New WiPy 3 not broadcasting SSID
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I soldered and plugged in a new WiPy 3 to an expansion board, then updated the firmware. I can access the REPL via serial (windows 10), but it's not broadcasting an SSID. Is there a quick way to check the WLAN settings over serial?
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Thanks so much @robert-hh , that solves my problem!
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@joshwantstoknow You can use:
import pycom pycom.pybytes_on_boot(False)to disable pybytes. Just type these two lines at the REPL prompt. The change is permanent until you change it back and survives power cycles.
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@robert-hh
Hi Robert, I have the same issue as @ghost_cheeks that my WiPy3 is not broadcasting SSID. The explanation that you provided last year seems sensible to me that it's the firmware that could have caused it.I have to first say that I'm a newbie to all these, and might need you to hold my hand through this a little.
First of all, how do I downgrade the firmware to 1.20.0.rc3 (which is in targ.gz format) for the WiPy? And how do I create a file on the WiPy as you've suggested?
Your help will be very much appreciated!
Josh
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@robert-hh awesome! Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
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@ghost_cheeks The problem is caused by the Pybytes variant of the actual firmware 1.20.1.r1, which changes this documented behavior. You can change that by either:
- installing the legacy firmware, which is a slightly older version 1.20.0.rc13.
- creating a file on the WiPy with the name pybytes_config.json and the content:
{"pybytes_autostart": false}- Using one of the firmware packages provided by @andreas on this web site: https://packages.hiveeyes.org/hiveeyes/foss/pycom. These all do not include pybytes and behave as documented.
