WiFiManager VS Arduino

Compare WiFiManager vs Arduino and see what are their differences.

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WiFiManager Arduino
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7.7 8.1
28 days ago 8 days ago
C++ C++
MIT License GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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WiFiManager

Posts with mentions or reviews of WiFiManager. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-27.
  • Need some opinions on a clock I'm planning to sell online that involves ESP8266
    2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 27 May 2023
  • Trouble changing clock format from 24 hour to 12 hour
    1 project | /r/arduino | 14 May 2023
    #include "WiFiManager.h" //https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager WiFi Configuration Magic #include "ezTime.h" // Time Library - get your POSIX Timezone 'string' to replace TZ/GMT if needed, below, here: https://support.cyberdata.net/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/438/10/posix-timezone-strings #include "SevenSegmentExtended.h" #include "SevenSegmentTM1637.h" #include "SevenSegmentFun.h" // For Text readouts #include "SoftwareSerial.h" #include "DFMiniMp3.h" //========================USEFUL VARIABLES============================= const char* ssid = "R2D2"; // R2D2 Access point network name (to connect to R2D2, to change/add your WiFi details) const char* password = "Droidyouarelookingfor"; // R2D2 Access point password uint16_t notification_volume = 25; // Speaker volume int Display_backlight = 45; // 4 Digit Display brightness when operating normally (outside of initialisation) int BlueLED_brightness = 50; // Two blue LED's (when connected to ESP32 pin 14, instead of VCC) const char* ntpServer = "pool.ntp.org"; // Your chosen TimeServer const String timezone_posix_string = "EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00"; // Insert your own POSIX Timezone string here. See link above for info. //===================================================================== // Avoid changing below here... // Call WiFi Manager WiFiManager wifiManager; // Call a Timezone Timezone TZ; #define CLK 25 #define DT 26 #define SW 27 #define RED_LED 17 #define WHITE_LED 16 const int BLUE_LED = 14; // 14 corresponds to GPIO14 float counter = 0; int currentStateCLK; int lastStateCLK; String currentDir = ""; unsigned long lastButtonPress = 0; int btnState = 0; // timer int timer_secs = 0; int timer_mins = 0; float inc_red_led = 0; // the number of the Blue LED's pin const int BlueChannel = 1; // setting PWM properties const int freq = 5000; const int resolution = 8; class Mp3Notify { public: static void PrintlnSourceAction(DfMp3_PlaySources source, const char* action) { if (source & DfMp3_PlaySources_Sd) { Serial.print("SD Card, "); } if (source & DfMp3_PlaySources_Usb) { Serial.print("USB Disk, "); } if (source & DfMp3_PlaySources_Flash) { Serial.print("Flash, "); } Serial.println(action); } static void OnError(uint16_t errorCode) { // see DfMp3_Error for code meaning Serial.println(); Serial.print("Com Error "); Serial.println(errorCode); } static void OnPlayFinished(DfMp3_PlaySources source, uint16_t track) { Serial.print("Play finished for #"); Serial.println(track); } static void OnPlaySourceOnline(DfMp3_PlaySources source) { PrintlnSourceAction(source, "online"); } static void OnPlaySourceInserted(DfMp3_PlaySources source) { PrintlnSourceAction(source, "inserted"); } static void OnPlaySourceRemoved(DfMp3_PlaySources source) { PrintlnSourceAction(source, "removed"); } }; SevenSegmentExtended blue1(21, 22); // CLK, DIO SevenSegmentFun words(21, 22); // CLK, DIO SoftwareSerial secondarySerial(18, 19); // TX, RX DFMiniMp3 mp3(secondarySerial); void configModeCallback (WiFiManager *myWiFiManager) { Serial.println("Entered WiFi Manager config mode.."); Serial.println(WiFi.softAPIP()); Serial.println(myWiFiManager->getConfigPortalSSID()); } //flag for saving data bool shouldSaveConfig = false; //callback notifying us of the need to save config void saveConfigCallback () { Serial.println("Should save config"); shouldSaveConfig = true; } void setup() { words.setBacklight(80); words.begin(); words.scrollingText("R2D2 START", 2);
  • I built a website running in ESP32 with separate frontend and backend. The frontend is made with VueJS + TailwindCSS, the backend is coded in C++
    1 project | /r/embedded | 13 Apr 2023
    Many examples in Arduino tell you to embed HTML to your C++ code (look https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager/blob/master/wm_strings_en.h), but my approach is different: The frontend is written in different language (TypeScript + Vue), with separate build process (no C compiler involved). It even is tested independently from Arduino code, on PC.
  • Esp-Idf wifi manager
    3 projects | /r/esp32 | 20 Mar 2023
    Hello. Some time ago I' ve strugled with seting up wifi manager in esp_idf framework. Most popular wifi manager made by tzapu was not working on esp-idf framework inside PlatformIo. So I have found tonyp7. It started to work after many changes in library code and makefiles. I have some free time and I can make WifiManager suited to bare esp-idf and esp-idf inside PlatformIo. My question is- do somebody need this ? Maybe there are alternatives which i did not find and my work is pointless. Please share your opinion
  • Best way to communicate WiFi details to Adafruit Feather Huzzah ESP8266
    1 project | /r/arduino | 7 Mar 2023
    #include // Using the Arduino Library Manager, install "WifiManager by tzapu" - lib at https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager void setup() { WiFiManager wifiManager; // Start a Wifi link wifiManager.autoConnect("NewDevice"); // (on first use: will set up as a Wifi name; set up by selecting new Wifi network on iPhone for instance) } void loop() { }
  • Easy way to program wifi credentials on a pre- programmed board?
    1 project | /r/arduino | 18 Feb 2023
    include // Using the Arduino Library Manager, // install "WifiManager by tzapu" // lib at https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager void setup() { WiFiManager wifiManager; // Start a Wifi link. wifiManager.autoConnect("NewDevice"); // (on first use: will set up as // a Wifi name; set up by // selecting new Wifi network on // iPhone for instance) }
  • Making it easy for customer/ client to put in wifi credentials onto a pre-programmed IoT device
    4 projects | /r/esp32 | 18 Feb 2023
    Is that fork needed still? It seems like the main project claims support for esp32 now? https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
  • Making it easy for client/customer to program SSID and password into IoT devices?
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 18 Feb 2023
  • ESP_WiFiManager deprecated?
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 16 Feb 2023
    Use this one instead: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
  • SOFT AP Mode for ws2812b LED Matrix Sign using esp8266 and Adafruit Neomatrix library.
    3 projects | /r/esp8266 | 6 Feb 2023

Arduino

Posts with mentions or reviews of Arduino. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-23.
  • Send and receive message remotely with ESP8266
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 23 Oct 2023
    The result is that the WiFiSecureClient doesn't work when used in the bot declaration, so I changed the variable to WiFiClient but I can't use the certificate, so I comment it out and ESP8266.h gives me a thousand errors due to lack of dependencies in its libraries. I should point out that I downloaded the entire project from the Arduino ESP8266, I don't know how to link all the libraries, so I simply took those from the ESP8266WiFi.
  • Do you have any idea why this program would not work? [ESP32]
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 19 Jun 2023
    #include #include "time.h" #include "sntp.h" char* ssid = "WIFI"; char* password = "w1fi"; const char* ntpServer1 = "pool.ntp.org"; const char* ntpServer2 = "time.nist.gov"; const long gmtOffset_sec = 3600; const int daylightOffset_sec = 3600; const char* time_zone = "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3"; // TimeZone rule for Europe/Rome including daylight adjustment rules (optional) void printLocalTime() { struct tm timeinfo; if(!getLocalTime(&timeinfo)){ Serial.println("No time available (yet)"); return; } Serial.println(&timeinfo, "%A, %B %d %Y %H:%M:%S"); } // Callback function (get's called when time adjusts via NTP) void timeavailable(struct timeval *t) { Serial.println("Got time adjustment from NTP!"); printLocalTime(); } void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); // set notification call-back function sntp_set_time_sync_notification_cb( timeavailable ); /** * NTP server address could be aquired via DHCP, * * NOTE: This call should be made BEFORE esp32 aquires IP address via DHCP, * otherwise SNTP option 42 would be rejected by default. * NOTE: configTime() function call if made AFTER DHCP-client run * will OVERRIDE aquired NTP server address */ //sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); // (optional) /** * This will set configured ntp servers and constant TimeZone/daylightOffset * should be OK if your time zone does not need to adjust daylightOffset twice a year, * in such a case time adjustment won't be handled automagicaly. */ configTime(gmtOffset_sec, daylightOffset_sec, ntpServer1, ntpServer2); /** * A more convenient approach to handle TimeZones with daylightOffset * would be to specify a environmnet variable with TimeZone definition including daylight adjustmnet rules. * A list of rules for your zone could be obtained from https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/master/cores/esp8266/TZ.h */ //configTzTime(time_zone, ntpServer1, ntpServer2); //connect to WiFi Serial.printf("Connecting to %s ", ssid); WiFi.begin(ssid, password); while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) { delay(500); Serial.print("."); } Serial.println(" CONNECTED"); } void loop() { delay(5000); printLocalTime(); // it will take some time to sync time :) }
  • How do you determine what module/s do you have on your boards or vice versa?
    1 project | /r/arduino | 24 Mar 2023
    https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package\_esp8266com\_index.json https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads
  • Programming esp32
    1 project | /r/microcontrollers | 22 Mar 2023
    He meant the Arduino framework. There is an Arduino core for the ESP8266 so you can use Arduino’s IDE and libraries for the ESP with this core here
  • rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,6) ERROR :(
    2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 17 Mar 2023
  • Help Needed: ESP NOW between ESP Wroom 32 DevKit and WeMos D1 Mini.
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 11 Mar 2023
    According to this link(https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/6174) WeMos can't receive broadcasts on SDK 2.2.1.
  • ESP8266 on ESPNow protocol power consumption/sleep mode
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 9 Mar 2023
    There are 2 ways to minimize power consumption while maintaining an active WiFi connection, but it's not a large power reduction for either mode. Look at Automatic Modem Sleep and Automatic Light Sleep here: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/esp8266/examples/LowPowerDemo
  • Very unique color clock! Details on https://www.instructables.com/Pingo-Color-Clock-by-Illusionmanager/
    2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 28 Feb 2023
  • lolin boards in close proximity are causing WIFI interferance
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 26 Feb 2023
    That's the Arduino (Uno) library. If you've correctly installed the ESP8266 package then it should be 3.(something-ish) for the ESP8266 version of the WiFi library. Current is 3.1.1 for the core files, and the WiFi is part of the core libraries. If you have your compile options set for verbose then you should see it doesn't access that old Arduino WiFi library.
  • Is there any way to get a low battery alert from a D1 mini?
    1 project | /r/esp8266 | 20 Feb 2023
    Seems it's expected https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/721

What are some alternatives?

When comparing WiFiManager and Arduino you can also consider the following projects:

esp-idf - Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs.

ESP8266_RTOS_SDK - Latest ESP8266 SDK based on FreeRTOS, esp-idf style.

ESPAsyncWiFiManager - Port WiFiManager to ESP Async Server

u8g2 - U8glib library for monochrome displays, version 2

esp_wifi_repeater - A full functional WiFi Repeater (correctly: a WiFi NAT Router)

ESP8266-Google-Calendar-Arduino - Interaction between an ESP8266 and the Google Calendar.

NTP-time-for-ESP8266-and-ESP32 - NTP time example for ESP8266 and ESP32 based on standard functionality

ESP8266_NONOS_SDK - ESP8266 nonOS SDK

ESP_WiFiManager - This is an ESP32 / ESP8266 WiFi Connection Manager with fallback web configuration portal. Use this library for configuring ESP32 (including ESP32-S2 and ESP32-C3), ESP8266 modules' WiFi, etc. Credentials at runtime. You can also specify static DNS servers, personalized HostName, fixed or random AP WiFi channel. With examples supporting ArduinoJson

brzo_i2c - Brzo I2C is a fast I2C Implementation written in Assembly for the esp8266

pubsubclient - A client library for the Arduino Ethernet Shield that provides support for MQTT.

esp-honeypot - Simple ESP8266 / ESP32 Canary that simulates predefined application server and notifies you using E-mail, Telegram, etc if it was accessed.