Retrieve the Last Data from Antares Server with HTTP Protocol

In this project you will be directed to retrieve data from Antares IoT Platform to ESP8266 using WiFi connectivity with HTTP protocol.

Prerequisites

The materials required follow the General Prerequisites on the previous page. If you have not prepared the requirements on that page, then you can visit the following page.

General Prerequisites ESP8266 Wi-Fi

The additional materials specific to this project are as follows.

1. Antares ESP HTTP Library. This documentation uses the Antares ESP HTTP library version 1.4.0.

If you have not installed Antares ESP HTTP 1.4.0, please follow these steps.

Antares Wi-Fi HTTP

Follow These Steps

1. Launch the Arduino IDE application

2. Opening Sample Programme

You can open the programme code in the Arduino IDE via File > Example > Antares ESP HTTP > GetLatestData.

Here is the GetLatestData example programme code.

/*
  This code will fetch the latest data from your antares project device.
  Your Antares project device must have a structure like this:
  (Note that nesting the JSON object can only be done up to 2 levels using this library)
  {
    "temperature": some-integer,
    "humidity": some-integer,
    "wind_speed": some-float,
    "rain_level": some-float,
    "location" : {
      "latitude": "static-string",
      "longitude": "static-string"
    }
  }
  For more information please visit https://antares.id/id/docs.html
*/

#include <AntaresESPHTTP.h>  // Include the AntaresESP32HTTP library

#define ACCESSKEY "your-access-key"    // Replace with your Antares account access key
#define WIFISSID "your-wifi-ssid"      // Replace with your Wi-Fi SSID
#define PASSWORD "your-wifi-password"  // Replace with your Wi-Fi password

#define projectName "your-project-name"  // Antares project name
#define deviceName "your-project-name"   // Name of the device

AntaresESPHTTP antares(ACCESSKEY);  // Initialize AntaresESP32HTTP with the access key

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);                        // Initialize serial communication
  antares.setDebug(true);                      // Enable Antares library debug mode
  antares.wifiConnection(WIFISSID, PASSWORD);  // Connect to WiFi using provided SSID and password
}

void loop() {
  // Get the latest data from your Antares device
  antares.get(projectName, deviceName);

  // Check if we're actually getting data
  if (antares.getSuccess()) {
    int temp = antares.getInt("temperature");
    int hum = antares.getInt("humidity");
    float windsp = antares.getFloat("wind_speed");
    float rainlv = antares.getFloat("rain_level");
    String lat = antares.getString("location", "latitude");
    String lon = antares.getString("location", "longitude");

    Serial.println("Temperature: " + String(temp));
    Serial.println("Humidity: " + String(hum));
    Serial.println("Wind speed: " + String(windsp));
    Serial.println("Rain level: " + String(rainlv));
    Serial.println("Latitude: " + lat);
    Serial.println("Longitude: " + lon);
  }
  delay(5000);
}

3. Set WiFi Credential and Antares Credential in Program Code

Change the HTTP Protocol parameters in the following variables *ACCESSKEY, *WIFISSID, *PASSWORD, *projectName, and *deviceName. Adjust to the parameters in the Antares console.

#define ACCESSKEY "your-access-key" // Replace with your Antares account access key
#define WIFISSID "your-wifi-ssid" // Replace with your Wi-Fi SSID
#define PASSWORD "your-wifi-password" // Replace with your Wi-Fi password

#define projectName "your-project-name"   // Antares project name
#define deviceName "your-project-name"   // Name of the device 

The *Access key parameter is obtained from your Antares account page.

Access Key Location on Antares Account Page

The WIFISSID parameter is obtained from the name of the Wifi / Hotspot that is currently being used by you. for example in the image below.

The WiFi SSID being used.

The *PASSWORD parameter is obtained from the WiFi password you are currently using.

The parameters *projectName and *deviceName are obtained from the Application Name and Device Name that have been created in the Antares account.

Application Name Display

Device Name Display

4. Compile and Upload Program

Connect the ESP8266 WEMOS D1R2 with your computer and make sure the Communication Port is read.

On Windows operating systems, checking can be done via Device Manager. If your ESP8266 WEMOS D1R2 is read, the USB-Serial CH340 appears with the port adjusting the port availability (in this case it reads COM4).

Device Manager image on Windows.

Set up the ESP8266 WEMOS D1R2 board by clicking Tools > Board > esp8266 in the Arduino IDE, then make sure the one used is LOLIN (WEMOS) D1 R2 & mini. Select the port according to the communication port that is read (in this case COM4). The result will look like the following picture.

Image of Tools Menu on Arduino IDE

After all the setup is complete, upload the programme by pressing the arrow icon as shown below. Wait for the compile and upload process to finish.

Image of the Verify and Upload icons in the Arduino IDE.

The Tick icon on the Arduino IDE is just the verify process. Usually used to Compile the programme to find out whether there are errors or not. The Arrow icon on the Arduino IDE is the verify and upload process. Usually used to Compile the programme as well as Flash the programme to the target board.

If the programme upload is successful, it will look like the following image.

Arduino IDE page image after successful upload.

After uploading the programme, you can view the serial monitor to debug the programme. The serial monitor icon is shown in the following image.

Image of the Serial Monitor Icon in the Arduino IDE.

Set the serial baud rate to 115200 and select BothNL & CR. The result will look like the following image.

Make sure the serial baud rate matches the value defined in the programme code. If the serial baud rate is not the same between the programme code and the serial monitor, the ASCII characters will not be read properly.

Serial Monitor Image

5. Check Data in Serial Monitor

After uploading the programme successfully, then open the Serial Monitor page and see if the data has been successfully retrieved.

Serial Monitor Page Image when the data is successfully retrieved.

The form of the data retrieved by the ESP8266 will be JSON like the following format.

Console Page Image When Data Successfully Received

Data retrieved from the Antares IOT Platform is taken using the ESP8266 Board with the HTTP protocol in the form of temperature, humidity, wind_level, rain_level, and location variables containing latitude and longitude.