WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

FCT_IOT
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WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby FCT_IOT » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:44 am

Dear all,

I would like to know if WIFI Direct is supported in esp-idf. ESPWROOM 32D datasheet mentions WIFI Direct/ P2P is supported. However, ESP-IDF doesnt contain any resource related to WIFI Direct.

Kindly provide a link of the files related to wifi direct if available.

Thanks in advance.

FCT_IOT
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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby FCT_IOT » Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:04 am

ping

Franco
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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby Franco » Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:23 pm

Wi-Fi direct is Station + SoftAP together. Refer to the IDF documentation: In Wi-Fi driver API, ESP32 Wi-Fi Configuration, Wi-Fi Mode: Call esp_wifi_set_mode() to set the Wi-Fi mode: WIFI_MODE_APSTA

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby WiFive » Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:06 pm

To be compliant it would also have to support P2P information elements, P2P GO negotiation, and P2P power save modes.

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby liuzhifu » Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:38 am

@ FCT_IOT, ESP32 doesn't support WiFi Direct. The ESPNOW in ESP32 is similar with WiFi Direct, ESP32 device can directly connects to another ESP32 device with ESPNOW.

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby ESP_Jack » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:11 am

esp-idf do not support WiFi Direct. But why the ESP32 data sheet include this, that's because WiFi Direct is a 90%(not accurate) software feature. As a chip, ESP32 can support WiFi Direct, and in fact, it support WiFi Direct in some hosted system(host system support WiFi Direct stack). WiFi Direct is different with STA+AP.To support WiFi Direct, we need to support P2P scan first, which esp-idf do not support. We also need to support P2P GO/GC negotiation, which esp-idf do not support. We also need to support WPS, both enrollee and registrar, esp-idf only support enrollee.

ESP-NOW is different with WiFi Direct. ESP-NOW provided a none WiFi connection data exchange.

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby ESP_Jack » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:13 am

BTW, in new ESP32 data sheet, software related features are deleted.

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby FCT_IOT » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:51 am

ESP_Jack wrote:BTW, in new ESP32 data sheet, software related features are deleted.
Thanks everyone for their inputs.

Dear @ESP_Jack,

I would like to know if there is any plan to release WIFI Direct feature in future esp-idf release. We need this feature for a project we are working on.

Thanks and Regards,

MarWoz
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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby MarWoz » Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:39 am

Hello all,

Is there any information regarding WiFi Direct functionality?
Such functionality would be useful for our new project.
Will such functionality be implemented in the near future?

Best wishes,

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Re: WIFI Direct support for ESP32 in esp-idf

Postby Baldhead » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:40 pm

Hi,

I can see that this feature has been required for a long time.
I am also waiting for wifi direct support on esp32.
Espressif replies that this is a characteristic "too limited in general use for us to make it into a high priority to develop".

I disagree.
I believe that there are many applications that could benefit from this.

Probably espressif developed this application for some company with a non-release contract for this library for a long time.

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