Neo6502 Wi-Fi modem
The Neo6502 Wi-Fi modem turns a Raspberry Pi Pico W into a Wi-Fi modem for the Neo6502, compatible with existing network programs.
Status Available · v0.3.1 · 24 September 2026
Licence: EUPL-1.2
What it does
- Existing Neo6502 network programs (netsetup, prophet…) work without changes.
- Connects through the UEXT connector, or over USB with the Trinity firmware.
- Wi-Fi can be set up from a phone, without a PC.
- TLS encryption is handled by the modem, with certificate checking.
- Downloads files over HTTP(S) and reads or writes files on a TNFS server.
Requirements and compatibility
- A Raspberry Pi Pico W.
- A Neo6502 board: link through the UEXT connector (UART 115200 8N1), or over USB with the Trinity firmware (the official Neo6502 firmware ignores USB serial devices).
- A Wi-Fi network.
- To build: Pico SDK 2.x (cyw43-driver, lwIP, TinyUSB) and cmake.
Documentation
- Source code → https://github.com/benedictemarty/Neo6502picowifi
- README (français) →
- README (English) →