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Arduino Yún HTTP Client

Create a simple client that downloads a webpage and prints it to the serial monitor.

This example for a Yún device shows how create a basic HTTP client that connects to the internet and downloads content. In this case, you'll connect to the Arduino website and download a version of the logo as ASCII text.

Open the Serial Monitor in the IDE once you've programmed the board.

Hardware Required

  • Yún board or shield

  • a wireless network connection to the internet

Circuit

There is no circuit for this example.

The circuit for this tutorial.
The circuit for this tutorial.

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Code

Include both the Bridge and HttpClient libraries

1#include <Bridge.h>
2#include <HttpClient.h>

In

setup()
start Bridge, and wait for a serial connection before going into
loop()
.

1void setup() {
2
3 pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
4
5 digitalWrite(13, LOW);
6
7 Bridge.begin();
8
9 Serial.begin(9600);
10
11 while(!Serial);
12}

In

loop()
, create a named instance of HttpClient, and call a URL with
client.get(url)
.

1void loop() {
2
3 HttpClient client;
4
5 client.get("http://arduino.tips/asciilogo.txt");

As long as there are bytes from the server in the client buffer, read the bytes and print them to the serial monitor. Repeat every 5 seconds.

1while (client.available()) {
2
3 char c = client.read();
4
5 Serial.print(c);
6
7 }
8
9 Serial.flush();
10
11 delay(5000);
12}

The complete sketch is below :

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