I just received a SparkFun Blynk Board IoT Kit (KIT-14682) with ESP8266 Blynk Board. I downloaded the app to my iPhone 6s (v12.4.1), and powered up the Blynk Board. The four random-looking led colors flashed, with expected pause. I scanned the QR code, and followed the instructions. I connected to BlynkMe-XXXX, and entered WiFi credentials. The app thinks for a while, then says ‘Can’t connect :(’. I have tried going through the instructions several times, I even uninstalled and reinstalled the Blynk app, but I keep getting the same errors. I have also tried the first and third alternative provisioning methods in the troubleshooting section, and I’m unable to connect to 192.168.4.1. I’m not sure what else to do. Please help me connect.
Sorry to hear you’re having trouble provisioning your Blynk board. Based on your description, it looks like it is having trouble connecting to the Blynk network. Sometimes just waiting for a little while and retrying fixes the issue. If that does not help, I’ve found Option 2 from our [Troubleshooting Section in the Blynk Board Hookup Guide to be the most reliable fix.
I am also having this provisioning issue. I have tried following the tutorial and all three of the alternative provisioning options. The board will reach the blinking green state - connecting to blink - but then will fail and return to purple. Not sure how to proceed - or why this is failing.
So I tried this from my home computer (not on school wifi) and was able to get alternative #2 to finally provision. Hoping to get this operational in an educational setting ultimately.
Most likely, the issue is connecting the Bynk Board to your school’s WiFi network. The Blynk Board will only work on specific network types (2.4GHz WiFi networks, that are either open (no password) or protected with WPA, WPA-2, or WEP authentication.). Most likely, the network at your school is either a “WPA & WPA2 Enterprise” network or has a Login Portal you need to enter your credentials into so it will not be able to connect to that network. [This documentation page from Blynk will have a bit more information.](Introduction | Blynk Documentation)