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Wi-Fi Help! Urgent!

Hi, I'm trying to build the Wall-E robot using wifi. I am using the UART-Wifi suggested. Do I need an arduino to make this work with EZ-B? And I tried downloading the wifi software from elechouse but it gives me a .rar file which tries opening with iTunes. I can't find the .exe file? This project is due in a week as a CAPSTONE project for my school and I am pretty behind. If anyone can help I would appreciate it!


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#17  

Ok, so I applied the 3.3V from the EZ-B. I even checked with a multimeter. And still no lights on the wifi module. Is the wifi module really sensitive to touch?

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#18  

Assuming you managed to connect to PC then. How have you connected it to the EZ-B? Read the other topic linked to, it covers the problem with connecting it to the EZB.

#19  

All power and Rx, TX connections should be between the USB module and the WiFi board. Don't use the EZ-B yet.

#20  

No, I have not gotten it to connect to my PC. And I only used the EZ-B for the 3.3V power supply. See the Pic. The EZ-B did have power to it when I did this just not in the pic.

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#21  

The 3.3vdc power should be coming from the USB PCB not the EZ-B. The EZ-B board is not used at all during the initial setup of the WiFi board.

#22  

Well originally I was trying to do it with just the two wifi boards connected as they are with the EZ-B and nothing connected to the 3.3V?

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#23  

Set up the USB part like this

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Connect the USB and the WiFi together like this

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Connect the USB to the PC Open up the configuration program Select the COM port Click search

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#24  

Select the wifi module from the list. Change the settings to your settings (don't copy mine from below) Set Auto Workmode to on Details as my picture below (you can change your port if you wish) Click Modify It'll ask if you want to restart now or later, choose restart now

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Open your web browser and type in the URL box the IP address of the WiFi module (if set static like I did you should know it, otherwise check your router's attached devices or use a network scanner to find it)

Log in, username is admin and password is 000000

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Make any further changes here, if needed (it's easier than in the wifi program)

Save if changes are made.

Only now are you ready to connect the WiFi module to the EZ-B