[Microbit-Python] Microbit and Wifi

[Radomir Dopieralski]

Perhaps you should try ESP8266, it's all the rage these days.
If you pick the ESP-01 version, it has 2.54mm pitch pins which
you can connect with standard dupont cables.

The module comes with a firmware that lets you send and receive
data over wifi using simple AT commands, but you can also program
it yourself. There is even a port of micropython for it.

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:57:44 +0100
"M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I've been chatting a bit with Nicholas about the Bluetooth
> support in the MB and the problems with the stack using
> too much RAM, so I looked around a bit for alternatives
> and found this neat little device:
> 
> RN1723:
> http://uk.farnell.com/microchip/rn1723-i-rm100/wlan-modul-802-11b-g-2-4ghz-spi/dp/2491385
> http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?product=RN1723
> 
> Data sheet:
> http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/70005224A.pdf
> 
> Programming guide:
> http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/50002230B.pdf
> 
> It's fairly cheap, tiny, uses very little power when it's
> idle and comes with a really nice network stack to easily
> get a connection to a wifi network.
> 
> Now, I'd love to play with this and see whether I can get
> it working, but need some help from someone who can point
> me to resources showing how to connect the pin casing to
> a breadboard. Even soldering looks like a problem, since the
> pins are tiny.
> 
> Is there some kind of adapter I could order with the device
> to get me going ? Ideally one which doesn't require soldering.
> 
> The closest I could find was this page:
> 
>     http://www.sm-breadboard.eu/
> 
> but none of those will fit the RN1723 case.
> 
> PS: My electronics days are long over, so I'm using the Microbit
> as a bit of an excuse to slowly get into things again :-)
> 
> Cheers,



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