BW16-beacon

Sending beacon frames on BW16 (RTL8720DN)

Hardware Requirements

• Ai-Thinker BW16 RTL8720DN Development Board

Setup

1. Download Arduino IDE from here according to your Operating System.

2. Install it.

3. Go to File → Preferences → Additional Boards Manager URLs.

4. Paste the following link :

   https://github.com/ambiot/ambd_arduino/raw/master/Arduino_package/package_realtek_amebad_index.json
   

5. Click on OK.

6. Go to Tools → Board → Board Manager.

7. Search Realtek Ameba Boards (32-Bits ARM Cortex-M33@200MHz) by Realtek.

8. Install it.

9. Restart the Arduino IDE.

10. Done!

Install

1. Download or Clone the Repository.
2. Open the folder and open beaconspamv1.ino or beaconspamv2 in Arduino IDE.
3. Select board from the Tools → Board → AmebaD ARM (32-bits) Boards.
   • It is Ai-Thinker BW16 (RTL8720DN).
4. Select the port of that board.
5. Go to Tools → Board → Auto Flash Mode and select Enable.
6. Upload the code.
   • Firmware will start working immediately.

Diff between vers1 and vers2

version1 (beaconspamv1.ino) It's made simpler. Creates a lot of unnecessary output in the terminal. But it works.

version2 (beaconspamv2.ino) More deeply developed, quite terminal output. ALSO GOOD WORK ON ANDROID/IOS

Note

Power consumption ~180-205mA, warning board can be offheat
Code for educational purposes, good luck