Getting connected for Particle Argon with Particle.io IDE

Need Help With My Project
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Hi everyone… I’m new here and struggling to get my Particle Argon to connect to Blynk.

I have gotten the suggested code for Quickstart Instructions emailed… which says to “If you’re using a WiFi device, find the following code lines in the provided sketch and replace it with your WiFi credentials:”… however there is nothing provided in the sketch to replace with that label… I mention this b/c maybe I’m adding these creds to the wrong place in that file? (inserted just after char auth=)

Also, if I’m logged into Particle IO’s IDE to upload to my board, there is a Blynk Community Library I can include, but also I’m not seeing where to add wifi creds or know if that is needed for basic connectivity.

I tried this tutorial, adding just my AuthToken, but it still didn’t connect to Blynk.

I’m not sure how to proceed or what I’m missing for how to get an Argon connected. Any advice?

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I know nothing about Particle hardware, but those people that do will need to know if you are using Blynk Legacy or Blynk IoT before they can assist you.

Pete.

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I followed the link to the repo… which looks like Blynk IoT? it doesn’t explicitly say that though…

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this tutorial might help you

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Thanks for the link John! I’ve managed to get connected, though I had to deviate from the instructions a bit.

Particle boards don’t work with the Arduino IDE (to my knowledge), and when selecting a “custom IDE” I’m given a message saying “Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide you with a ready-to-use code at the moment, but you can check these resources to find an example that would work for you:”… But the Particle IDE has the library for Blynk easy to add as I posted earlier.

One strange thing however is for entering my wifi SSID and Password in the quickstart… the quickstart says it’ll add it to the codeblock that I can then upload to my board, however filling out the fields doesn’t do anything. I’ve looked at the code locally, and there is no info showing the SSID or Password added based on my entry in these fields… In the tutorial video, I see that SSID/Password IS included though, so I’m not sure what the issue is.

However, without adding this, my board is still connected?? Not sure how… but suspect it has to do with the other files on the Particle board (it was already on my wifi from the setup of the factory software).

Any insights on why this is working are appreciated… and for now, atleast I’m connected and can start using Blynk!