With FreeTouchDeck pre installed
On Tindie all ESP32 TouchDowns come preloaded with the lasted stable release of FreeTouchDeck (https://github.com/DustinWatts/FreeTouchDeck) pre-installed. There are two ways to get to the Confgurator, where you can set up your FreeTouchDeck.
Please note that the configurator is only started only when in configuration mode (on FreeTouchDeck Settings/WiFi). The rest of the time WiFi is turned off
The first is with FreeTouchDeck in AP (Access Point) mode. This is default. When you go to setting and click the WiFi logo, FreeTouchDeck starts an AP. Once you connect to the AP, go to 192.168.4.1. In the WiFi section you can fill in your WiFi details. Next boot, the configurator uses your network and you can connect to it by going to freetouchdeck.local.
The other option is to set your WiFi detail using serial commands. I wish to do this by using serial, there are a few command you can send:
setssid <SSID>
setpassword <PASSWORD>
setwifimode <WIFI_STA> or <WIFI_AP> Don't forget to change this to WIFI_STA, other wise it will start it's own network instead of joining yours
The serial connection on FreeTouchDeck uses a baud rate of 115200 (screenshots show the old BAUD rate). Also make sure line endings are set to "No line ending"
Once FreeTouchDeck is booted the serial monitor will look something like this:
setssid mywifissid, hit enter, and the output will show that the SSID is set:
setpassword mysecretpassword, hit enter, and the output will show that the Password is set:
setwifimode WIFI_AP, hit enter and the output now shows that the WiFi mode is now Access Point. In this case the AP will have the SSID mywifissid with password mysecretpassword:
That's it! You are done. Your WiFi is now configured and you can use the configurator to customize your FreeTouchDeck!