How do I add my WiFi credentials to connect to a network?

EmotiBit uses a config.txt file(added to the SD-Card) to read WiFi credentials to connect to WiFi. Follow the steps below to add your WiFi credentials.

1. Download the config file from https://www.emotibit.com/files/config.
2. Open the config file in any text editor (e.g. Notepad on Windows or text edit on macOS).
3. Add your WiFi credentials by changing myWifiNetwork to the name of your WiFi network and change myPasswordto the password for your WiFi network.
4. Plugin the USB card reader loaded with the SD-Card into the computer.
5. Save the file onto your microSD card. Eject the SD-Card from your computer.

Check out the image below indicating what a config file containing WiFi credentials looks like.

Common problems to look out for

Duplicate file extensions

Most operating systems today, by default, hide the file extensions. It is sometimes possible to save the config.txt file as config.txt.txt, which causes the firmware to not detect the config file, even though it has been added to the SD-Card.

To make sure this is not the case, I would recommend enabling "display file extensions". You can do so by

• In Windows,
  1. check the "File name extensions" check box under the View tab in a File Explorer window
     
• In macOS

1. In the Finder window on your Mac, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced.

2. Select or deselect “Show all filename extensions.”

Change in config file name

If you already downloaded a config.txt file, clicking on the download link(mentioned above) again may download the file again, but rename it to config(1).txt. In this case, please ensure that you are working with the correct file(config.txt) and that the file that you are adding to the SD Card has the correct name(config.txt). We recommend removing any additional copies of the config file to remove any confusion.