ESP-Timeout error, while connecting to HCP via Arduino and ESP8266wifi sheild.

[Former Member]

Hi, i am trying to upload sensor's data to HCP, in this setup I am using Arduino and ESP8266 and LM35 temperature sensor. when i try to connect to HCP it works and when I try to do a POST to HCP it gives timeout error.

Below is my circuit and Code.

(plz ignore the led)

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <WiFiEsp.h>
// ========== start configuration ==========
// WiFi configuration
const char* ssid = "XXXX";
const char* pass = "XXXXXXXXXXX";
// SAP HCP specific configuration
const char* host1 = "iotmmsXXXXXXXXXXtrial.hanatrial.ondemand.com";
String device_id = "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX";
String message_type_id = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
String oauth_token="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
float temperature = 0.0;
// ========== end configuration ============

String url = "/com.sap.iotservices.mms/v1/api/http/data/" + device_id;
<br>const int ledPin = 13;
const int TSPin = A0;
const int httpsPort = 8443; //80//443//13
int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
WiFiEspClient client;
SoftwareSerial Serial1(2,3); //RX,TX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial1.begin(9600);
  WiFi.init(&Serial1);
  // 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 WPA SSID: ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network
    status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
  }

  // I GET TO CONNECT THE NETWORK
  Serial.println("You're connected to the network");

 Serial.print("connecting to ");
 Serial.println(host1);
  if (!client.connect(host1, httpsPort)) {
    Serial.println("connection failed");
    return;
  }
  else if(client.connect(host1, httpsPort))
  {
    Serial.println("connected to host");
  }
}

void loop() {
  
  int sensorVal = analogRead(TSPin);
  digitalWrite(ledPin,HIGH);
  delay(200);
  digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW);
  float voltage = (sensorVal/1024.0)*5.0; 
  //print new value to serial monitor 
  Serial.print("Volts: "); 
  Serial.print(voltage);
  //convert the voltage to temperature in degrees 
  temperature = (voltage)*100; //
  Serial.print(", degrees C: "); 
  Serial.println(temperature);
  Serial.println();

String post_payload = "{\"mode\":\"async\", \"messageType\":\"" + message_type_id + "\", \"messages\":[{\"Temprature\":"+temperature+"}]}";
int Payload_length =  post_payload.length();
Serial.print("requesting URL: ");
Serial.println(url);
Serial.print("post_payload: ");
Serial.println(post_payload);
Serial.print("Payload_length:");
Serial.println(Payload_length);


if (client.connect(host1,httpsPort)) {
  Serial.println("Connecting...");///////I GET THE CLIENT IS CONNECTED////

  client.print(String("POST ") + url + " HTTP/1.0\r\n" +
               "Host: " + host1 + "\r\n" +
               "Connection: close\r\n" +
               "Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8\r\n" +
               "Authorization: Bearer " + oauth_token + "\r\n" +
               "Content-Length: " + post_payload.length() + "\r\n\r\n" +
               post_payload + "\r\n\r\n");
//////////// GET ERROR TIME OUT OVER HERE ON POST//////////////////////
}
else {
  // if you couldn't make a connection
  Serial.println("Connection failed");
}       
  Serial.println("request sent");
  Serial.println("reply was:");
  Serial.println("==========");
 while(client.connected())
   {
      // There is a client connected. Is there anything to read?
      while(client.available() > 0)
      {
         char c = client.read();
         Serial.print(c);
      }
      Serial.println();
      Serial.println("Waiting for more data...");
      delay(100); // Have a bit of patience...
   }
  Serial.println("==========");
  Serial.println("Closing connection and waiting 15 seconds");
  delay(15000);
}

[anton_levin]

Hello Rajat,

I would recommend to try the ESP8266 sample form the IoT StarterKit [1] out and compare it to your implementation.

Regards, Anton

[1] https://github.com/SAP/iot-starterkit/blob/master/neo/hardware/ESP8266/Arduino/HTTPSRequest_HCP_POST...

[Former Member]

Hi Anton,

What should be circuit diagram for this program, it seems we are flashing the esp8266 in this one.

What if, i dont want to flash the esp8266 and communicate with arduino only, connected to esp.

Regards,

Rajat

[anton_levin]

That one is for an ESP8266 board running Arduino / programmed with the Arduino IDE. It's not one of the original Arduino branded boards.

[former_member232287]

Hi Rajat,

Does the WiFiESP Library support HTTPS? At least in the documentation (https://github.com/bportaluri/WiFiEsp) I couldn't find a reference. On the other hand SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things for the Neo Environment only supports HTTPS (https://help.sap.com/viewer/7436c3125dd5491f939689f18954b1e9/Cloud/en-US/8e1c277be0cd4854943a15f86188aaec.html).

In the past, we used ESP8266HTTPClient to connect to IoT Services. This library supports HTTPS. You can find it here: https://github.com/scanlime/esp8266-Arduino/tree/master/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient

Regards

Jan