Parallax WX Wi-Fi Module for the BS2
The Parallax WX ESP8266 Wi-Fi module opens up a whole new world of interactive Internet and web features to your microcontroller and robotics projects. The breadboard-friendly, 5 and 3.3 V compatible SIP package (32420S) works well with the BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller.
What it’s about
The following tutorial will introduce you the Parallax WX Wi-Fi Module, and get it ready to work with your BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller. Then you will create web interfaces for interacting with simple BASIC Stamp controlled pushbutton, LED, and servo circuits. New to HTML and/or Javascript? No problem. We’ll take you through fundamentals so that you can learn to create and optimize your own custom webpages. Use the navigation below when you’re ready to get started.
Hardware needed
- WX ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module, SIP (#32420S)
- Board of Education with BASIC Stamp 2, or
- BASIC Stamp HomeWork Board
- a pushbutton
- LEDs
- 220 ohm resistors
- Parallax standard servo
- Jumper wires
Before you start
This guide assumes you’ve already got some BASIC Stamp + circuit building experience along with PBASIC programming. If not, here are some nice getting started tutorials and a full reference on PBASIC.
- Getting started with the BASIC Stamp and robotics
- Boe-Bot Robot Kit (Kit)
- Robotics with the Boe-Bot (Free book PDF)
- Getting started with the BASIC Stamp and circuits
- BASIC Stamp Activity Kit (Kit)
- What’s a Microcontroller (Free book PDF)
- Reference
- BASIC Stamp Manual (Printed book)
- BASIC Stamp Manual (Free book PDF)
- PBASIC Language Reference (online)
After you finish
Once you have gone through this tutorial, you will be ready to integrate Wi-Fi capability into your BASIC Stamp projects to join the Internet of Things. If you have a Boe-Bot Robot, you can interface it with your smart phone.