Read Spark variable with arduino ethernet shield

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Hi

I use spark core to publish a variable. Now I start to to thinking about if it is possible to read my variable with another Arduino UNO equipped with Ethernet shield by GET request.

Someone here who know how to do it? I tried several examples included with Arduino distribution but it does not work for me.

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@zerous,

Maybe you can paste your code in https://gist.github.com and share the link so that we can jump in and help you. :wink:

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ok, here is my code simular to Ethernet WebClient example

/*
  Web client
 
 This sketch connects to a website (http://www.google.com)
 using an Arduino Wiznet Ethernet shield. 
 
 Circuit:
 * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
 
 created 18 Dec 2009
 by David A. Mellis
 modified 9 Apr 2012
 by Tom Igoe, based on work by Adrian McEwen
 
 */

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

// Enter a MAC address for your controller below.
// Newer Ethernet shields have a MAC address printed on a sticker on the shield
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };
// if you don't want to use DNS (and reduce your sketch size)
// use the numeric IP instead of the name for the server:
//IPAddress server(74,125,232,128);  // numeric IP for Google (no DNS)
char server[] = "api.spark.io";    // name address for Google (using DNS)

// Set the static IP address to use if the DHCP fails to assign
IPAddress ip(192,168,0,177);

// Initialize the Ethernet client library
// with the IP address and port of the server 
// that you want to connect to (port 80 is default for HTTP):
EthernetClient client;

void setup() {
 // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
   while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
  }

  // start the Ethernet connection:
  if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
    Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");
    // no point in carrying on, so do nothing forevermore:
    // try to congifure using IP address instead of DHCP:
    Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
  }
  // give the Ethernet shield a second to initialize:
  delay(1000);
  Serial.println("connecting...");

  // if you get a connection, report back via serial:
  if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
    Serial.println("connected");
    // Make a HTTP request:
    client.println("GET /v1/devices/48ff68065067555027472287/test?access_token=TOKEN HTTP/1.1");
    client.println("Host: api.spark.io");
    client.println("Connection: close");
    client.println();
  } 
  else {
    // kf you didn't get a connection to the server:
    Serial.println("connection failed");
  }
}

void loop()
{
  // if there are incoming bytes available 
  // from the server, read them and print them:
  if (client.available()) {
    char c = client.read();
    Serial.print(c);
  }

  // if the server's disconnected, stop the client:
  if (!client.connected()) {
    Serial.println();
    Serial.println("disconnecting.");
    client.stop();

    // do nothing forevermore:
    while(true);
  }
}

I receive :smile:

connecting...
connected
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Server: nginx/1.6.0
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:52:40 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 184
Connection: close
Location: https://api.spark.io/v1/devices/48ff68065067555027472287/test?access_token=TOKEN

<html>
<head><title>301 Moved Permanently</title></head>
<body bgcolor="white">
<center><h1>301 Moved Permanently</h1></center>
<hr><center>nginx/1.6.0</center>
</body>
</html>

disconnecting.
4

The Spark cloud is telling you that you need to use HTTPS (not plain HTTP) for the connection. I am not aware of any libraries for Arduino that do HTTPS.

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