ESP8266 Community Forum

- Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:00 am #32510 I want to connect my esp8266 to my wifi direct supported android mobile using wifi direct protocol. I have looked at all the AT commands but i cant find any wifi direct related commands. But it is mentioned in esp8266 datasheet that it supports wifi direct.
1. So my question is does it support wifi direct between two esps or we can connect one esp and one android mobile.
2. As there are no wifi direct related AT commands so do i have to write wifi direct related firmware myself because i cant find any source code or examples related to it.

- Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:09 am #32511 Have you seen the following post:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=299

Is your question answered in that thread?

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- Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:42 am #32513 yeah i have read that thread but this thread got me confusing into a lot things and the answers are not clear also.
The AT firmware supports soft AP not wifi direct. And as for as my knowledge is Soft AP and wifi direct are different. Soft AP is like a hotspot while wifi direct is like a bluetooth. But as they both are related to the standard wifi protocol may be we can access wifi direct from the AT commands by making some changes.

- Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:43 am #32550 The other thread seems to allude to the notion that the ESP8266 does not support the WiFi Direct specific protocols. If that is the case, then the closest alternative would be the ESP8266 in a softAP mode.

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