VIrtual Wire with esp8266

[JanashreeA]

when i use Virtual Wire with esp8266 I get error,Please help me to get rid of it
It would be of use to lot
I have used virtual eire library with arduino and it is perfect ...so please help me to sort this error

My code is
#include <VirtualWire.h> //Load the library

float temp; //Define the temp float variable
int sensor = 0; // sensor middle pin on analog pin 0
char msg[6];

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
vw_set_tx_pin(12);
//vw_set_tx_pin(D6);// Sets pin D12 as the TX pin
vw_setup(2000); // Bits per sec
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN,OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
//temp = analogRead(sensor); //assigning the analog output to temp
//temp = temp * 0.48828125; //converting volts to degrees celsius ----- 0.48828125 = [(5V*1000)/1024]10
temp=1;
dtostrf(temp, 6,2,msg); //converts the float into a char
Serial.println(vw_send((uint8_t *)msg, strlen(msg))); //transmits the data
vw_wait_tx(); // Wait until the whole message is gone
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN,HIGH);
//Serial.begin("HIGH");
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN,LOW);
//Serial.begin("LOW");
}

My error is,
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp: In function 'void vw_setup(uint16_t)':

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:370:5: error: 'TCCR1A' was not declared in this scope

 TCCR1A = 0; // Output Compare pins disconnected

 ^

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:371:5: error: 'TCCR1B' was not declared in this scope

 TCCR1B = _BV(WGM12); // Turn on CTC mode

 ^

In file included from C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.h:146:0,

             from C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:31:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:371:18: error: 'WGM12' was not declared in this scope

 TCCR1B = _BV(WGM12); // Turn on CTC mode

              ^

C:\Users\ANAND\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.4.0\cores\esp8266/Arduino.h:184:25: note: in definition of macro '_BV'

#define _BV(b) (1UL << (b))

                     ^

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:378:5: error: 'OCR1A' was not declared in this scope

 OCR1A = nticks;

 ^

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:385:5: error: 'TIMSK' was not declared in this scope

 TIMSK |= _BV(OCIE1A);

 ^

In file included from C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.h:146:0,

             from C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:31:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:385:18: error: 'OCIE1A' was not declared in this scope

 TIMSK |= _BV(OCIE1A);

              ^

C:\Users\ANAND\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.4.0\cores\esp8266/Arduino.h:184:25: note: in definition of macro '_BV'

#define _BV(b) (1UL << (b))

                     ^

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp: At global scope:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:568:7: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '(' token

SIGNAL(TIMER1_COMPA_vect)

   ^

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire\VirtualWire.cpp:648:1: error: expected '}' at end of input

}

^

Using library VirtualWire in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\VirtualWire (legacy)
exit status 1
Error compiling for board Generic ESP8266 Module.

Thanks in advance

[bboyho]

Hi,

I was looking through our issues and noticed your question. The legacy VirtualWire Library was written for AVR microcontrollers and use specific AVR registers. The ESP8266 is a different architecture. This is why the compiler is giving errors indicating that certain definitions are not declared (i.e. TCCR1A and TCCR1B). You will need to use a different library to compile the RF Links.

I have not tried this but it looks like the RadioHead library might be a solution if you are still wondering. There are a few examples online that use an ESP8266 with the RadioHead Library so it should work.