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Rust `embassy` example scanning the WiFi network for SSID's
//! This example tests the RP Pico 2 W onboard LED.
//!
//! It does not work with the RP Pico 2 board. See `blinky.rs`.
#![no_std]
#![no_main]
use cyw43::ScanOptions;
use cyw43_pio::{PioSpi, RM2_CLOCK_DIVIDER};
use defmt::*;
use embassy_executor::Spawner;
use embassy_rp::bind_interrupts;
use embassy_rp::gpio::{Level, Output};
use embassy_rp::peripherals::{DMA_CH0, PIO0};
use embassy_rp::pio::{InterruptHandler, Pio};
use embassy_time::{Duration, Timer};
use static_cell::StaticCell;
use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
// Program metadata for `picotool info`.
// This isn't needed, but it's recommended to have these minimal entries.
#[unsafe(link_section = ".bi_entries")]
#[used]
pub static PICOTOOL_ENTRIES: [embassy_rp::binary_info::EntryAddr; 4] = [
embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_name!(c"Blinky Example"),
embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_description!(
c"This example tests the RP Pico 2 W's onboard LED, connected to GPIO 0 of the cyw43 \
(WiFi chip) via PIO 0 over the SPI bus."
),
embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_cargo_version!(),
embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_build_attribute!(),
];
bind_interrupts!(struct Irqs {
PIO0_IRQ_0 => InterruptHandler<PIO0>;
});
#[embassy_executor::task]
async fn cyw43_task(runner: cyw43::Runner<'static, Output<'static>, PioSpi<'static, PIO0, 0, DMA_CH0>>) -> ! {
runner.run().await
}
#[embassy_executor::main]
async fn main(spawner: Spawner) {
let p = embassy_rp::init(Default::default());
let fw = include_bytes!("../../../../cyw43-firmware/43439A0.bin");
let clm = include_bytes!("../../../../cyw43-firmware/43439A0_clm.bin");
// To make flashing faster for development, you may want to flash the firmwares independently
// at hardcoded addresses, instead of baking them into the program with `include_bytes!`:
// probe-rs download ../../cyw43-firmware/43439A0.bin --binary-format bin --chip RP235x --base-address 0x10100000
// probe-rs download ../../cyw43-firmware/43439A0_clm.bin --binary-format bin --chip RP235x --base-address 0x10140000
//let fw = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(0x10100000 as *const u8, 230321) };
//let clm = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(0x10140000 as *const u8, 4752) };
let pwr = Output::new(p.PIN_23, Level::Low);
let cs = Output::new(p.PIN_25, Level::High);
let mut pio = Pio::new(p.PIO0, Irqs);
let spi = PioSpi::new(
&mut pio.common,
pio.sm0,
// SPI communication won't work if the speed is too high, so we use a divider larger than `DEFAULT_CLOCK_DIVIDER`.
// See: https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy/issues/3960.
RM2_CLOCK_DIVIDER,
pio.irq0,
cs,
p.PIN_24,
p.PIN_29,
p.DMA_CH0,
);
static STATE: StaticCell<cyw43::State> = StaticCell::new();
let state = STATE.init(cyw43::State::new());
let (_net_device, mut control, runner) = cyw43::new(state, pwr, spi, fw).await;
unwrap!(spawner.spawn(cyw43_task(runner)));
control.init(clm).await;
control
.set_power_management(cyw43::PowerManagementMode::PowerSave)
.await;
{
let scan_options = {
let mut temp = ScanOptions::default();
temp.nprobes = Some(4);
temp.home_time = Some(Duration::from_millis(500));
temp.scan_type = cyw43::ScanType::Active;
temp.dwell_time = Some(Duration::from_millis(500));
temp
};
let mut scanner = control.scan(scan_options).await;
while let Some(bssid) = scanner.next().await {
info!("SSID: **{}**", &str::from_utf8(&bssid.ssid).unwrap_or("Invalid UTF-8 string"));
}
control.
}
let delay = Duration::from_millis(250);
loop {
info!("led on!");
control.gpio_set(0, true).await;
Timer::after(delay).await;
info!("led off!");
control.gpio_set(0, false).await;
Timer::after(delay).await;
}
}
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