Help NewBie Connect Cayenne via EPS8266 Wifi Shield V1.0

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Hello. I am new to Cayenne. Forgive me for my ignorance, I know this is probably the usual route into the Cayenne world. I am having trouble connecting with a Arduino Uno, staked with a breakout ESP8266 Wifi Shield. I have followed the step by step instruction but got an error - about “Serial1” was not declared in this scope"

I removed the “1” at the end, and the code compiled without an error.

I then uploaded it to my Arduino and I got an error (after a delayed uploading) - “Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.”

After several unsucessful attempts at resolving the issue, I disconnected the Arduino, removed the ESP8266 Wifi Shield and reconnected the Arduino to the computer via the USB. and I was then able to upload the sketch without an error. I then reattached the Wifi Shield and pressed the reset button…

but no cheese! Nothing is happening on the Cayenne Dashboard too.

I am running Windows 10 64Bit, IDE 1.6.7, Have installed CayenneMQTT Library, ESP8266MQTT, ESPSerialLibarary. my code is as below…

#include <ESP8266SerialLibrary.h>

//#define CAYENNE_DEBUG       // Uncomment to show debug messages
//#define CAYENNE_PRINT Serial  // Comment this out to disable prints and save space
#include <CayenneMQTTESP8266Shield.h>

// WiFi network info.
char ssid[] = "SSID";
char wifiPassword[] = "123456";

// Cayenne authentication info. This should be obtained from the Cayenne Dashboard.
char username[] = "<code from dash board>";
char password[] = "<code from dash board>";
char clientID[] = "<code from dash board>";

// Set ESP8266 Serial object. In this example we use the Serial1 hardware serial which is available on boards like the Arduino Mega.
#define EspSerial Serial

ESP8266 wifi(&EspSerial);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(10);

  // Set ESP8266 baud rate
  EspSerial.begin(115200);
  delay(10);

  Cayenne.begin(username, password, clientID, wifi, ssid, wifiPassword);
}

void loop()
{
  Cayenne.loop();
}

// Default function for sending sensor data at intervals to Cayenne.
// You can also use functions for specific channels, e.g CAYENNE_OUT(1) for sending channel 1 data.
CAYENNE_OUT_DEFAULT()
{
  // Write data to Cayenne here. This example just sends the current uptime in milliseconds on virtual channel 0.
  Cayenne.virtualWrite(0, millis());
  // Some examples of other functions you can use to send data.
  //Cayenne.celsiusWrite(1, 22.0);
  //Cayenne.luxWrite(2, 700);
  //Cayenne.virtualWrite(3, 50, TYPE_PROXIMITY, UNIT_CENTIMETER);
}

// Default function for processing actuator commands from the Cayenne Dashboard.
// You can also use functions for specific channels, e.g CAYENNE_IN(1) for channel 1 commands.
CAYENNE_IN_DEFAULT()
{
  CAYENNE_LOG("Channel %u, value %s", request.channel, getValue.asString());
  //Process message here. If there is an error set an error message using getValue.setError(), e.g getValue.setError("Error message");
}

What could I be doing wrong?

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this library was made for esp8266 as shield for arduino mega which has Serial1 wheras arduino uno does not have. use software serial instead or try with this code.

//#define CAYENNE_PRINT Serial // Comment this out to disable prints and save space
#include <CayenneMQTTESP8266Shield.h>
// WiFi network info.
char ssid[] = “xequebo”;
char wifiPassword[] = “0”;

// Cayenne authentication info. This should be obtained from the Cayenne Dashboard.
char username[] = “0”;
char password[] = “0”;
char clientID[] = “0”;
unsigned long lastMillis = 0;

// Set ESP8266 Serial object. In this example we use the Serial1 hardware serial which is available on boards like the Arduino Mega.
#define EspSerial Serial

ESP8266 wifi(&EspSerial);

void setup()
{
//Serial.begin(9600);

// Set ESP8266 baud rate
EspSerial.begin(9600);
delay(10);

Cayenne.begin(username, password, clientID, wifi, ssid, wifiPassword);
}

void loop()
{
Cayenne.loop();
  if (millis() - lastMillis > 500000) {
    lastMillis = millis();
    Cayenne.virtualWrite(2, lastMillis);
  }
}