Trying to get a Pico W on WiFi and it | adafruit | Page 1

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 8:35 PM

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which build are you using? Any errors in boot_out.txt?

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if you just run a network scan, does the network show up?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:06 PM

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CP 8 Beta 4, no errors. [I didn't know the MAC was in there, that's useful for later.] Let me try the network scan

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Ok I thought I had a guide open on how to do that, but I don't -- how do I do the scan?

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[I'm actually leaving work now and the project stays here, so we'll have to pick up tomorrow]

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:10 PM

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📎 scan.py

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:11 PM

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I shall run this quickly because I want to see if it works

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:11 PM

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that has some superflous stuff in it, but it works fine. It was a modified debugging script

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are you using Enterprise WPA2 or whatever it's called?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:12 PM

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WPA2, not sure if it's enterprise, let me check

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:13 PM

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we don't support enterprise yet

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:13 PM

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Ok, no, the network does not show up on the scan -- but should it if it's hidden?

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Checking to see if enterprise

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:14 PM

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should not if it's hidden

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can you just .connect() to it, without considering .env?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:15 PM

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Checked, regular WPA2. Let me try that

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:15 PM

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this is a standard "can I connect and get through kind of script" https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-magtag/internet-connect

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wifi.radio.connect(ssid, password)

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wifi.radio.ipv4_address

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:17 PM

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Do I need quotes in the connect? It says [SSID] not defined

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:17 PM

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wifi.radio.connect("yourssid", "yourpassword")

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they are strings

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:17 PM

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ah

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:17 PM

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do they have non-ascii characters?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:18 PM

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Nope, all standard

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Ok, that's giving "no network with that SSID" as well

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:19 PM

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and it's a hidden network?

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is it on 2.4GHz?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:19 PM

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Yes

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Yes hidden, I think it's dual band

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Let me check [I inherited this mess]

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:20 PM

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can you connect to it with your laptop, etc?

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and double-check freq, etc.

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:20 PM

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Ok, yes, it's dual band. Other devices connect

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:21 PM

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are they connecting on 2.4GHz?

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feel free to go home 🙂

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:21 PM

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I really wanna know why it isn't working XD laptop is 5GHz, checking phone...

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Huh, phone doesn't say

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Ok, so I don't have any devices connecting to this AP with 2.4GHz, but Meraki tells me other devices ARE using that band

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:24 PM

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can you force the laptop to use 2.4GHz only?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:26 PM

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I don't see any settings for it in Windows

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:26 PM

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can you bring the board home and try it on your home router?

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:27 PM

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I originally set it up at home, but my network wasn't hidden

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And it WILL connect to visible networks

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:28 PM

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I have not tried a hidden network, but I can set one up here later, will get back to you

ancient goblet Dec 15, 2022, 9:28 PM

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Ok, sounds like a plan. In the meantime, home I go! Thanks in advance

robust pulsar Dec 15, 2022, 9:28 PM

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yw - bye!

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 3:20 PM

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So I'm wondering if there's been either an interference change or an AP is having an issue with 2.4GHz -- I brought the Pico I had working back in, and it too refuses to connect now, despite having been able to do so earlier this week...

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I didn't make any changes to the network tho

robust pulsar Dec 16, 2022, 3:56 PM

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I made a hidden 2.4GHz network locally, on an unconnected router. I confirmed it was not visible via scanning from the ESP32-S2 or other devices. I was able to connect to it with wifi.radio.connect("HIDDEN", "hiddenpassword") , and also on a Mac. I am using a post 8.0.0-beta.5 build, but 8.0.0-beta.5 should work fine. (I saw last night you might be running an old build, at least at home.)

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 3:58 PM

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These are both 8 beta 4 -- let me try updating

robust pulsar Dec 16, 2022, 3:59 PM

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I will try on a Pico W

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connnects on Pico W as well

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 4:07 PM

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Ugh, I tried flashing the one and now all my USB went out... and touch screen...

robust pulsar Dec 16, 2022, 4:09 PM

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double check that the name of the UF2 corresponds to your board

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 4:09 PM

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It does, I think I'm just having USB issues... laptop might be dying...

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brb, need to reboot to get USB to come back...

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Man, whatever happened knocked the port on the switch I was connected to out -- had to reboot the switch too

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Ok, it DID flash CP 8 beta 5 onto that Pico W -- same error

robust pulsar Dec 16, 2022, 4:16 PM

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all I can say is that it's something about your network, then. I did something kind of bog standard here

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if you have an old router you can play with, you could verify

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 4:17 PM

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The fact that it worked before for the one and isn't working now makes me agree

robust pulsar Dec 16, 2022, 4:17 PM

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good luck on the diagnosis!

ancient goblet Dec 16, 2022, 4:17 PM

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Thanks! I'll let you know if I figure it out

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