ESP32-WROOM 32 - can't detect wifi (scan)
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:29 pm
Hello,
I I'm trying to connect with the ESP32 to the wifi service.
I'm using an Arduino sketch to scan the available Wi-Fi networks
FYI here is the code I'm using;
This is the a 'stock' example from the Arduino IDE using the board
The serial window shows the following output (again and again): But I don't get the information that's supposed to be provided by the sketch.
It's not even posting the messages "Setup done" and "Scan Start"
What did I do wrong here?
Any suggestion is much appreciated.
(It's my first attempt to deal with an MCU and Wi-Fi).
I I'm trying to connect with the ESP32 to the wifi service.
I'm using an Arduino sketch to scan the available Wi-Fi networks
FYI here is the code I'm using;
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/*
* This sketch demonstrates how to scan WiFi networks.
* The API is based on the Arduino WiFi Shield library, but has significant changes as newer WiFi functions are supported.
* E.g. the return value of `encryptionType()` different because more modern encryption is supported.
*/
#include "WiFi.h"
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// Set WiFi to station mode and disconnect from an AP if it was previously connected.
WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
WiFi.disconnect();
delay(100);
Serial.println("Setup done");
}
void loop() {
Serial.println("Scan start");
// WiFi.scanNetworks will return the number of networks found.
int n = WiFi.scanNetworks();
Serial.println("Scan done");
if (n == 0) {
Serial.println("no networks found");
} else {
Serial.print(n);
Serial.println(" networks found");
Serial.println("Nr | SSID | RSSI | CH | Encryption");
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
// Print SSID and RSSI for each network found
Serial.printf("%2d", i + 1);
Serial.print(" | ");
Serial.printf("%-32.32s", WiFi.SSID(i).c_str());
Serial.print(" | ");
Serial.printf("%4ld", WiFi.RSSI(i));
Serial.print(" | ");
Serial.printf("%2ld", WiFi.channel(i));
Serial.print(" | ");
switch (WiFi.encryptionType(i)) {
case WIFI_AUTH_OPEN: Serial.print("open"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WEP: Serial.print("WEP"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK: Serial.print("WPA"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK: Serial.print("WPA2"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK: Serial.print("WPA+WPA2"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_ENTERPRISE: Serial.print("WPA2-EAP"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK: Serial.print("WPA3"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_WPA3_PSK: Serial.print("WPA2+WPA3"); break;
case WIFI_AUTH_WAPI_PSK: Serial.print("WAPI"); break;
default: Serial.print("unknown");
}
Serial.println();
delay(10);
}
}
Serial.println("");
// Delete the scan result to free memory for code below.
WiFi.scanDelete();
// Wait a bit before scanning again.
delay(5000);
}.DOIT ESP32 DEVKIT V1
The serial window shows the following output (again and again): But I don't get the information that's supposed to be provided by the sketch.
It's not even posting the messages "Setup done" and "Scan Start"
What did I do wrong here?
Any suggestion is much appreciated.
(It's my first attempt to deal with an MCU and Wi-Fi).