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nodeMcu API Instruction

version 0.1 2014-10-11 change log 2014-11-5 delete log operation api from node module add log module modify wifi module api modify node.key long_press and short_press default function key is triged only when key is released

Summary

  • Easy to access wireless router
  • Based on Lua 5.1.4Developer are supposed to have experience in Lua Program language.
  • Try to use Event-Drive programming modal.
  • In-side timerpwmi2cnetgpiowifi module.
  • Serial Port BaudRate:74880
  • Re-indexing the 8266 pinuse the index to program gpioi2cpwm.
  • Index vs Pin-number Table:
    IO index ESP8266 pin IO index ESP8266 pin
    0 GPIO 12 8 GPIO 00
    1 GPIO 13 9 GPIO 02
    2 GPIO 14 10 GPIO 04
    3 GPIO 15 11 GPIO 05
    4 GPIO 03
    5 GPIO 01
    6 GPIO 09
    7 GPIO 10
#Firmware Program
Address
eagle.app.v6.flash.bin: 0x00000
eagle.app.v6.irom0text.bin: 0x10000
esp_init_data_default.bin: 0x7c000
blank.bin: 0x7e000

#node module

node.restart()

Description
module restart.
Syntax
node.restart()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    node.restart();
See also
- other function
## node.dsleep() Description : enter deep sleep mode for us micro secondsrestart when timed out us: sleep time in micro second
Syntax
node.dsleep(us) Note: This function can only be used in the condition of connecting esp8266 PIN32(rst) and PIN8(XPD_DCDC) together.
Parameters
us:sleep time in micro second
Returns
null
Example

    node.dsleep(us);
See also
- other function
## node.chipid() Description : return chip identifier
Syntax
node.chipid()
Parameters
null
Returns
number:chip identifier
Example

    uint32 id = node.chipid();
See also
- other function
## node.heap() Description : return the available RAM size in bytes
Syntax
node.heap()
Parameters
null
Returns
number:system heap size left in bytes
Example

    uint32 heap_size = node.heap();
See also
- other function
## node.key() Description : define button function.
Syntax
node.key(type, function())
Parameters
type: type is either string ”long” or ”short”. long: press the button for 3 seconds, short: press shortly(less than 3 seconds) function(): user defined function for button. If null, cancling the user defined function, function are initialized to default. Default function: longchange LED blinking rate, shortreset chip
Returns
null
Example

    node.key(long, function(){print('hello world')})
See also
- node.startlog()
## node.led() Description : setup the on/off time for led
Syntax
node.key(type, function())
Parameters
Low: LED off time, 0 for LED keeps on. Unit: milliseconds, time resolution: 80~100ms High: LED off time. Unit: milliseconds, time resolution: 80~100ms
Returns
null
Example

    //turn led on forever.
    node.led(0,null);
See also
- node.startlog()

#log module

log.format()

Description
format flash for users.
Syntax
log.format()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    //record log to init.lua. Call the file after system restart.
    log.format()
    log.startlog(“init.lua”, 1)
    print(“hello world”)
    log.stoplog()
See also
- log.startlog()
- log.stoplog()
## log.startlog() Description : start to log input
Syntax
log.startlog(filename, noparse)
Parameters
filename: log file, directories are not supported noparse: 1 for lua VM doesnt parse input, 0 for lua VM parse input
Returns
null
Example

    //record log to init.lua. Call the file after system restart.
    log.format()
    log.startlog(“init.lua”, 1)
    print(“hello world”)
    log.stoplog()
    //At this point, the content of init.lua is “print(“hello world”)”. When system restart, print(“hello world”) are excuted.
See also
- log.format()
- log.stoplog()
## log.stoplog() Description : stop log.
Syntax
log.stoplog()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    //record log to init.lua. Call the file after system restart.
    log.format()
    log.startlog(“init.lua”, 1)
    print(“hello world”)
    log.stoplog()
    //At this point, the content of init.lua is “print(“hello world”)”. When system restart, print(“hello world”) are excuted.
See also
- log.format()
- log.startlog()
## log.open() Description : open the log file
Syntax
log.open(filename)
Parameters
filename: log file, directories are not supported
Returns
null
Example

    //print the first line of 'init.lua'
    log.open(“init.lua”)
    print(log.readline())
    log.close()
See also
- log.close()
- log.readline()
## log.close() Description : close the log file which opened before
Syntax
log.close()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    //print the first line of 'init.lua'
    log.open(“init.lua”)
    print(log.readline())
    log.close()
See also
- log.open()
- log.readline()
## log.readline() Description : read log file which is opened before line by line.
Syntax
log.readline()
Parameters
null
Returns
log file content in string
Example

    //print the first line of 'init.lua'
    log.open(“init.lua”)
    print(log.readline())
    log.close()
See also
- log.open()
- log.close()
## log.list() Description : list all files.
Syntax
log.list()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    log.list();
See also
- log.format()
#wifi module
##CONSTANT
wifi.STATION, wifi.SOFTAP, wifi.STATIONAP
## wifi.setmode(mode) Description : set wifi working mode.
Syntax
wifi.setmode(mode)
Parameters
mode: value should be: wifi. STATION, wifi.SOFTAP or wifi.STATIONAP
Returns
current mode after setup
Example

    wifi.setmode(wifi.STATION)
See also
- wf.getmode()
## wifi.getmode(mode) Description : get wifi working mode.
Syntax
wifi.getmode()
Parameters
null
Returns
wifi working mode
Example

    print(wifi.getmode())
See also
- wf.setmode()
## wifi.startsmart() Description : starts to auto configurationif success set up ssid and pwd automatically .
Syntax
wifi.startsmart(channel, function succeed_callback())
Parameters
channel: 1~13startup channel for searching, if null, default to 6. 20 seconds for each channel. succeed_callback: callback function for success configuration, which is called after getting the password and the connection to AP.
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.startsmart(6, cb())
See also
- wf.stopsmart()
## wifi.stopsmart() Description : stop the configuring process.
Syntax
wifi.stopsmart()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.stopsmart()
See also
- wf.startsmart()

#wifi.sta module

## wifi.sta.config() Description : set ssid and password in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.config(ssid, password)
Parameters
ssid: string which is less than 32 bytes. password: string which is less than 64 bytes.
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.sta.config("myssid","mypassword")
See also
- wifi.sta.connect()
- wifi.sta.disconnect()
## wifi.sta.connect() Description : connect to AP in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.connect()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.sta.connect()
See also
- wifi.sta.disconnect()
- wifi.sta.config()
## wifi.sta.disconnect() Description : disconnect from AP in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.disconnect()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.sta.disconnect()
See also
- wifi.sta..config()
- wifi.sta.connect()
## wifi.sta.autoconnect() Description : auto connect to AP in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.autoconnect(auto)
Parameters
auto: 0 for disable auto connecting. 1 for enable auto connecting
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.sta.autoconnect()
See also
- wifi.sta..config()
- wifi.sta.connect()
- wifi.sta.disconnect()
## wifi.sta.getip() Description : get ip address in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.getip()
Parameters
null
Returns
ip address in string, for example:"192.168.0.111"
Example

    //print current ip
    print(wifi.sta.getip())
See also
- wifi.sta..getmac()
## wifi.sta.getmac() Description : get mac address in station mode.
Syntax
wifi.sta.getmac()
Parameters
null
Returns
mac address in string, for example:"18-33-44-FE-55-BB"
Example

    //print current mac address
    print(wifi.sta.getmac())
See also
- wifi.sta..getip()

#wifi.ap module

## wifi.ap.config() Description : set ssid and password in ap mode.
Syntax
wifi.ap.config(cfg)
Parameters
cfg: lua table for setup ap.
Example:
     cfg={}
     cfg.ssid="myssid"
     cfg.pwd="mypwd"
     wifi.ap.setconfig(cfg)
Returns
null
Example

    wifi.ap.config(ssid, 'password')
See also
<>
## wifi.ap.getip() Description : get ip in ap mode.
Syntax
wifi.ap.getip()
Parameters
null
Returns
ip address in string, for example:"192.168.0.111"
Example

    wifi.ap.getip()
See also
- wifi.ap..getmac()
## wifi.ap.getmac() Description : get mac address in ap mode.
Syntax
wifi.ap.getmac()
Parameters
null
Returns
mac address in string, for example:"1A-33-44-FE-55-BB"
Example

    wifi.ap.getmac()
See also
- wifi.ap..getip()

#timer module

tmr.delay()

Description
delay us micro seconds.
Syntax
tmr.dealy(us)
Parameters
us: delay time in micro second
Returns
null
Example

    //delay 100us
    tmr.delay(100)
See also
- tmr.now()
## tmr.now() Description : return the current value of system counter: uint32, loopback, us.
Syntax
tmr.now()
Parameters
null
Returns
uint32: value of counter
Example

    //print current value of counter
    print(tmr.now())
See also
- tmr.delay()
## tmr.alarm() Description : alarm time.
Syntax
tmr.alarm(interval, repeat, function do())
Parameters
Interval: alarm time, unit: millisecond; repeat: 0 for one time alarm, 1 for repeat; function do(): callback function for alarm timed out.
Returns
null
Example

    //print "hello world" every 1000ms
    tmr.alarm(1000, 1, function() print(“hello world”) end )
See also
- tmr.now()
## tmr.stop() Description : stop alarm. : Note: only one alarm is allowed, the previous one would be replaced if tmr.alarm() again before tmr.stop().
Syntax
tmr.stop()
Parameters
null.
Returns
null
Example

    //print "hello world" every 1000ms
    tmr.alarm(1000, 1, function() print(“hello world”) end )

    //something else

    //stop alarm
    tmr.stop()
See also
- tmr.now()
#GPIO module
##CONSTANT
gpio.OUTPUT, gpio.INPUT, gpio.INT, gpio.HIGH, gpio.LOW
## gpio.mode() Description : initialize pin to GPIO mode, set the pin in/out mode.
Syntax
gpio.mode(pin, mode)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index mode: gpio.OUTPUT or gpio.INPUT, or gpio.INT(interrupt mode)
Returns
null
Example

    //set gpio 0 as output.
    gpio.mode(0, gpio.OUTPUT)

See also
- gpio.read()
## gpio.read() Description : read pin value.
Syntax
gpio.read(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
Returns
number:0 for low, 1 for high
Example

    //read value of gpio 0.
    gpio.read(0)
See also
- gpio.mode()
## gpio.write() Description : set pin value.
Syntax
gpio.write(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
level: gpio.HIGH or gpio.LOW
Returns
null
Example

    //set pin index 1 to GPIO mode, and set the pin to high.
    pin=1
    gpio.mode(pin, gpio.OUTPUT)
    gpio.write(pin, gpio.HIGH)
See also
- gpio.mode()
- gpio.read()
## gpio.trig() Description : set the interrupt callback function for pin.
Syntax
gpio.trig(pin, type, function(level))
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index type: ”up”, “down”, “both”, “low”, “high”, which represent rising edge, falling edge, both edge, low level, high level trig mode separately. function(level): callback function when triggered. The gpio level is the param. Use previous callback function if undefined here.
Returns
null
Example

    //use pin 0 as the input pulse width counter
    pulse0 = 0
    du = 0
    gpio.mode(0,gpio.INT)
    function pin0cb(level)
     du = tmr.now()  pulse0
     print(du)
     pulse0 = tmr.now()
     if level == 1 then gpio.trig(0, "down ") else gpio.trig(0, "up ") end
    end
    gpio.trig(0, "down ",pin0cb)

See also
- gpio.mode()
- gpio.write()

#PWM module

pwm.setup()

Description
set pin to PWM mode. Only 3 pins can be set to PWM mode at the most.
Syntax
pwm.setup(pin, clock, duty)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index clock: 1~500pwm frequency duty: 0~100pwm duty cycle in percentage
Returns
null
Example

    //set pin index 0 as pwm output, frequency is 100Hz, duty cycle is 50-50..
    pwm.setup(0, 100, 50)
See also
- pwm.start()
## pwm.close() Description : quit PWM mode for specified pin.
Syntax
pwm.close(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
Returns
null
Example

    pwm.close(0)
See also
- pwm.start()
## pwm.start() Description : pwm starts, you can detect the waveform on the gpio.
Syntax
pwm.start(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
Returns
null
Example

    pwm.start(0)
See also
- pwm.stop()
## pwm.stop() Description : pause the output of PWM waveform.
Syntax
pwm.stop(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
Returns
null
Example

    pwm.stop(0)
See also
- pwm.start()
## pwm.setclock() Description : set pwm frequency for pin. : Note: setup pwm frequency will synchronously change others if there are any. Only one PWM frequency can be allowed for the system.
Syntax
pwm.setclock(pin, clock)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index. clock: 1~500, pwm frequency.
Returns
null
Example

    pwm.setclock(0, 100)
See also
- pwm.getclock()
## pwm.getclock() Description : get pwm frequency of pin.
Syntax
pwm.getclock(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index.
Returns
number:pwm frequency of pin
Example

    print(pwm.getclock(0))
See also
- pwm.setclock()
## pwm.setduty() Description : set duty clycle for pin.
Syntax
pwm.setduty(pin, duty)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
duty: 0~100pwm duty cycle in percentage
Returns
null
Example

    pwm.setduty(0, 50)
See also
- pwm.getduty()
## pwm.getduty() Description : get duty clycle for pin.
Syntax
pwm.getduty(pin)
Parameters
pin: 0~11IO index
Returns
null
Example

    //D0 is connected to green led
    //D1 is connected to blue led
    //D2 is connected to red led
    pwm.setup(0,500,50)
    pwm.setup(1,500,50)
    pwm.setup(2,500,50)
    pwm.start(0)
    pwm.start(1)
    pwm.start(2)
    function led(r,g,b)
      pwm.setduty(0,g)
      pwm.setduty(1,b)
      pwm.setduty(2,r)
    end
    led(50,0,0)	// set led to red
    led(0,0,50)	//set led to blue.

See also
- pwm.setduty()
#net module
##CONSTANT
net.TCP, net.UDP
## net.createServer() Description : create a server.
Syntax
net.createServer(type, secure)
Parameters
type: net.TCP or net.UDP secure: true or false, true for safe link, false for ordinary link
Returns
net.server sub module
Example

    net.createServer(net.TCP, true)
See also
- net.createConnection()
## net.createConnection() Description : create a client.
Syntax
net.createConnection(type, secure)
Parameters
type: net.TCP or net.UDP secure: true or false, true for safe link, false for ordinary link
Returns
net.server sub module
Example

    net.createConnection(net.UDP, false)
See also
- net.createServer()

#net.server module

listen()

Description
listen on port from [ip] address.
Syntax
net.server.listen(port,[ip],function(net.socket))
Parameters
port: port number ip:ip address string, can be omitted function(net.socket): callback function, pass to Caller function as param if a connection is created successfully
Returns
null
Example

    //create a server
    sv=net.createServer(net.TCP, false)
    //server listen on 80, if data received, print data to console, and send "hello world" to remote.
    sv:listen(80,function(c)
    	c:on("receive", function(sck, pl) print(pl) end)
    	c:send("hello world")
    	end)
See also
- net.createServer()
## close() Description : close server.
Syntax
net.server.close()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
Example

    //create a server
    sv=net.createServer(net.TCP, false)
    //close server
    sv:close()
See also
- net.createServer()

#net.socket module

connect()

Description
connect to remote.
Syntax
connect(port, ip)
Parameters
port: port number ip: ip address in string
Returns
null
See also
- net.socket:on()
## send() Description : send data to remote via connection.
Syntax
send(string, function(sent))
Parameters
string: data in string which will be sent to remote function(sent): callback function for sending string
Returns
null
See also
- net.socket:on()
## on() Description : register callback function for event.
Syntax
on(event, function cb())
Parameters
event: string, which can be: "connection""reconnection""disconnection""receive""sent" function cb(net.socket, [string]): callback function. The first param is the socket. If event is”receive” the second param is received data in string.
Returns
null
Example

    sk=net.createConnection(net.TCP, false)
    sk:on("receive", function(sck, c) print(c) end )
    sk:connect(80,"192.168.0.66")
    sk:send("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: 192.168.0.66\r\nConnection: keep-alive\r\nAccept: */*\r\n\r\n")
See also
- net.createServer()
## close() Description : close socket.
Syntax
close()
Parameters
null
Returns
null
See also
- net.createServer()
## dns() Description : get domain ip
Syntax
dns(domain, function(net.socket, ip))
Parameters
domain: domain name. function (net.socket, ip): callback function. The first param is the socket, the second param is the ip address in string.
Returns
null
See also
- net.createServer()
#i2c module
##CONSTANT
i2c.SLOW, i2c.TRANSMITTER, i2c. RECEIVER. FAST400kis not supported for now.
## i2c.setup() Description : initialize i2c.
Syntax
i2c.setup(id, pinSDA, pinSCL, speed)
Parameters
id = 0 pinSDA: 0~11IO index pinSCL: 0~11IO index speed: i2c.SLOW
Returns
null
See also
- i2c.read()
## i2c.start() Description : start i2c transporting.
Syntax
i2c.start(id)
Parameters
id = 0
Returns
null
See also
- i2c.read()
## i2c.stop() Description : stop i2c transporting.
Syntax
i2c.stop(id)
Parameters
id = 0
Returns
null
See also
- i2c.read()
## i2c.address() Description : setup i2c address and read/write mode.
Syntax
i2c.address(id, device_addr, direction)
Parameters
id=0 device_addr: device address. direction: i2c.TRANSMITTER for writing mode , i2c. RECEIVER for reading mode
Returns
null
See also
- i2c.read()
## i2c.write() Description : write data to i2c, data can be multi numbers, string or lua table.
Syntax
i2c.write(id, data1, data2,...)
Parameters
id=0 data: data can be numbers, string or lua table.
Returns
null
Example

    i2c.write(0, "hello", "world")
See also
- i2c.read()
## i2c.read() Description : read data for len bytes.
Syntax
i2c.read(id, len)
Parameters
id=0 len: data length
Returns
string:data received.
Example

    id=0
    sda=1
    scl=0

    //initialize i2c, set pin1 as sda, set pin0 as scl
    i2c.setup(id,sda,scl,i2c.SLOW)

    //user defined function: read from reg_addr content of dev_addr
    function read_reg(dev_addr, reg_addr)
      i2c.start(id)
      i2c.address(id, dev_addr ,i2c.TRANSMITTER)
      i2c.write(id,reg_addr)
      i2c.stop(id)
      i2c.start(id)
      i2c.address(id, dev_addr,i2c.RECEIVER)
      c=i2c.read(id,1)
      i2c.stop(id)
      return c
    end

    //get content of register 0xAA of device 0x77
    reg = read_reg(0x77, 0xAA)
    pirnt(string.byte(reg))

See also
- i2c.write()