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I am somewhat new to the Arduino world and so far having fun. I am making a gardening watering system for my first project. I am at the final stages of completion and want to add a Wi-Fi module on the Arduino to send to my computer and display via serial COM the soil moisture and other relevant measurements I have going.

Now my question is, is it possible the simple analog information from my Arduino to my computer's serial COM with the Wi-Fi module ?

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I fail to see where the COM port fits into the equation. – Majenko Apr 19 at 18:15
    
Well like I said I am still very new, so when I usually display the analog information I can usually find it under the serial COM because thats where I printed it. Is there a simpler way I can view the information on my computer? – DJRodrigue Apr 19 at 18:16
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Well, with a WiFi module you are connected to your local network wirelessly. Your computer is already connected to that network, so you just communicate through the network. Programming that sort of thing is considerably more complex though. – Majenko Apr 19 at 18:18
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No. WiFi isn't serial. The closest you could get is through Telnet. – Majenko Apr 19 at 18:21
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You can of course put a serial wifi-module at both the Arduino and the PC end and get exactly what you have asked for, but adding extra wifi hardware at the PC end just to get the data appearing on a serial port rather than a network socket seems a bit silly. – Chris Stratton Apr 19 at 19:08
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I would recommend using Bluetooth, as Bluetooth communication is mostly done by using COM Ports.

You can use HC05/HC06 Bluetooth Modules with Arduino. You can easily pair your PC with these Bluetooth Modules.

Now, you write an application in any programming language to get & send data to your Arduino via Bluetooth COM ports.

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ok Thank you, What is the difference between the HC05 and 06? Is one better than the other? – DJRodrigue Apr 19 at 18:48
    
They are approximately the same. Either one will work. Nothing to worry about. – ARK Apr 19 at 18:51
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you can use ESP8266 with ESP-LINK firmware.

There is nothing to it.Check out github.com/jeelabs/esp-link for documentation, examples and such.

Connect ESP8266 to Arduino URXD: connect to TX of microcontroller UTXD: connect to RX of microcontroller GPIO0: connect to RESET of microcontroller GPIO2:

optionally connect green LED to 3.3V (indicates wifi status) And that about it. Everything else is done over WiFi

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How? Can you provide more details, circuit schematic, some code, an explanation? – Greenonline Apr 20 at 5:14
    
There is nothing to it.Check out github.com/jeelabs/esp-link for documentation, examples and such. Connect ESP8266 to Arduino URXD: connect to TX of microcontroller UTXD: connect to RX of microcontroller GPIO0: connect to RESET of microcontroller GPIO2: optionally connect green LED to 3.3V (indicates wifi status) And that about it. Everything else is done over WiFi – NccWarp9 Apr 21 at 6:39
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Could you edit and update your answer, and put the extra details in there, rather than in comments? It just keeps the site tidier, as well as making your answer more succinct, and means people don't have to look through comments to get the complete picture. Thx. – Greenonline Apr 21 at 6:52
    
As @Greenonline has indicated, please update your answer to better reflect and format what you've said in your comments. – Madivad Apr 22 at 10:08

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