A fundamental question I have been concerned about is whether or not it would be possible to connect to a WiFi network within the Android code, considering the conventional way Google Glass connects to a network with QR codes. If it is possible, my saving grace would be a snippet of code that would allow me to connect to a specified network with SSID and a key. That way I can communicate and send data through sockets or some other method.
For testing purposes I have tried connecting to my laptop's WiFi hotspot before trying to connect to the Arduino, but to no avail. Here is the code in the ConnectActivity.java file so far:
package josuablom.gimbalcontrol;
+import...
public class ConnectActivity extends Activity
{
private CardScrollView mCardScroller;
private List<Card> mCards;
private GestureDetector mGestureDetector;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_connect);
}
public ConnectActivity()
{
//Code to connect to wifi
WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
// setup a wifi configuration
WifiConfiguration wc = new WifiConfiguration();
wc.SSID = "\"JosuaLaptop\"";
wc.preSharedKey = "\"123456789\"";
wc.status = WifiConfiguration.Status.ENABLED;
wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.TKIP);
wc.allowedGroupCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.GroupCipher.CCMP);
wc.allowedKeyManagement.set(WifiConfiguration.KeyMgmt.WPA_PSK);
wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.TKIP);
wc.allowedPairwiseCiphers.set(WifiConfiguration.PairwiseCipher.CCMP);
wc.allowedProtocols.set(WifiConfiguration.Protocol.RSN);
// connect to and enable the connection
int netId = wifiManager.addNetwork(wc);
wifiManager.enableNetwork(netId, true);
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(true);
}
}
Please bare in mind that I did not write the code in the ConnectActivity() method, but I got it from another thread on stackoverflow, so I do not have a fundamental understanding of how it works, although I can follow the logic.
The permissions in my manifest looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="josuablom.gimbalcontrol" >
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.glass.permission.DEVELOPMENT" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
...
Please excuse my ignorance, this is part of a undergraduate thesis project, and the focus of my project is the design of a system, not to become a Android expert. I have wasted far too much time trying to figure out how to solve this problem.
