user14464: Can anybody tell me how the Particle (Photon/Core) WiFi setup works?
I am looking to mimic this WiFi configuration format for my own device.
The basic steps are as follows:

Power device on; put in "listening mode" if not already active;
Connect smartphone to the wireless network that you want to connect your device to;
Open the Tinker/Spark/whatever-it's-called App on your smartphone; choose "Add New Device";
Enter wireless password;
Wait for device to be discovered by the App; device is now connected to WiFi.

How is the information (SSID, password) transferred from the smartphone to the device?
Thanks in advance.

user19174: The Particle Photon is a replacement for the Spark Core module. This module was exploiting the Texas Instrument CC3000 chip. It was this chip that handle the very simple and convenient Wi-Fi configuration of the Spark Core. Texas Instrument named this method : SimpleLink.
The Particle Photon is now using a different module than the Core : a Broadcom BCM43362 instead of the CC3000. It's seems to work in a similar manner even if I was not able to find any information on it.
I've found on the George Howkins Depletion Region blog  multiple articles that explain how the CC3000 SimpleLink works.

CC3000 Smart Config - transmitting SSID and keyphrase
CC3000 advertises presence on network via DNS-SD

All the posts : http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/search?q=smart+config

14464: <p>Can anybody tell me how the <a href="https://docs.particle.io/guide/getting-started/start/core/" rel="nofollow">Particle (Photon/Core)</a> WiFi <em>setup</em> works?</p>

<p>I am looking to mimic this WiFi configuration format for my own device.</p>

<p>The basic steps are as follows:</p>

<ol>
<li>Power device on; put in "listening mode" if not already active;</li>
<li>Connect smartphone to the wireless network that you want to connect your device to;</li>
<li>Open the Tinker/Spark/whatever-it's-called App on your smartphone; choose "Add New Device";</li>
<li>Enter wireless password;</li>
<li>Wait for device to be discovered by the App; device is now connected to WiFi.</li>
</ol>

<p>How is the information (SSID, password) transferred from the smartphone to the device?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
 19174: <p>The Particle Photon is a replacement for the Spark Core module. This module was exploiting the Texas Instrument CC3000 chip. It was this chip that handle the very simple and convenient Wi-Fi configuration of the Spark Core. Texas Instrument named this method : <a href="http://www.ti.com/ww/en/simplelink_embedded_wi-fi/tools_software.html" rel="nofollow">SimpleLink</a>.</p>

<p>The Particle Photon is now using a different module than the Core : a Broadcom BCM43362 instead of the CC3000. It's seems to work in a similar manner even if I was not able to find any information on it.</p>

<p>I've found on the George Howkins <a href="http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/" rel="nofollow">Depletion Region blog</a>  multiple articles that explain how the CC3000 SimpleLink works.</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/2013/10/cc3000-smart-config-transmitting-ssid.html" rel="nofollow">CC3000 Smart Config - transmitting SSID and keyphrase</a></li>
<li><a href="http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/2013/10/cc3000-advertises-presence-on-network.html" rel="nofollow">CC3000 advertises presence on network via DNS-SD</a></li>
</ul>

<p>All the posts : <a href="http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/search?q=smart+config" rel="nofollow">http://depletionregion.blogspot.fr/search?q=smart+config</a></p>
