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Web Client

WARNING! Each device on a network must have a unique mac address. If you are using more than one ethernet shield on a network, you must insure all mac addresses are unique. No duplicates!

GET method request. (POST example below)

This example uses a static ip and ip for the server. See the POST example below for dhcp and domain name.

/*
   Web client sketch for IDE v1.0.1 and w5100/w5200
   Uses GET method.
   Posted October 2012 by SurferTim
   Last modified September 15, 2013
*/


#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

// this must be unique
byte mac[] = {  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };

// change to your network settings
IPAddress ip(192,168,2,2);
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 2, 1);
IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);

// change to your server
IPAddress server(74,125,227,16); // Google

//Change to your domain name for virtual servers
char serverName[] = "www.google.com";
// If no domain name, use the ip address above
// char serverName[] = "74.125.227.16";

// change to your server's port
int serverPort = 80;

EthernetClient client;
int totalCount = 0;
char pageAdd[64];

// set this to the number of milliseconds delay
// this is 30 seconds
#define delayMillis 30000UL

unsigned long thisMillis = 0;
unsigned long lastMillis = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // disable SD SPI
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(4,HIGH);

  // Start ethernet
  Serial.println(F("Starting ethernet..."));
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, gateway, gateway, subnet);

  // If using dhcp, comment out the line above
  // and uncomment the next 2 lines plus the Ethernet.maintain call in loop

  // if(!Ethernet.begin(mac)) Serial.println(F("failed"));
  // else Serial.println(F("ok"));

  Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());

  delay(2000);
  Serial.println(F("Ready"));
}

void loop()
{
  // If using dhcp to get an IP, uncomment the next line
  // Ethernet.maintain();

  thisMillis = millis();

  if(thisMillis - lastMillis > delayMillis)
  {
    lastMillis = thisMillis;

    // Modify next line to load different page
    // or pass values to server
    sprintf(pageAdd,"/",totalCount);

    // sprintf(pageAdd,"/arduino.php?test=%u",totalCount);

    if(!getPage(server,serverPort,pageAdd)) Serial.print(F("Fail "));
    else Serial.print(F("Pass "));
    totalCount++;
    Serial.println(totalCount,DEC);
  }    
}

byte getPage(IPAddress ipBuf,int thisPort, char *page)
{
  int inChar;
  char outBuf[128];

  Serial.print(F("connecting..."));

  if(client.connect(ipBuf,thisPort) == 1)
  {
    Serial.println(F("connected"));

    sprintf(outBuf,"GET %s HTTP/1.1",page);
    client.println(outBuf);
    sprintf(outBuf,"Host: %s",serverName);
    client.println(outBuf);
    client.println(F("Connection: close\r\n"));
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println(F("failed"));
    return 0;
  }

  // connectLoop controls the hardware fail timeout
  int connectLoop = 0;

  while(client.connected())
  {
    while(client.available())
    {
      inChar = client.read();
      Serial.write(inChar);
      // set connectLoop to zero if a packet arrives
      connectLoop = 0;
    }

    connectLoop++;

    // if more than 10000 milliseconds since the last packet
    if(connectLoop > 10000)
    {
      // then close the connection from this end.
      Serial.println();
      Serial.println(F("Timeout"));
      client.stop();
    }
    // this is a delay for the connectLoop timing
    delay(1);
  }

  Serial.println();

  Serial.println(F("disconnecting."));
  // close client end
  client.stop();

  return 1;
}

POST method request

This uses dhcp for the ip and dns for the server.

/*
   Web client sketch for IDE v1.0.1 and w5100/w5200
   Uses POST method.
   Posted November 2012 by SurferTim
*/


#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

byte mac[] = {  
  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };

//Change to your server domain
char serverName[] = "www.mydomain.com";

// change to your server's port
int serverPort = 80;

// change to the page on that server
char pageName[] = "/arduinotest.php";

EthernetClient client;
int totalCount = 0;
// insure params is big enough to hold your variables
char params[32];

// set this to the number of milliseconds delay
// this is 30 seconds
#define delayMillis 30000UL

unsigned long thisMillis = 0;
unsigned long lastMillis = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // disable SD SPI
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(4,HIGH);

  Serial.print(F("Starting ethernet..."));
  if(!Ethernet.begin(mac)) Serial.println(F("failed"));
  else Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());

  delay(2000);
  Serial.println(F("Ready"));
}

void loop()
{
  // If using a static IP, comment out the next line
  Ethernet.maintain();

  thisMillis = millis();

  if(thisMillis - lastMillis > delayMillis)
  {
    lastMillis = thisMillis;

    // params must be url encoded.
    sprintf(params,"temp1=%i",totalCount);    
    if(!postPage(serverName,serverPort,pageName,params)) Serial.print(F("Fail "));
    else Serial.print(F("Pass "));
    totalCount++;
    Serial.println(totalCount,DEC);
  }    
}


byte postPage(char* domainBuffer,int thisPort,char* page,char* thisData)
{
  int inChar;
  char outBuf[64];

  Serial.print(F("connecting..."));

  if(client.connect(domainBuffer,thisPort) == 1)
  {
    Serial.println(F("connected"));

    // send the header
    sprintf(outBuf,"POST %s HTTP/1.1",page);
    client.println(outBuf);
    sprintf(outBuf,"Host: %s",domainBuffer);
    client.println(outBuf);
    client.println(F("Connection: close\r\nContent-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"));
    sprintf(outBuf,"Content-Length: %u\r\n",strlen(thisData));
    client.println(outBuf);

    // send the body (variables)
    client.print(thisData);
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println(F("failed"));
    return 0;
  }

  int connectLoop = 0;

  while(client.connected())
  {
    while(client.available())
    {
      inChar = client.read();
      Serial.write(inChar);
      connectLoop = 0;
    }

    delay(1);
    connectLoop++;
    if(connectLoop > 10000)
    {
      Serial.println();
      Serial.println(F("Timeout"));
      client.stop();
    }
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println(F("disconnecting."));
  client.stop();
  return 1;
}