Azure-docs: 'Open 192.168.0.1 in the browser.' screenshot confusion

[Seefer]

The screenshot showing the IoT DevKit Settings page has four fields for SSID dropdown selector, SSID manual entry, password and connection string. When I browse to 192.168.0.1 I do not have this fourth connection string field. just the drop down SSID selector, manual SSID entry field and password.

I'm having nothing but problems trying to follow Docs for using the MXCHIP with Azure. Things seem out of date and inconsistent. The VS Code Arduino extension just adds to the problems with bugs that prevent me from entering COM port. This is not a very good beginner experience with these Docs or the VS Code Arduino extension :(

I'm having a better experience free of pain-points with the Arduino Uno boards and the PlatformIO extension than I am with MXCHIP and Azure. Would it be possible to have Docs that cover using the PlatformIO extensions for working with this MXCHIP board?

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[KalyanChanumolu-MSFT]

@Seefer Thank you for taking the time to report this issue.
Your feedback is very valuable and will help us in improving our documentation and overall experience with our IoT products.

We are actively investigating this and will get back to you soon.
Meanwhile could you please check if you are using the latest firmware ?

[SatishBoddu-MSFT]

Hello @Seefer

Please download the latest version of GetStarted firmware for IoT DevKit.

Please do follow the Send DevKit telemetry and let us know if you were able to configure your device, we are happy to assist you further in this matter.

[Seefer]

It appears I was using the DevKit firmware from the web page @ https://microsoft.github.io/azure-iot-developer-kit/docs/firmware-upgrading/. A beginner might simply assume the firmware in the files devkit-firmware-2.0.0.bin from that page and the devkit-getstarted-2.0.0.bin file from the Get Started page were one and the same (version 2.0.0) with the only difference being the package filename.

With devkit-getstarted-2.0.0.bin installed on the AZ3166 and reloaded, I now see the connection string field on the config screen @ 192.168.0.1 👍

Sadly I now run into problems later in Getting started docs when trying to use VS Code to set serial port, which I was informed you can enter "port": "COM7" in VS Code's arduino.json file may bypass. I did this but now trying to enter the connection string in order to compile the code, nothing happens when I paste it in and press enter. The entry box just stays on screen with no errors refusing to accept the connection string value. I suspect this is all a result of the various bugs in Arduino extension 0.3.2 mentioned in the issues tracker. It's not a very beginner-friendly experience so far trying to work in VS Code with that extension. I've submitted separate feedback on these issues :(

This method of connecting over WiFi to configure the board seems cumbersome. Would using a terminal tool like PuTTY and putting MXCHIP into config mode via Reset + Button A hold down and then using the menu available in there be another good approach?

[SatishBoddu-MSFT]

Thank you @Seefer for sharing your experience on this page which will be very useful to others well.

We will now proceed to close this thread. If there are further questions regarding this matter, please tag me in your reply. We will gladly continue the discussion and we will reopen the issue.

Please also do visit Microsoft Q&A the home for technical questions and answers at Microsoft.

[SatishBoddu-MSFT]

@Seefer My bad, sorry that I didn't see the edited part of your response.

Please do create a Technical post on below forum, we will help you with further questions.

Please also do visit Microsoft Q&A the home for technical questions and answers at Microsoft.