JustWifi is a WIFI Manager library for the Arduino Core for ESP8266. The goal of the library is to manage ONLY the WIFI connection (no webserver, no mDNS,...) from code and in a reliable and flexible way.
There are other WIFI managers available. SO how does JustWifi compare to them:
- WiFiManager is a connection manager with fallback web configuration portal.
- WiFiMulti is the default multi-network manager that comes with Arduino Core for ESP8266
The table below summarizes the main differences between WiFiManager, WifiMulti and JustWifi:
| WiFiManager | JustWifi | WifiMulti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP fallback | YES | YES | NO |
| AP+STA mode | NO | YES | NO |
| Configuration portal | YES | NO | NO |
| Configure networks from code | NO | YES | YES |
| Custom parameters | YES | NO | NO |
| Persist confguration | YES | NO | NO |
| Allow multiple networks | NO | YES | YES |
| Check the signal strength | YES* | YES | YES |
| Support static IPs | YES | YES | NO |
- WifiManager filters networks by RSSI, but does not try to connect in order of signal strength
The main features of the JustWifi library are:
- Configure multiple possible networks
- Scan wifi networks so it can try to connect to only those available, in order of signal strength
- Fallback to AP mode
- Configurable timeout to try to reconnect after AP fallback
- AP+STA mode
- Static IP (autoconnect is disabled when using static IP)
- Single debug/action callback
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