QUERY · ISSUE

ESP32: WebREPL: network.WLAN(network.AP_IF) is not set to active on boot.

openby MrSurlyopened 2018-09-17updated 2022-03-30

port-esp32

The AP is set up, but is not set to active on boot. Per the documentation, this should "just work"?

I can connect to the device using the serial REPL, and issue:

import network
network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active(True)

To enable the AP.

CANDIDATE · ISSUE

ESP32: network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active(True) hangs on master branch (IDF v5)

closedby eleroyopened 2023-06-30updated 2023-07-13

bugport-esp32

Hello everyone,

Running this on ESP32 (TinyS3) runs forever.

import network
network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active(False)
network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).config(ssid="test",key="testtest")
network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active(True)

Full version name : MicroPython v1.20.0-261-g813d559bc on 2023-06-30; TinyS3 with ESP32-S3-FN8

Probably an issue due to the new IDF I guess.

Assessment

Q Qwen · high

Both issues concern ESP32's network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active() functionality, but they describe different problems. Issue #4158 reports that the AP interface is not automatically activated on boot (a boot initialization issue), while issue #11910 reports that calling active(True) hangs indefinitely (a runtime blocking/deadlock issue). The root causes are likely different - #4158 is about missing initialization at boot time, whereas #11910 is about a hang in the active() function itself, possibly related to IDF v5 changes. While both involve the same API, they are distinct bugs that would require different fixes.

Suggested action

Keep both issues open as they address different problems. Issue #4158 needs investigation into boot initialization of the AP interface, while issue #11910 needs investigation into the hanging behavior in the active() function.

ESP32: WebREPL: network.WLAN(network.AP_IF) is not set to active on boot.

ESP32: network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).active(True) hangs on master branch (IDF v5)

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