Badger 2040 W WiFi with no password

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Hi All,
I recently received my Badger 2040 W and am trying to get it to connect to an open WiFi network (no password).
I have been unable to get it to connect to the open WiFi by using the WIFI_CONFIG.py file. Doesn anyone know how this can be accomplished?

Sincerely,
Duane Kaufman

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Hi All,

I know, bad form to answer my own question, but I got it sorted. The original WIFI_CONFIG file had the line:

PSK = ""

and I had to change the double-quotes to single quotes, like this:

PSK = ''

Then it was able to connect to my open network

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That … shouldn’t happen. Must be something funky with the config reader code. Good find and fix

PS Never bad form to provide a solution. In fact I, I have one coming in the mail and would have banged my head on this, so thanks.

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Well, today just to verify, I went back to check and see if doublequotes breaks things again, and my board is OK with them, so now I’m not sure what changed, maybe editing that line?

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maybe some stray whitespace in the original? once I get mine I’ll take a look. Good on you for double checking.

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I wondered about non-visible characters. If using Thonny one can make a duplicate of the original file and name it something else, just for comparison. I didn’t do that :(

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What were you editing the file in? Just curios.
I use notepad++ on my Windows PC. The built in Windows text editor doesn’t save the file with the correct format, and thus it never works.

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I was using the latest version of Thonny, under Windows, as was suggested in the tutorial, which handles files on the Pico W.
I didn’t check, does the Badger Pico W expose itself as a USB drive when connected via USB?
If not, how does everyone else get/edit files on it?

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If flashed with Micro Python, an RP2040 will not show up as a drive in file explorer.
If flashed with Circuit Python it shows up as CIRCUITPY.
I edit files on my RP2040 devices via Thonny. Via the “View Files” menu option.
I’m used to using notepad++ to edit my wpa_supplicant.conf files for my Pi’s, so that’s what I used to edit my WIFI_CONFIG.py. Never thought to just do it in Thonny. Old habits die hard lol.