Thanks for getting the mqtt_as working on the Arduino RP2040. I'll be giving it a go soon.pythoncoder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:54 amThe message about "expected 1.4.8" must be referring to the NINA-W102 module firmware. This can be upgraded using this procedure but (see my posts above) I didn't find this easy. It's worth doing, but it won't fix your problem.
The difficulties connecting really shouldn't happen. I think there is no escaping that (even with my 1.4.8) the WiFi firmware support is flaky.
First up I tried to update the board from the link you provided, and I also did not find it easy. I tried a number of times both using the Arduino IDE (old and new versions) and also updating via the Arduino cloud. Eventually the Arduino cloud was persuaded to update the board, so I hope I have all the latest requirements on the board.
Next up is to again try to put micro-python on the board. Last time, installing mp from my mac and programming the board via the Thonny running on my mac, when the board was connected I kept getting a 'no-name' folder appearing on my mac similar to what circuitpython does (although it calls its folder 'circuitpython').
No doubt I will find out if this still happens but just so I'm forewarned, is this no-name folder expected when running micropython on this board on a mac (it does not for all my other mp boards), and if not, and it happens again, should I be raising an issue on the micropython github, or mentioning it in the 'other boards' section of this forum, or perhaps raising it somewhere with the Arduino folks?