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| author | Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net> | 2016-11-08 21:53:03 +0100 |
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| committer | Damien George <damien@micropython.org> | 2021-05-04 13:48:53 +1000 |
| commit | 4154ffbcba48822338ece6bbdb42f4a0498f237e (patch) | |
| tree | 6b162b8de99497d2c15323a638933aabca3ff35a | |
| parent | 1e2f0d2809c5431c9baf1d6f447162013f58baac (diff) | |
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docs/esp8266: Add note about simultaneous use of STA_IF and AP_IF.
See also https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/1624
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diff --git a/docs/esp8266/general.rst b/docs/esp8266/general.rst index fbe8fe1c3c..ce51f531b9 100644 --- a/docs/esp8266/general.rst +++ b/docs/esp8266/general.rst @@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ will overflow every 7:45h. If a long-term working RTC time is required then ``time()`` or ``localtime()`` must be called at least once within 7 hours. MicroPython will then handle the overflow. +Simultaneous operation of STA_IF and AP_IF +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Simultaneous operation of STA_IF and AP_IF interfaces is supported. + +However, due to restrictions of the hardware, there may be performance +issues in the AP_IF, if the STA_IF is not connected and searching. +An application should manage these interfaces and for example +deactivate the STA_IF in environments where only the AP_IF is used. + Sockets and WiFi buffers overflow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |