Wi-Fi Interface

Overview

This section outlines the development of the Wi-Fi-STA Interface component, which provides the features and functions to connect to Wi-Fi networks and manage the device's Wi-Fi settings.

This component is part of the Orchestrator firmware.

Development

Bootstrapping the Component

Creates a new component named wi_fi_sta_interface inside the components directory.
idf.py create-component wi_fi_sta_interface -C components
Rename and move the source file.
1. Rename the wi_fi_sta_interface.c to wi_fi_sta_interface.cpp.
2. Move it to src folder.
Update the CMakeLists.txt file.
1. Change the location of the wi_fi_sta_interface.cpp file to the src folder.
2. Add required dependencies esp_event, esp_netif, and esp_wifi to the REQUIRES section.
The CMakeLists.txt file should look like this:
idf_component_register(SRCS "src/wi_fi_sta_interface.cpp" INCLUDE_DIRS "include" REQUIRES esp_event esp_netif esp_wifi)

Wi-Fi Station Management

References

ESP Wi-Fi Docs

Last modified: 08 March 2025