Updated ESP8266AT example for using SoftwareSerial, allowing hardware serial to be used for Debug.

Author: alvarolb

examples/ESP8266AT/ESP8266AT.ino

@@ -11,12 +11,21 @@
 
 #define ARDUINO_LED 13
 
+// Emulate Serial1 on pins 6/7 if not present
+#ifndef HAVE_HWSERIAL1
+#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
+SoftwareSerial Serial1(6, 7); // RX, TX
+#endif
+
 ThingerESP8266AT thing(USERNAME, DEVICE_ID, DEVICE_CREDENTIAL);
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(ARDUINO_LED, OUTPUT);
 
-  // init ESP8266 in the connected serial port
+  // initialize serial for ESP8266
+  Serial1.begin(9600);
+
+  // init ESP8266 in the additional serial port
   WiFi.init(&Serial);
   if(WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD){
       // don't continue

library.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=thinger.io
-version=2.5.4
+version=2.5.5
 author=Alvaro Luis Bustamante <[email protected]>
 maintainer=Thinger.io <[email protected]>
 sentence=Arduino library for the Thinger.io Internet of Things Platform.