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WiFi basics

On Inkplate 10, WiFi is handled by the onboard ESP32, the same chip that runs your sketch. These pages walk through connecting to a network and sending or receiving data.

Connecting to WiFi​

These are the basic steps to connecting to WiFi, followed by the key function explanations:

#include "Inkplate.h"
#include <WiFi.h>
const char* ssid="yourssid";
const char* pass="yourpassword";
Inkplate display(INKPLATE_1BIT);
void setup(){
  display.begin();
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
  Serial.begin(115200);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
  display.print("Connecting to WiFi...");
  while(WiFi.status()!=WL_CONNECTED){
    delay(500);
    display.print('.');
    display.partialUpdate(true);
    delay(1000);
  }
  display.println("\nSuccessfully connected to WiFi");
  display.display();
}
void loop(){}

WiFi.begin()

Starts connecting to a WiFi access point using the specified SSID and password. This is the standard ESP32 Arduino WiFi function, so the connection runs on the same ESP32 that runs your sketch.

Returns type: wl_status_t

Returns value: The connection status at the moment the call returns. Poll WiFi.status() until it reports WL_CONNECTED.

Function parameters:

TypeNameDescription
char*_ssidPointer to the SSID (AP name). Must be a valid UTF-8 string.
char*_passPointer to the AP password. Maximum length is 63 characters.

WiFi.status()

Reports the current state of the ESP32 WiFi connection. Compare the result against WL_CONNECTED to check whether the board has joined the access point.

Returns type: wl_status_t

Returns value: A status constant such as WL_IDLE_STATUS, WL_CONNECTED, WL_CONNECT_FAILED or WL_DISCONNECTED.

Full example​

To see more details, check out our full examples:

Inkplate 10 WiFi examples

All the WiFi examples for Inkplate 10 in the Inkplate Arduino library