MicroPython: Network Basics - lvidarte/esp8266 GitHub Wiki
The network module is used to configure the WiFi connection. There are two WiFi interfaces, one for the station (when the ESP8266 connects to a router) and one for the access point (for other devices to connect to the ESP8266). Create instances of these objects using:
>>> import network
>>> sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
>>> ap_if = network.WLAN(network.AP_IF)
You can check if the interfaces are active by:
>>> sta_if.active()
False
>>> ap_if.active()
True
You can also check the network settings of the interface by:
>>> ap_if.ifconfig()
('192.168.4.1', '255.255.255.0', '192.168.4.1', '8.8.8.8')
You can configure the module to connect to your own network using the STA_IF interface.
>>> import network
>>> sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
>>> sta_if.active(True)
>>> sta_if.connect('<essid>', '<password>')
>>> sta_if.isconnected()
True
>>> print(sta_if.ifconfig())
('10.100.210.153', '255.255.255.0', '10.100.210.254', '8.8.8.8')
Here is a function you can run (or put in your boot.py file) to automatically connect to your WiFi network:
def do_connect():
import network
sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
if not sta_if.isconnected():
print('connecting to network...')
sta_if.active(True)
sta_if.connect('<essid>', '<password>')
while not sta_if.isconnected():
pass
print('network config:', sta_if.ifconfig())