How to make AT commands work programatically in arduino for ESP8266 wifi module

Question

I am doing a simple tcp communication from an arduino to raspberry-pi wirelessly with an ESP8266 wifi module on arduino uno.The tcp server is running on the raspberry-pi.I am able to do TCP communication with the following AT commands in arduino serial monitor at a baudrate of 9600.

AT+CIPMUX=1
AT+CIPSTART=4,"TCP","192.168.43.150",7777
AT+CIPSEND=4,5
>hai

How to do this programatically in an arduino sketch.I used the following code on my arduino uno,but still without any success.The baudrate is 9600 only since it is working directly in serial monitor.

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial esp8266(2,3);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  esp8266.begin(9600); // your esp's baud rate might be different
}

void loop()
{
 esp8266.println("AT");
 if(esp8266.available()) // check if the esp is sending a message 
 {
 while(esp8266.available())
  {
    // The esp has data so display its output to the serial window 
    char c = esp8266.read(); // read the next character.
    Serial.write(c);
  }  
 }
}

The connections are as follows

  ESP8266  Arduino Uno

  Vcc       3.3V
  CH_PD     3.3V
  RX        RX(PIN 2) 
  TX        TX(PIN 3)
  GND       GND 

Answer 1

I have come across the same problem and yet not have found a solution. But your connections are a bit of, you have to connect the TX pin of your ESP8266 module to the RX pin of your arduino and the RX pin of your ESP8266 module to the TX pin. Hope this helps you on your way