mackrackit's ConnectOne example code

[dhouston]

The WizFi210-EVB is designed to connect to a PC via its DB-9 connector. How do you plan to connect the PIR sensor? It will get awfully expensive if you plan to use another WizFi210-EVB to provide it with WiFi.

Does your LAN have a WiFi router? If so, you only need a WiFi interface for the sensor but the WizFi210-EVB is both costly and poorly suited for that as you would have to un-covert the RS232 levels/polarity (or use Debug/DebugIn). You would be better off designing your own PCB for the WizFi210 plus whatever PIC you wish to use which really depends on what else you need the PIC to do.

The WizFi210/220 have several pins (ADC, DIO) that you can probably use to connect directly with the sensor w/o need of a PIC. Download the documentation from the page I referenced earlier in the thread. One of the application notes appears to show getting data from the module using HTTP although it does not provide sufficient detail to be sure. You probably should be communicating with WizNET rather than posting questions here.

[kenruizal]

thank you sir

[dhouston]

I have designed a Zarduino^TM Shield for the WizFi210/220 or Wiz105SR with prototype PCBs being made right now. Once I have the PCBs and can test them, I'll try to figure out the HTTP app note and post here. But, that's likely to be 4-5 weeks away.

[jellis00]

You would be better off designing your own PCB for the WizFi210 plus whatever PIC you wish to use which really depends on what else you need the PIC to do7.

For your info, kenruizal, I agree with Dave on his statement above. The WizFi210 is expensive and difficult to program. I did a thorough evaluation on the available WiFi modules and ended up selecting the ConnectOne iWiFi MiniSocket Module. I recommend you use a ConnectOne iWiFi MiniSocket Module on a PCB interfaced to a PIC chip via a SparkFun level converter like I did (if you have to use 5V on the PIC for interface to your PIR sensor....if not you can run everything on 3v and eliminate the SparkFun level converter...see my schematic in above post). It is easy to program in PBP to command the MiniSocket module with its AT+i commands. It can be purchased for ~$58 for plugin to your PCB via a 2x6 female header. Then once you have debugged the code while running on your PCB you can further reduce the cost by using ConnectOne's reference design and do a 2nd generation PCB with all the iWiFi module components mounted directly on the PCB as surface mount devices.

I can help you with a couple of subroutines I developed that are tested and working with the MiniSocket. These subroutines connect to an external website via the internet and post data to it, as well as another one to send emails. You can also program it as a TCP listening socket and command it from the internet side. If you need help on this, start a new thread and point me to it via a Personal Message and I will help you get it working.

[kenruizal]

i tried to email connect one but no one reply us...can you give me a number or an email of connectone because i came from asia philippines...plz

[jellis00]

i tried to email connect one but no one reply us...can you give me a number or an email of connectone because i came from asia philippines...plz

Daniel Doron [[email protected]] from ConnectOne's Tech Support has been very responsive to me.

[dhouston]

For your info, kenruizal, I agree with Dave on his statement above. The WizFi210 is expensive and difficult to program.

I wouldn't go that far. The WizFi210 itself is inexpensive, retailing for $30US but the Evaluation Board which the OP proposed using costs $110US so is rather expensive. For setting the configuration, the WizFi210 also uses an AT command set similar to what ConnectOne uses so, while it lacks a few protocols (email, network time), programming looks fairly simple. It has two ADC pins and several DIO pins as well as multiple communications methods (Serial, SPI, I2C, etc.). It's main drawback is the need for a custom designed PCB.

That it has ADC functions is intriguing. It really makes no sense to have them if you can only read them with a microcontroller since you could likely do that more easily with the microcontroller ADC channels. There is an app note (HTTP Data Transfer) that appears to show how to read a sensor over HTTP but, like most of their documentation, is sparse and difficult to understand.

[kenruizal]

sir what part number of your mini socket iwifi and model maker?tnx