ESP8266. FirebaseDB. Send. Receive. IDE Arduino

[Juan_Antonio]

In this tutorial we saw how we could communicate ESP32, Firebase realtime and an application...
https://community.appinventor.mit.edu/t/esp32-firebasedb-send-receive-ide-arduino/10747

We are going to adapt those codes to ESP8266.

• We can send data from the App to Firebase and display it in the Serial Monitor.
• The ESP8266 code generates two random numbers every 5 seconds, sends them to Firebase and is automatically received by the app.

We will use this library...

We will adapt this code...
https://github.com/mobizt/Firebase-ESP8266/blob/master/examples/Basic/Basic.ino

We will need the address of our project in Firebase realtime...

p117_wemos_firebase_ESP8266.aia (2.9 KB)

We set that FirebaseURL in the Designer.
We will also put a ProjectBucket, in this example ESP8266

When the DataChanged in Firebase, we will get its values.
We can also send data to Firebase.

ESP8266_Firebase.ino

// Juan A. Villalpando
// http://kio4.com/arduino/117_ESP8266_Firebase.htm

#include <ESP8266Firebase.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

// SLOW BUT HASTLE-FREE METHOD FOR LONG TERM USAGE. 
// DOES NOT REQUIRE PERIODIC UPDATE OF FINGERPRINT
Firebase firebase("kio4b-3C240");

const char* ssid = "Nombre_Red_WiFi";
const char* password = "Clave_WiFi";

float temperatura = 25.0;
float humedad = 87.0;  
String texto = "Hola";
String numero = "123";

unsigned long tiempo_actual = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  delay(10);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("Connecting with ");
  Serial.println(ssid);

  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
  delay(500);
  Serial.print(".");
  }
  
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("WiFi conected. IP: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
}


void loop() {
// RECEIVE from App
    if (firebase.getString("ESP8266/numero")) {
      String numero_fb = firebase.getString("ESP8266/numero");
      if (numero_fb != numero) {
        numero = numero_fb;
        Serial.println(numero);
      }
    }

    if (firebase.getString("ESP8266/texto")) {
      String texto_fb = firebase.getString("ESP8266/texto");
      if (texto_fb != texto) {
        texto = texto_fb;
        Serial.println(texto);
      }
    }

///////////////////////////////////////
// SEND to App 2 random numbers every 5 seconds.
    if((millis()- tiempo_actual)>= 5000){
      temperatura = random(0,10000)/100.0;
      humedad =  random(0,10000)/100.0;
      String datos = (String) temperatura + "|" + (String) humedad;
      Serial.println(datos);
      //firebase.setFloat("ESP8266/temperatura", temperatura);
      //firebase.setFloat("ESP8266/humedad", humedad);
      firebase.setString("ESP8266/datos", datos);
      tiempo_actual = millis();
    }
}

Result.

This tutorial in Spanish.
http://kio4.com/arduino/117B_ESP8266_Firebase.htm

[ABG]

(added to Tutorials section of FAQ)

FAQ Section: Firebase

Introductory FireBase Pending Failure Warning - JIS Brief Intro to Cloud Data and the FireBase Component - HAL FireBase component help Tutorials Firebase Chat sample - Amerikashi Firebase bus route tutorial - Romin Irani Firebase Spanish tutorial - kio4 Firebase WhatsAppInventorMIT chat project - Montes FireBase DataChanged Detection from IOT updated DB - @Juan_Antonio Pitfalls Firebase Taglist event does not see all-integer tag lists - ABG, TimAI2, ChrisWard, more Advanced Firebase…

[Juan_Antonio]

- Trying different libraries.

I have been doing tests with different libraries for ESP8266 and Firebase.

1.- Library <ESP8266Firebase.h> by Rapak Poddar

• It only needs the firebase address: Firebase firebase("kio4b-3C240");
• It does not need a secret key or api key.
• It's a bit slow in responses.
• The author says...
  // SLOW BUT HASTLE-FREE METHOD FOR LONG TERM USAGE.
  // DOES NOT REQUIRE PERIODIC UPDATE OF FINGERPRINT

2.- Library <FirebaseArduino.h>
https://docs.particle.io/reference/device-os/libraries/f/FirebaseArduino/

• It has a quick response.
• It Needs Firebase project address and Firebase secret key.

#define Firebase_direccion "kio4b-60981.firebaseio.com"      
#define Firebase_secret "C5PQ6-secret_Firebase_I22U3OpBx"

From time to time you must change the Fingerprint of Firebase in the library/FirebaseArduino/src/FirebaseHttpClient.h file

Read this:
https://github.com/FirebaseExtended/firebase-arduino/issues/236

3.- Library <FirebaseESP8266.h> by mobizt
https://github.com/mobizt/Firebase-ESP8266

• I think it is the best library.
• It has a quick response.
• Works with ESP32 and with ESP8266.
• It Needs Firebase project address and Firebase secret key.

#define DATABASE_URL "kio4b-60981.firebaseio.com"
config.signer.tokens.legacy_token = "C5PQ6Ie_clave_secret_de_Firebase_n5I22U3OpBx";

I have put several examples in...
http://kio4.com/arduino/117B_ESP8266_Firebase.htm

[Divi77e]

I have a question to 3.- Library <FirebaseESP8266.h> by mobizt**
How to send in string type data, bcs i cant seem to do so.
Firebase.setFloat works perfecty fine,
but Firebase.setString does not.
Can u give me a tip?
I have it like that:

Firebase.setString(firebaseTemperatura,"/project-787465550920/Indukcja/",msg1); 
Firebase.setFloat (firebaseTemperatura,"/project-787465550920/Temperatura/",s);

[Juan_Antonio]

2.- Through the Serial Monitor we send a message as a character string to Firebase.

• I have used the library of mobitz.

#include <Arduino.h>
#if defined(ESP32)
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <FirebaseESP32.h>
#elif defined(ESP8266)
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <FirebaseESP8266.h>
#elif defined(PICO_RP2040)
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <FirebaseESP8266.h>
#endif

#define WIFI_SSID "Tu_Red_WiFi"
#define WIFI_PASSWORD "Tu_Clave_WiFi"
#define DATABASE_URL "kio4b-60980.firebaseio.com"

FirebaseData fbdo;
FirebaseAuth auth;
FirebaseConfig config;

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(115200);
  WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD);
  Serial.print("Connecting to Wi-Fi");
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
  {
    Serial.print(".");
    delay(300);
  }
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("Connected with IP: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  Serial.println();

  config.signer.test_mode = true;
  config.database_url = DATABASE_URL;
  config.signer.tokens.legacy_token = "C5PQ6Ts_secret_Firebase_I22U3OpBx";

  Firebase.begin(&config, &auth);
  Firebase.reconnectWiFi(true);
  Firebase.setDoubleDigits(5);
}

void loop(){
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    String data = Serial.readStringUntil('\n');
    data.trim();
    Serial.printf("Set string... %s\n", Firebase.setString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato"), data) ? "ok" : fbdo.errorReason().c_str());
    Serial.printf("Get string... %s\n", Firebase.getString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato")) ? fbdo.to<const char *>() : fbdo.errorReason().c_str());
    Serial.println();
  }
}

[Divi77e]

Ok, but i need to use premade massages. How do i do that then?
And for some reason the code u gave me cant compile this line

    Serial.printf("Get string... %s\n", Firebase.getString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato")) ? fbdo.to<const char *>() : fbdo.errorReason().c_str());

[Juan_Antonio]

Have you set
FirebaseData fbdo;
?

void loop(){
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    String data = Serial.readStringUntil('\n');
    data.trim();
   // Serial.printf("Set string... %s\n", Firebase.setString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato"), data) ? "ok" : fbdo.errorReason().c_str());
   // Serial.printf("Get string... %s\n", Firebase.getString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato")) ? fbdo.to<const char *>() : fbdo.errorReason().c_str());
    Firebase.setString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato"), data);
    Firebase.getString(fbdo, F("/ESP8266_2/dato"));
    Serial.println();
  }
}

[Divi77e]

Yes, apparently i couldnt make a string variable and needed to have message typed in loop in "xyz" form.
Also i overlooked that "F" in function and now it works!
Thanks very much!