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Quickpost: Developing for ESP32 with the Arduino IDE

I have a couple of ESP32’s that can also be programmed with the Arduino IDE, provided the necessary board manager is installed:

After starting the IDE

I open the preferences:

And add the board manager URL for the ESP32 (https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json):

And via the Tools menu I launch the Boards Manager:

And install the ESP32 board manager:

And then I can select the right board (ESP32 Dev Module):

Then I can connect my ESP32 board to my Windows machine, and it will complain about missing drivers:

I install the CP210x drivers:

Then I can select the right port in the Tools menu:

And now everything is ready to program my ESP32. I will start with the WiFiScan example:

Which can then be compiled and uploaded to the ESP32 board:

Once it is uploaded and running, I can connect to the ESP32 board via the serial monitor:

 

 

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WiFi Pineapple NANO: Persistent Recon DB

The WiFi Pineapple’s recon DB (recon.db) is volatile, because it is stored (by default) in the /tmp folder.

I store my recon.db on the SD card to make it persistent (survives a reboot).

First the SD card has to be formatted:

Then the “Scans Location” field can be changed from /tmp/ to /sd/:

recon.db is an SQLite database, that can be browsed with tools like sqlitebrowser:

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Firmware Upgrade: WiFi Pineapple NANO

This is mainly a reminder for myself, as I don’t often update my WiFi Pineapple NANO.

Updating the NANO performs a reset.

I connect my NANO via a USB cable to my laptop. The USB cable allows me to flip the NANO to access the reset button.

I login via HTTPS 172.16.42.1 port 1471

I connect the NANO to a WiFi access point:

Once connected, I can check for upgrades:

And then perform the upgrade:

This will take several minutes, after the upgrade is performed, this dialog will appear:

From here on, the NANO has to be setup again:

I press the reset button quickly to perform a setup with WiFi disabled.

And configure the NANO, just like for first use:

I select France for Radio Country Code, because Belgium is not an option:

At this point, the setup is not yet complete for me.

I store the recon.db on an sd card, so this has to be configured:

And I also install modules:

That I install on the SD card:

Once installed, some modules need dependencies to be installed too: