
1WiFi module is industrial-grade chips ESP8266, which is ESP-12E with metal shield, strong anti-interference ability;
2, Shield is pin-compatible with Arduino Uno, Mega2560 and other control board. A voltage converter chip is used to deal
with 3.3V (Esp8266) and 5V (Arduino);
3, Dual DIP switches is used for serial ports so that this module shield can be used alone as an Arduino Uno expansion
board, and also be used as ESP8266 expansion board;
4, Serial data is transported to WiFi device transparently, and vice versa. Arduino program does not need any configuration;
5, WebServer is developed to configure WiFi parameters and serial port parameters;
6, The module shield can be used as an independent ESP8266 development board. for instance, downloading the official
AT commands firmware, NodeMCU open source firmware can be used;
7, The module shield also can be used as stand-alone expansion board for Arduino Uno.
For more references about Doit serial WiFi module expansion board, driver board information, please refer to:
http://www.doit.am or http://www.smartarduino.com.

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Technical Specifications
802.11 b / g / n wireless standards;
STA / AP modes support ;
TCP / IP protocol stack, One socket;
Supports standard TCP / UDP Server and Client;
Supports serial port baud rate configuration: 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400/57600/74800/115200 bps;
Supports serial data bits: 5/6/7/8 bits;
Supports serial parity: none;
Supports serial stop bits: 1/2 bit;
Pin-compatible with Arduino UNO, Mega;
Arduino Pinout 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13;
ESP8266 GPIO Pinout 0/2/4/5/9/10/12/13/14/15/16 / ADC / EN / * UART TX / UART RX;
KEY button: modes configuration;
Dual-Ports DIP switches: switching Arduino and ESP8266;
WiFi operation current: continuous transmission operation: 70mA (200mA MAX), idle mode: <200uA;
Serial WiFi transmission rate: 110-460800bps;
Temperature: -40 ~ + 125 ;
Humidity: 10%-90% non-condensing;
Weight: about 20g (0.7oz);

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Dimensions

Dimensions

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Interface Definition
This serial WiFi module board provides interface as shown in PCB view. And each pin functions are silk-printed in circuit
board, as follows:

LED definition
ESP8266-Based serial WiFi Shield has two LEDs. Red color LED is donated to power supply. Blue LED is a multi-functional
LED, and its function is described as follows:

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This section uses two examples to quickly configure ESP8266-Based serial WiFi shield, so as to achieve Serial WiFi
transparent communication.

Preparation work: configuration WiFi working mode

For serial WiFi shield, the factory default working mode is configuration mode. Transparent communication configuration
should be done firstly.
Attention: if the shiled has been configured to operate in other working mode, the module shield can enter
configuration mode through the following ways. One is that press KEY button for more than 1 second. The other
one is that send !@! to the serial WiFi shield through serial port.
Step 1: Power the serial WiFi shield, and find the WiFi signal. The SSID is "DoitWiFi_Config". The Password is
"12345678."

Step 2: Open the browser, and enter WiFi IP address: 192.168.4.1. The configuration page is shown as below.

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Built-in WebServer in the serial WiFi shield supports serial parameters configuration, network parameter configuration. And
It also supports automatic or manual AP scan.
Step 3: press submit.

After submission, the serial wifi shield will automatically reboot into AP mode, and configure as:

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The serial port parameters to 9600, n, 8, 1,

WiFi working mode: AP;
SSID: "DoitWiFi_Ser2Net";
Password: "12345678."
TCP Server, and port is 9000.
This is also the factory default configuration. You also can press "FactorDefault" to achieve the configuration as previously
described.

Example 1: Arduino to WiFi communication

Step 1: plug the srial WiFi shield into the Arduino Uno board. The dual-ports DIP switch is switched to OFF position as to
disconnect the serial port connection within ESP8266 and Arduino .
(Attention: when downloading arduino program with IDE, arduino serial port should NOT be used. Arduino Uno
only has one serial port for downloading program, for the reason that the dual-port switches should switch to
OFF position to disconnect the serial port of ESP8266. )
Step2: program arduino Uno, and the example code is shown as below:

1. void setup()
2. {
3. Serial.begin(9600);
4. }
5. void loop()
6. {
7. delay(1000);
8. Serial.println("hello ESP8266 WiFi"); //output the serial data
9. }

Step3: Switch the dual-port switch to ON position. Now, the ESP8266 is connected with Arduino Uno.
Step4: Find the WiFi signal DoitWiFi_Ser2Net with computer or mobile phone. The WiFi password is 12345678.

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Step5:run the TCP/UDP Debugging software.(Software Download Link: http://bbs.doit.am/forum.php?

mod=viewthread&tid=174&page=1&extra=#pid206)
Establish a TCP client connection, and the Destination IP address is 192.168.4.1, Port number is 9000.Local port is
configured to Auto.

Once connection is build successfully, the software shows the transported data from serial WiFi shield every one second.
Therefore, Arduino can send the serial data to the network.

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example2: communicate with remote server

Here, Doit free public WiFi network TCP tool is used to accomplish the example.
Step 1: Get a temporary IP address and port from the TCP server. Here, the obtained IP address is : 115.29.109.104, and

the port number is 6533.

(Note: IP address and port number can be obtained in http://tcp.doit.am)
Step 2: enter the configuration mode. After powering the serial WiFi shield, press KEY button for more than one second.
Connect the SSID named DoitWiFi_Config with the passward 12345678. Then, enter "192.168.4.1" in the browser.
Step 3: Configure the serial WiFi shield to node mode (STA mode), so as to connect to a wireless router, as below:
WiFi Mode: STA;
Here a wireless router named MIFI_A6_cd1c is used and the password is mifi66666666.
WebServer will automatically refresh the current ESP8266 searched AP list when loading the page. When selecting "STA",
"Refresh" button is enabled to refresh the WiFi scan results.

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Step 4: Configure network parameters.

Socket Type Client
Transport Type TCP
Remote IP:115.28.109.104
Remote Port6533
Step 5: press Submit.

Step 6: run the TCP/UDP debug software. Establish a TCP Client connection. The destination IP address is
115.29.109.104, Port number is 6533. Local port is configured to Auto.

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Step 7: the software shows the transported data from serial WiFi shield through the wireless router. Therefore, Arduino can
send the serial data to the network in STA mode.

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Working Mode Switch

Work process of the Serial WiFi shield is shown as below:

Serial Parameters Configuration

WiFi Mode Configuration

The working mode of serial WiFi shield includes AP and STA modes. When AP mode is chosen in WebServer, refresh and
AP List buttons will be abandoned. However, SSID and Password may be set.

If STA mode is chosen, refresh and AP List buttons will be enabled. Refresh may be used to scan other WiFi signal,
and the scanned result will be shown in the AP List.

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When the serial WiFi shield is in the STA mode, it will always try to connect the specified wireless router till the connection
is built or configuration mode is set.

Network Settings
Network settings can be set as the server (Server) or the client (Client) mode. WiFi expansion module only supports a
Socket at the same time.
When Server mode is set, "Remote IP" is abandoned. And the listening port number should be filled in "Local Port".

When Client mode is set, "Remote IP" is enabled. Remote IP and Remote Port should be filled in.

The Serial WiFi shield supports TCP and UDP wireless protocol.

Factory Default
In WebServer, FactoryDefault is used to reset to default settings. (If serial WiFi shield is in STA mode, please press KEY
button to enter configuration mode.). The default setting is as below:

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Sell Link and Technical Services

Sell link http://www.smartarduino.com/esp8266-wifi-web-sever-shield-for-arduino_p94660.html
If you want to get the latest information on this product or other product information, you can visit our website: http:
//www.doit.am.
Technical Support: support@doit.am.

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