OBJECTIVE
The objective of an ESP8266 web server with LED control is to remotely turn an LED on or off through a web interface hosted by the ESP8266.
MODULES REQUIRED
- Node MCU
- Two LEDs
- Jumper wire
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Connect LEDs
- connect D1 in the ESP8266 module to LED 1 postive pin
- connect D2 in the ESP8266 module to LED 2 postive pin
*Note: The negative pin (LED) connects to GND in the built-in circuit, no additional connection needed.
ARDUINO CODE
ARDUINO CODE
JavaScript
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
// Replace with your network credentials
const char* ssid = "xxxxxx";
const char* password = "xxxxxx";
// Set web server port number to 80
WiFiServer server(80);
// Variable to store the HTTP request
String header;
// Auxiliar variables to store the current output state
String output5State = "off";
String output4State = "off";
// Assign output variables to GPIO pins
const int output5 = 5;
const int output4 = 4;
// Current time
unsigned long currentTime = millis();
// Previous time
unsigned long previousTime = 0;
// Define timeout time in milliseconds (example: 2000ms = 2s)
const long timeoutTime = 2000;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// Initialize the output variables as outputs
pinMode(output5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(output4, OUTPUT);
// Set outputs to LOW
digitalWrite(output5, LOW);
digitalWrite(output4, LOW);
// Connect to Wi-Fi network with SSID and password
Serial.print("Connecting to ");
Serial.println(ssid);
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(".");
}
// Print local IP address and start web server
Serial.println("");
Serial.println("WiFi connected.");
Serial.println("IP address: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
server.begin();
}
void loop(){
WiFiClient client = server.available(); // Listen for incoming clients
if (client) { // If a new client connects,
Serial.println("New Client."); // print a message out in the serial port
String currentLine = ""; // make a String to hold incoming data from the client
currentTime = millis();
previousTime = currentTime;
while (client.connected() && currentTime - previousTime <= timeoutTime) { // loop while the client's connected
currentTime = millis();
if (client.available()) { // if there's bytes to read from the client,
char c = client.read(); // read a byte, then
Serial.write(c); // print it out the serial monitor
header += c;
if (c == '\n') { // if the byte is a newline character
// if the current line is blank, you got two newline characters in a row.
// that's the end of the client HTTP request, so send a response:
if (currentLine.length() == 0) {
// HTTP headers always start with a response code (e.g. HTTP/1.1 200 OK)
// and a content-type so the client knows what's coming, then a blank line:
client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
client.println("Content-type:text/html");
client.println("Connection: close");
client.println();
// turns the GPIOs on and off
if (header.indexOf("GET /5/on") >= 0) {
Serial.println("GPIO 5 on");
output5State = "on";
digitalWrite(output5, HIGH);
} else if (header.indexOf("GET /5/off") >= 0) {
Serial.println("GPIO 5 off");
output5State = "off";
digitalWrite(output5, LOW);
} else if (header.indexOf("GET /4/on") >= 0) {
Serial.println("GPIO 4 on");
output4State = "on";
digitalWrite(output4, HIGH);
} else if (header.indexOf("GET /4/off") >= 0) {
Serial.println("GPIO 4 off");
output4State = "off";
digitalWrite(output4, LOW);
}
// Display the HTML web page
client.println("<!DOCTYPE html><html>");
client.println("<head><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">");
client.println("<link rel=\"icon\" href=\"data:,\">");
// CSS to style the on/off buttons
// Feel free to change the background-color and font-size attributes to fit your preferences
client.println("<style>html { font-family: Helvetica; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;}");
client.println(".button { background-color: #195B6A; border: none; color: white; padding: 16px 40px;");
client.println("text-decoration: none; font-size: 30px; margin: 2px; cursor: pointer;}");
client.println(".button2 {background-color: #77878A;}</style></head>");
// Web Page Heading
client.println("<body><h1>ESP8266 Web Server</h1>");
// Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 5
client.println("<p>GPIO 5 - State " + output5State + "</p>");
// If the output5State is off, it displays the ON button
if (output5State=="off") {
client.println("<p><a href=\"/5/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");
}
else {
client.println("<p><a href=\"/5/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");
}
// Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 4
client.println("<p>GPIO 4 - State " + output4State + "</p>");
// If the output4State is off, it displays the ON button
if (output4State=="off") {
client.println("<p><a href=\"/4/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");
}
else {
client.println("<p><a href=\"/4/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");
}
client.println("</body></html>");
// The HTTP response ends with another blank line
client.println();
// Break out of the while loop
break;
} else { // if you got a newline, then clear currentLine
currentLine = "";
}
}
else if (c != '\r') { // if you got anything else but a carriage return character,
currentLine += c; // add it to the end of the currentLine
}
}
}
// Clear the header variable
header = "";
// Close the connection
client.stop();
Serial.println("Client disconnected.");
Serial.println("");
} }
INSTRUCTIONS
- Connect the modules and components as per the schematic diagram.
- Upload the Arduino code into the Node MCU board.
- For the final demonstration, open any browser from a device that is connected to the same router that your ESP8266 is. Then, type the ESP8266 IP address and click Enter!
- To get ip address,click the rst button in NodeMCU module and check the serial monitor as set the baud rate 115200.
- You will get the following interface page.
- And access the control of the connected LED by it.
WORKING
- The working of an ESP8266 web server with LED control involves the ESP8266 hosting a webpage. When a user accesses the webpage and clicks a button, the ESP8266 receives the command and toggles the LED on or off based on the user's input.
