RP2040 W wireless pico

[MYCAMEL222]

Just saw this this morning. Can't wait to give it a try.

https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/picow/pico-w-datasheet.pdf

"Pico W contains an on-board 2.4GHz wireless interface using the Infineon CYW43439, which has the following features:
• WiFi 4 (802.11n), Single-band (2.4 GHz)
• WPA3
• SoftAP (Up to 4 clients)
The antenna is an onboard antenna licensed from ABRACON (formerly ProAnt). The wireless interface is connected via
SPI to the RP2040."

[earlephilhower]

One one hand, that's awesome. Networking was the only thing missing from the Pico.

On the other hand, darn it. More code to write. 😆

[earlephilhower]

Seems it has to do w/FCC etc. radio licensing. Since it's a chip, not a carrier board (like the ESPxxxs), they need to submit it to the relevant country certification authorities. If they just soldered on a castellated(sp?) board, they would not need this since the carrier board would include the antenna and be cert'd by the original manufacturer.

[sstaub]

Ordered also some, there is no API for Arduino, so we have to do it.
There is an update for the SDK but without a real documentation in the moment.

[Atorque]

I got mine a few days ago. Patiently waiting for you to write your code earlephilhower. I just wanted to tip my hat at you sir. I would sound like a total fanboy if I mentioned how I really feel about your pico code, so I will simply say thank you. You rock!

[MandoRick]

You made it possible for me to use my pico when I first got it, so I will wait as long as I must to use my pico W. Thank you philhower

[earlephilhower]

Microcenter pulled through today, 🥳. Was able to snag one this AM before they sold out. It's blinking away now (picow_blink example). Well see how this weekend looks for some heavy hacking...