Lolin S2 mini no AP

[lassekite]

Just bought two Lolin S2 mini and none will show up as AP, as normaly done I start up with
import webrepl_setup
One is with the original fw 1.18 and one upgraded with 1.19, same behavier.
I can get an AP if I setup it my self like
import network
ap = network.WLAN(network.AP_IF)
ap.config(ssid='MircoPython-S2-A')
ap.active(True)

Should not the S2 behave like D1 or have I missed something?
Also if I connect it to my WIFI net it got some SSID like "espessif"

[davefes]

Is the S2 an ESP32, if so then it behaves differently than the ESP8266

[lassekite]

It's an ESP8266

[davefes]

Maybe they are different chip revisions. I recall some improvements were made to the ESP32 wifi recently, maybe that resulted in some changes to the ESP8266 firmware.

Sorry, I am focused on the ESP32 and was aware that WiFi startup was different on the two devices.

[lassekite]

FYI I have tested with version 1.18,that was the original fw and 1.19. Same thing

[fivdi]

It's an ESP8266

It's an ESP32-S2. See https://github.com/wemos/docs/blob/master/docs/en/s2/s2_mini.rst.

[fivdi]

In addition to what you have already done with import webrepl_setup, modify boot.py on your Lolin S2 mini as suggested at https://www.techcoil.com/blog/how-to-setup-micropython-webrepl-on-your-esp32-development-board/. This should enable you to access the S2 mini via your own network rather than needing to connect to an access point on the S2 mini.