From 4cc1de9c4619d247b9788225ea6478b0741ff64e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Penrose <scottp@dd.com.au>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 19:30:35 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Pass in string of SSID

---
 platformio.ini |  2 ++
 src/main.cpp   | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 5fc3e97..c9b7e96 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ build_flags =
     -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=3
     -DCONFIG_BT_ENABLED=1
     -DCONFIG_BLUEDROID_ENABLED=1
+    -DSTA_SSID="${sysenv.STA_SSID}"
+    -DSTA_PASSWORD="${sysenv.STA_PASSWORD}"
 
 ; Libraries
 lib_deps =
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6b01cc0..8d186bb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,17 @@
 // WiFi Mode: Set to true to connect to existing network, false for AP mode
 #define WIFI_STATION_MODE true
 
+#define ST(A) #A
+#define STR(A) ST(A)
+
 // WiFi Station mode settings (connect to existing network)
-const char* STA_SSID = "MeridenRainbow5G";      // Your WiFi network name
-const char* STA_PASSWORD = "4z8bcw5vfrs3n7dm";     // Your WiFi password
+#ifndef STA_SSID
+#define STA_SSID "ExampleSSID"
+#endif
+#ifndef STA_PASSWORD
+#define STA_PASSWORD "ThePassword"
+#endif
+
 
 // WiFi Access Point fallback settings (if station fails or AP mode selected)
 const char* AP_SSID = "ESP32-DebugDongle";
@@ -244,10 +252,10 @@ void setupWebServer() {
 // ============================================================================
 
 bool connectToWiFi() {
-    Serial.printf("[WiFi] Connecting to %s", STA_SSID);
+    Serial.printf("[WiFi] Connecting to %s", STR(STA_SSID));
 
     WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
-    WiFi.begin(STA_SSID, STA_PASSWORD);
+    WiFi.begin(STR(STA_SSID), STR(STA_PASSWORD));
 
     unsigned long startTime = millis();
     while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
@@ -260,7 +268,7 @@ bool connectToWiFi() {
     }
 
     Serial.println(" OK");
-    Serial.printf("[WiFi] Connected to: %s\n", STA_SSID);
+    Serial.printf("[WiFi] Connected to: %s\n", STR(STA_SSID));
     Serial.printf("[WiFi] IP Address: %s\n", WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());
     Serial.printf("[WiFi] Signal strength: %d dBm\n", WiFi.RSSI());
     return true;