ESP8266 Wifi Shield spits out garbage data using example sketch.

Hello,

I am trying to use the SparkFun WiFi Shield - ESP8266 ( WRL-13287) with the example sketch ESP8266_Shield_Demo from the ESP8266 AT Library. I have the shield set to software serial and I am using a SparkFun RedBoard - Programmed with Arduino (DEV-13975). I have attached a picture of the serial monitor.

I have a different problem when using the example “Ping” sketch. I have attached a picture of the code.

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Thank you,

Rose