SmartConfig

The SmartConfigTM is a provisioning technology developed by TI to connect a new Wi-Fi device to a Wi-Fi network. It uses a mobile app to broadcast the network credentials from a smartphone, or a tablet, to an un-provisioned Wi-Fi device.

The advantage of this technology is that the device does not need to directly know SSID or password of an Access Point (AP). This information is provided using the smartphone. This is particularly important to headless device and systems, due to their lack of a user interface.

If you are looking for other options to provision your ESP32 devices, check Provisioning API.

Application Example

Connect ESP32 to target AP using SmartConfig: wifi/smart_config.

API Reference

Functions

const char *esp_smartconfig_get_version(void)

Get the version of SmartConfig.

Return

  • SmartConfig version const char.

esp_err_t esp_smartconfig_start(const smartconfig_start_config_t *config)

Start SmartConfig, config ESP device to connect AP. You need to broadcast information by phone APP. Device sniffer special packets from the air that containing SSID and password of target AP.

Attention

1. This API can be called in station or softAP-station mode.

Attention

2. Can not call esp_smartconfig_start twice before it finish, please call esp_smartconfig_stop first.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

Parameters

  • config: pointer to smartconfig start configure structure

esp_err_t esp_smartconfig_stop(void)

Stop SmartConfig, free the buffer taken by esp_smartconfig_start.

Attention

Whether connect to AP succeed or not, this API should be called to free memory taken by smartconfig_start.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

esp_err_t esp_esptouch_set_timeout(uint8_t time_s)

Set timeout of SmartConfig process.

Attention

Timing starts from SC_STATUS_FIND_CHANNEL status. SmartConfig will restart if timeout.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

Parameters

  • time_s: range 15s~255s, offset:45s.

esp_err_t esp_smartconfig_set_type(smartconfig_type_t type)

Set protocol type of SmartConfig.

Attention

If users need to set the SmartConfig type, please set it before calling esp_smartconfig_start.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

Parameters

  • type: Choose from the smartconfig_type_t.

esp_err_t esp_smartconfig_fast_mode(bool enable)

Set mode of SmartConfig. default normal mode.

Attention

1. Please call it before API esp_smartconfig_start.

Attention

2. Fast mode have corresponding APP(phone).

Attention

3. Two mode is compatible.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

Parameters

  • enable: false-disable(default); true-enable;

esp_err_t esp_smartconfig_get_rvd_data(uint8_t *rvd_data, uint8_t len)

Get reserved data of ESPTouch v2.

Return

  • ESP_OK: succeed

  • others: fail

Parameters

  • rvd_data: reserved data

  • len: length of reserved data

Structures

struct smartconfig_event_got_ssid_pswd_t

Argument structure for SC_EVENT_GOT_SSID_PSWD event

Public Members

uint8_t ssid[32]

SSID of the AP. Null terminated string.

uint8_t password[64]

Password of the AP. Null terminated string.

bool bssid_set

whether set MAC address of target AP or not.

uint8_t bssid[6]

MAC address of target AP.

smartconfig_type_t type

Type of smartconfig(ESPTouch or AirKiss).

uint8_t token

Token from cellphone which is used to send ACK to cellphone.

uint8_t cellphone_ip[4]

IP address of cellphone.

struct smartconfig_start_config_t

Configure structure for esp_smartconfig_start

Public Members

bool enable_log

Enable smartconfig logs.

bool esp_touch_v2_enable_crypt

Enable ESPTouch v2 crypt.

char *esp_touch_v2_key

ESPTouch v2 crypt key, len should be 16.

Macros

SMARTCONFIG_START_CONFIG_DEFAULT()

Enumerations

enum smartconfig_type_t

Values:

SC_TYPE_ESPTOUCH = 0

protocol: ESPTouch

SC_TYPE_AIRKISS

protocol: AirKiss

SC_TYPE_ESPTOUCH_AIRKISS

protocol: ESPTouch and AirKiss

SC_TYPE_ESPTOUCH_V2

protocol: ESPTouch v2

enum smartconfig_event_t

Smartconfig event declarations

Values:

SC_EVENT_SCAN_DONE

ESP32 station smartconfig has finished to scan for APs

SC_EVENT_FOUND_CHANNEL

ESP32 station smartconfig has found the channel of the target AP

SC_EVENT_GOT_SSID_PSWD

ESP32 station smartconfig got the SSID and password

SC_EVENT_SEND_ACK_DONE

ESP32 station smartconfig has sent ACK to cellphone

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