Comments on: Raspberry Pi Pico W: Getting Started with Wi-Fi (MicroPython)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:07:45 +0000

Great tutorial, thanks for putting this together! It really helped me understand how to connect the Raspberry Pi Pico W to Wi-Fi using MicroPython. However, I noticed there aren’t many simple step-by-step guides like this one available in German.
For anyone who speaks German and prefers a straightforward explanation, I’ve written a detailed guide in German that covers the same topic, how to get started with Wi-Fi on the Raspberry Pi Pico W using MicroPython. You can find it here: boardprojects.com/tutorial-raspberry-pi-pico-2w-automatisch-mit-wlan-verbinden/

Thanks again for this clear and helpful post!

By: Hubert

Hubert — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:52:04 +0000

Hello,
nice explained, thank you.
Anyway, I need to send(and if possible receive) data to a steady turning
‘wheel’. On the wheel are two servos(PWM)( and sensors) …and a Pico W ?
How can I send(receive) data to(from) this Pico W from a Raspberry Pi 3B.
You showed how to connect, thanks, but can I send request ?
Thanks in advance

By: Emilio

Emilio — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:06:46 +0000

As always, thanks for sharing!!

I’d add the following lines to make the WiFi connection even more stable for a Pico W board:

import rp2
import time

Init Wi-Fi Interface

wlan = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
wlan.active(True)
time.sleep_ms(500)
rp2.country(‘ES’) # ES for Spain
wlan.config(pm = 0xa11140) # turn off power savings
wlan.connect(ssid, password)

time.sleep(3)

Best regards.