ESP8266 Community Forum

- Fri May 22, 2015 4:49 am #18152 I was wondering what exactly does it do and how can I use it? My current conclusion derived from various pieces of information is this:
- should help you to set up your ESP8266 with a WIFI connection without having to hard code the SSID and PWD into your code
- is somehow similar/related/equal to Texas Instrument's SmartConfig (http://www.ti.com/tool/smartconfig) or SimpleLink
- uses a special protocol for communication between a smart phone and the ESP8266
- is apparently broken in the LUA firmware (because it is set to "needs fixing" in the todo list)
- would be a wonderful thing to have...

I have played with the Spark Core and their way to make the initial setup is just perfect. To use the ESP8266 in an end user device this is an absolute must-have!

So, what is it, what works, what doesn't? Any hints appreciated!

Cheers,
Dani

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- Sat May 23, 2015 1:22 pm #18273 Does the radio silence mean that this is a stupid question or that nobody knows an answer?

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- Sun May 24, 2015 5:59 am #18300 hey, yeah it's exactly like TI smartconfig.

Some of my work

- Sun May 24, 2015 6:11 am #18303 Does that mean it should work with the TI IOS app and the LUA firmware?

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