How to send Serial data from an Arduino Uno into the Serial of an ESP-01?

Question

So, i need to send sound sensor data from an Arduino Uno to the ESP8266 (ESP-01), so it can output a push notification to my phone whenever there's a loud noise. I have the sensor just powered and hooked up to the Analog 0 pin, and the ESP powered and hooked up to the Arduino Serial pins in reverse (RX to TX, TX to RX)

This is the code i have on the Arduino:

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
}

void loop() {
  Serial.write(analogRead(A0) + "\r\n");
  delay(100);
}

And this is the code i have on the ESP:
(i'm omitting the notification part for clarity, it doesn't even use Serial, so i don't think it should interfere)

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
}
void loop() {
  String val;
  val = Serial.readString();
  if( val.toInt() < 50 ){ sendNotification("Hello!"); delay(10000);}
}

I have tested the Sensor output and it seems fine, whenever i snap or clap the readings show a peak (although reversed, it stays on 1023 constantly then peaks to around 0~50), and the ESP can also send notifications normally. But the trigger on the notification never seems to fire, so i guess the ESP is not receiving the data properly.

I'm new-ish to Arduino, so i don't know if i'm doing something wrong here, Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Writing Junk From Memory

Serial.write(analogRead(A0) + "\r\n");

This is advancing a pointer to "\r\n" by whatever number is being returned by analogRead. In other words, you are not sending the measurement but junk from memory after (or sometimes at) "\r\n"'s memory location.

Serial.println(analogRead(A0)); appears to be what you were going for here. println's line termination for the UNO serial connection is "\r\n".

Logic Levels

When it comes to attaching the serial connections together, there should be some level conversion going on. Because an UNO's pins are 5V logic levels and the ESP-01 expects 3.3v levels.