a20_wifi.ino

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#      LYT-SCRIPTED, an alternative firmware for LYT8266 RGBW LED lamps        #
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#      Copyright (C) 2017 Tom Stöveken                                         #
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#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <DNSServer.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <WiFiManager.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>

WiFiUDP Udp;
uint8_t buffer[10] = {1};

/******************************************************************************
Description.: prepare the WiFi settings, uses WiFi Manager Library
Input Value.: -
Return Value: -
******************************************************************************/
void setup_wifi() {
  WiFiManager wifiManager;

  //reset settings - for testing
  //wifiManager.resetSettings();
  
  wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(600);
  wifiManager.autoConnect("LYT8266");

  Log("WiFi connected, RSSI: "+ String(WiFi.RSSI()));
}

/******************************************************************************
Description.: no permanent task necessary
Input Value.: -
Return Value: -
******************************************************************************/
void loop_wifi() {
  
  //because of having issues with an unresposive connection
  //just meaningless data traffic will hopefully fix it
  //a single UDP packet is send to the gateway IP
  static unsigned long then = 0;

  // for using millis be aware of overflow every ~50 days
  // but using substraction is "overflow-safe"
  if( g_send_WLAN_keep_alive_packet && (millis()-then >= 30000) ) {
    then = millis();

    //UDP port 9 is supposed to discard packets or it will simply not return
    //anything because no service is running at the gateway-IP,port9
    Udp.beginPacket(WiFi.gatewayIP(), 9);
    Udp.write(buffer, LENGTH_OF(buffer));
    Udp.endPacket();

    Log("WiFi kept busy, RSSI: "+ String(WiFi.RSSI()) +", Connected: "+ String(WiFi.isConnected()));
  }
}