WIZnet WIZ550io/W5500 Ethernet module

The WIZnet WIZ550io module contains a W5500 chip - it implements TCP/IP on-chip, so you just plug an Ethernet cable in one end, and SPI into the other.

For the WIZnet W5100, see this page

Support is provided in Espruino, but you will have to use a special build of Espruino designed for it as there isn't enough space in flash to hold both CC3000 and WIZnet drivers.

To get the latest WIZnet binary:

Easy way

• Open the Web IDE, and click on Settings in the top-right
• Click on Flasher
• Click Flash Firmware
• If prompted, select your device
• If your device has multiple pre-built firmwares you'll be prompted and can choose the WIZnet one

Hard way

• Go to http://www.espruino.com/binaries and look for a file titled espruino_XXX_espruino_1r3_wiznet.bin, where XXX is the latest version and espruino_1r3 is the board you're interested in.
• Right-click on it, and click Copy Link Address
• Open the Web IDE, and click on Settings in the top-right
• Click on Flasher
• Paste the link into the Advanced Firmware Update text box
• Click the Advanced Firmware Update button and follow the instructions.

You can also get a recent Espruino Git build or can build it yourself.

To build yourself, follow the instructions here and build with WIZNET=1 RELEASE=1 BOARD=ESPRUINOBOARD make.

Espruino Pico Shim

The Shim available for the Espruino Pico helps to adapt the W550io to fit onto the Pico. Please see the video below:

Wiring Up

Just wire up J1 as follows. J2 does not need wiring up.

On the Espruino Pico, the adaptor shim uses the following connections:

Software

Just connect as follows:

var eth = require("WIZnet").connect();

Or for the Espruino Pico adaptor:

SPI2.setup({ mosi:B15, miso:B14, sck:B13 });
var eth = require("WIZnet").connect(SPI2, B10);

You can check your IP with:

eth.getIP()

The module gets its own IP, however it does not configure DNS by default (for looking up domain names). To do this either:

eth.setIP({ dns : "8.8.8.8" }); // google's DNS

Or use DHCP:

eth.setIP();

Create an HTTP server like this:

require("http").createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.write('Hello World');
  res.end();
}).listen(80);

Or load a webpage like this:

require("http").get("http://192.168.1.50", function(res) {
  res.on('data', function(data) { console.log(data);    });
});

For more examples, please see the Internet page.

Using

Arduino Ethernet and SD card shield (WIZnet W5100) Ethernet Webcam Display IoT Services Interactive Web-based UI

Buying

You can buy this module from:

• from Digi-Key US
• from WIZnet EU
• from WIZnet US

However when buying direct from WIZnet, the cost of postage may end up being particularly high.