Wifi101WiFiUdpSendReceiveString

Send and Receive UDP String

This tutorial waits for a UDP packet on a local port. When a valid packet is received, an acknowledge packet is sent back to the client on a specified outgoing port. It relies on a WiFi connection made to your LAN using an Arduino or Genuino Wifi 101 Shield and Zero Board or the MKR1000 board.

Hardware Required

Arduino WiFi Shield 101
Arduino or Genuino Zero board

MKR1000

Circuit

Digital pin 7 is used as a handshake pin between the WiFi Shield 101 and the board, and should not be used.

You should have access to a 802.11b/g wireless network that connects to the internet for this example. You will need to change the network settings in the sketch to correspond to your particular networks SSID.

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In the above image, the Zero board would be stacked below the WiFi Shield 101.

Code

/*
WiFi UDP Send and Receive String

This sketch wait an UDP packet on localPort using a WiFi shield.
When a packet is received an Acknowledge packet is sent to the client on port remotePort

Circuit:
* WiFi shield attached

created 30 December 2012
by dlf (Metodo2 srl)

*/

#include <SPI.h>
#include <WiFi101.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
#include "arduino_secrets.h"
///////please enter your sensitive data in the Secret tab/arduino_secrets.h
char ssid[] = SECRET_SSID; // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = SECRET_PASS; // your network password (use for WPA, or use as key for WEP)
int keyIndex = 0; // your network key Index number (needed only for WEP)

unsigned int localPort = 2390; // local port to listen on

char packetBuffer[255]; //buffer to hold incoming packet
char ReplyBuffer[] = "acknowledged"; // a string to send back

WiFiUDP Udp;

void setup() {
//Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
Serial.begin(9600);
while (!Serial) {
; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
}

// check for the presence of the shield:
if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
Serial.println("WiFi shield not present");
// don't continue:
while (true);
}

// attempt to connect to WiFi network:
while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial.print("Attempting to connect to SSID: ");
Serial.println(ssid);
// Connect to WPA/WPA2 network. Change this line if using open or WEP network:
status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);

// wait 10 seconds for connection:
delay(10000);
}
Serial.println("Connected to wifi");
printWiFiStatus();

Serial.println("\nStarting connection to server...");
// if you get a connection, report back via serial:
Udp.begin(localPort);
}

void loop() {

// if there's data available, read a packet
int packetSize = Udp.parsePacket();
if (packetSize)
{
Serial.print("Received packet of size ");
Serial.println(packetSize);
Serial.print("From ");
IPAddress remoteIp = Udp.remoteIP();
Serial.print(remoteIp);
Serial.print(", port ");
Serial.println(Udp.remotePort());

// read the packet into packetBufffer
int len = Udp.read(packetBuffer, 255);
if (len > 0) packetBuffer[len] = 0;
Serial.println("Contents:");
Serial.println(packetBuffer);

// send a reply, to the IP address and port that sent us the packet we received
Udp.beginPacket(Udp.remoteIP(), Udp.remotePort());
Udp.write(ReplyBuffer);
Udp.endPacket();
}
}

void printWiFiStatus() {
// print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
Serial.print("SSID: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

// print your WiFi shield's IP address:
IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
Serial.print("IP Address: ");
Serial.println(ip);

// print the received signal strength:
long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI):");
Serial.print(rssi);
Serial.println(" dBm");
}

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