Using the Wake-on-LAN Server
Checkout medium article https://medium.com/@datatomas/micropython-wake-on-lan-button-for-an-ubuntu-aorus-desktop-3b94d8656825?postPublishedType=repub
Once the Pico W has been flashed with MicroPython from your ubuntu machine cp "/path/to/RPI_PICO_W-20250911-v1.26.1.uf2" /media/youruser/RPI-RP2 and main.py is on the device, it becomes a tiny HTTP server on your Wi-Fi network.
Here’s how it works:
- The Pico connects to your Wi-Fi
When powered, the Pico W:
activates its Wi-Fi interface
connects to your configured SSID
prints its IP address and broadcast address to the USB serial console
You’ll see something like:
Pico IP: 190.165.1.55 Broadcast IP: 192.160.1.250 HTTP server on port 80
This tells you where the server lives on your LAN.
🌍 2. You visit the Pico’s URL from any device
Enter the Pico’s IP in your browser:
http://PICO_IP/
Example:
This is a simple landing page that confirms the Pico is alive:
Pico W WOL service
- Trigger the Wake-on-LAN packet
To wake your desktop PC, call:
http://PICO_IP/wake?token=YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Example:
http://192.168.1.77/wake?token=mysecuretoken
What happens next:
Pico validates the token
Pico builds a correct WOL Magic Packet:
6 × 0xFF
16 × target MAC address
If a SecureOn password is configured in both:
Ubuntu NetworkManager
Pico’s main.py …then 6 more bytes are appended
Pico broadcasts the packet to your LAN on UDP port 9
Your AORUS motherboard NIC receives it and powers on the PC
🔧 Diagram (conceptual architecture)
Here is the conceptual flow (as shown in your image):
+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | ISP / LAN | | | | ┌──────────┐ Magic Packet + Password | | │ Aorus PC │ <-----------------------------------------┐ | | └──────────┘ | | | Pico MicroPython WOL Server | | | (HTTP, UDP) | | | | | | ▲ | | | │ | | +---------------------------│---------------------------------+ | │ | │ HTTP request | ▼ | Actor (Phone / Browser) | http://raspberrypicow/wake?password |
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Summary
The Pico W is a small web server that listens for /wake requests
Your phone or browser sends a URL containing a secret token
The Pico sends the exact WOL packet your AORUS motherboard expects
BIOS must allow LAN power (IO/IOP Onboard LAN Controller enabled)
Ubuntu must have WoL enabled in NetworkManager
PC powers on remotely — even from complete shutdown