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- Sat Jan 23, 2016 6:35 am #39482 Hi!!! first post... i'm cocco and as you i like the esp8266! i do web programming stuff like html,javascript,php,mysql.. more.
Lately also a little C & C++ as it's needed in MCU's.

Now i have finally a esp8266, the olimex DEV version with alot of pins... 22 if i remember correctly.

I have 3 problems:

I use the arduino ide to program the esp8266 and everything works as expected for now.anyway:

1. What is the latest ESP8266 Firmware? or is there a specific Arduino ide based firmware? or when i program the module it uploads a custom firmware just created? i tried the nodemcu firmware but it had to many problems.

i ask because i have 2 modules and one appears to be slower even with the same code.

There is no way to make the AP (Access Point) work properly.

2. No matter what i do the AP does not return a correct WiFi.status(), sometimes it does not connect, sometimes it connects very slow, sometimes it connects but the conecction speed is ridiculous (i'm using it only as websocket server)

Code: Select allvoid setup(){
 WiFi.softAP("ssid","pass");
}
void loop(){
 websocket.loop();
}

3. Said the above , what i'm trying to do is to create, with some leds, a simple connection manager*: try to connect in infrastructure to an existing network. if no connection after 10 seconds connect create an AP.All this in setup as the loop needs to be fast.

Code: Select allvoid setup(){
 WiFi.begin("ssid","pass");
 uint16_t timeout=10000;
 uint16_t start=millis();
 boolean fk=true;
 while(WiFi.status()!=WL_CONNECTED&&fk){
  if(millis()-start>timeout){
   fk=false;
  }
  delay(40);
 }
 if(fk){
  Serial.println('Infrastructure');
 }else{
  WiFi.disconnect();
  WiFi.softAP("ssidAP","pass");
  start=millis();
  fk=true;
  while(WiFi.status()!=WL_CONNECTED&&fk){
   if(millis()-start>timeout){
    fk=false;
   }
   delay(40);
  }
  if(fk){
   Serial.println('AccesPoint');
  }else{
   ESP.restart();
  }
 }
}

I tested with various versions of the above code. Nothing seems to work properly.Including

Code: Select allMultiWiFi.addAP("ssid","pass");
while(MultiWiFi.run()!=WL_CONNECTED){
 // do some delay
}

*the wifi connection manager lib does not work on the stable version.I'm using that one.


here is somethig i'm currently playing with which works only if i have AP&Infrastructure or only Infrastructure.
With some luck it also works in AP only mode but really the connections is unusable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-njWqbZT9G0