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🌶️🌶️ - Wifi Soft AP sample

Shows how to use various APIs related with Wifi Soft AP. Starts a Soft AP (Hot spot) and runs a simple web server to configure the Wireless connection parameters.

The sample uses GPIO pin 5 to switch back into the SoftAP configuration mode. When pulled to ground on boot will switch into Soft AP mode.
You can connect to the web server via the url http://192.168.4.1/

Once you save the wireless configuration the next boot the device will automatically connect to that Access Point and the Soft AP will be disabled.

The sample is located here.

Hardware requirements

An hardware device with Wifi networking capabilities running a nanoFramework image.

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Reference

Build the sample

  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio 2019 (Visual Studio 2017 should be OK too) and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples/cloned the repository, go to the subfolder for this specific sample. Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

  • Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

  • To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging.

Note

Important: Before deploying or running the sample, please make sure your device is visible in the Device Explorer.

Tip: To display the Device Explorer, go to Visual Studio menus: View > Other Windows > Device Explorer.