reworking examples

examples/AutoConnect/AutoConnect.ino

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
-
-void setup() {
-    // put your setup code here, to run once:
-    Serial.begin(115200);
-
-    //WiFiManager
-    //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
-    WiFiManager wifiManager;
-    //reset saved settings
-    //wifiManager.resetSettings();
-    
-    //set custom ip for portal
-    //wifiManager.setAPStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
-
-    //fetches ssid and pass from eeprom and tries to connect
-    //if it does not connect it starts an access point with the specified name
-    //here  "AutoConnectAP"
-    //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
-    wifiManager.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP");
-    //or use this for auto generated name ESP + ChipID
-    //wifiManager.autoConnect();
-
-    
-    //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
-    Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
-}
-
-void loop() {
-    // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
-    
-}

examples/AutoConnect/AutoConnectWithFSParameters/AutoConnectWithFSParameters.ino

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ char mqtt_server[40];
 char mqtt_port[6]  = "8080";
 char api_token[32] = "YOUR_API_TOKEN";
 
+//default custom static IP
+char static_ip[16] = "10.0.1.56";
+char static_gw[16] = "10.0.1.1";
+char static_sn[16] = "255.255.255.0";
+
 //flag for saving data
 bool shouldSaveConfig = false;
 
@@ -50,6 +55,16 @@ void setupSpiffs(){
           strcpy(mqtt_port, json["mqtt_port"]);
           strcpy(api_token, json["api_token"]);
 
+          if(json["ip"]) {
+            Serial.println("setting custom ip from config");
+            strcpy(static_ip, json["ip"]);
+            strcpy(static_gw, json["gateway"]);
+            strcpy(static_sn, json["subnet"]);
+            Serial.println(static_ip);
+          } else {
+            Serial.println("no custom ip in config");
+          }
+
         } else {
           Serial.println("failed to load json config");
         }
@@ -88,19 +103,19 @@ void setup() {
   wm.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
   wm.addParameter(&custom_api_token);
 
+  // set static ip
+  IPAddress _ip,_gw,_sn;
+  _ip.fromString(static_ip);
+  _gw.fromString(static_gw);
+  _sn.fromString(static_sn);
+  wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(_ip, _gw, _sn);
+
   //reset settings - wipe credentials for testing
   //wm.resetSettings();
 
-  //set minimu quality of signal so it ignores AP's under that quality, default is 8%
-  //wm.setMinimumSignalQuality();
-  
-  //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
-  //wm.setConfigPortalTimeout(120);
-
   //automatically connect using saved credentials if they exist
   //If connection fails it starts an access point with the specified name
   //here  "AutoConnectAP" if empty will auto generate basedcon chipid, if password is blank it will be anonymous
-
   //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
   if (!wm.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP", "password")) {
     Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
@@ -127,20 +142,26 @@ void setup() {
     json["mqtt_port"]   = mqtt_port;
     json["api_token"]   = api_token;
 
+    json["ip"]          = WiFi.localIP().toString();
+    json["gateway"]     = WiFi.gatewayIP().toString();
+    json["subnet"]      = WiFi.subnetMask().toString();
+
     File configFile = SPIFFS.open("/config.json", "w");
     if (!configFile) {
       Serial.println("failed to open config file for writing");
     }
 
-    json.printTo(Serial);
+    json.prettyPrintTo(Serial);
     json.printTo(configFile);
     configFile.close();
     //end save
+    shouldSaveConfig = false;
   }
 
   Serial.println("local ip");
   Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
-
+  Serial.println(WiFi.gatewayIP());
+  Serial.println(WiFi.subnetMask());
 }
 
 void loop() {

examples/AutoConnect/AutoConnectWithFSParametersAndCustomIP/AutoConnectWithFSParametersAndCustomIP.ino

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 #endif
 
 //define your default values here, if there are different values in config.json, they are overwritten.
-//length should be max size + 1 
 char mqtt_server[40];
-char mqtt_port[6] = "8080";
-char blynk_token[33] = "YOUR_BLYNK_TOKEN";
+char mqtt_port[6]  = "8080";
+char api_token[32] = "YOUR_API_TOKEN";
+
 //default custom static IP
 char static_ip[16] = "10.0.1.56";
 char static_gw[16] = "10.0.1.1";
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@ void saveConfigCallback () {
   shouldSaveConfig = true;
 }
 
-void setup() {
-  // put your setup code here, to run once:
-  Serial.begin(115200);
-  Serial.println();
-
+void setupSpiffs(){
   //clean FS, for testing
-  //SPIFFS.format();
+  // SPIFFS.format();
 
   //read configuration from FS json
   Serial.println("mounting FS...");
@@ -57,24 +53,18 @@ void setup() {
 
           strcpy(mqtt_server, json["mqtt_server"]);
           strcpy(mqtt_port, json["mqtt_port"]);
-          strcpy(blynk_token, json["blynk_token"]);
+          strcpy(api_token, json["api_token"]);
 
           if(json["ip"]) {
             Serial.println("setting custom ip from config");
-            //static_ip = json["ip"];
             strcpy(static_ip, json["ip"]);
             strcpy(static_gw, json["gateway"]);
             strcpy(static_sn, json["subnet"]);
-            //strcat(static_ip, json["ip"]);
-            //static_gw = json["gateway"];
-            //static_sn = json["subnet"];
             Serial.println(static_ip);
-/*            Serial.println("converting ip");
-            IPAddress ip = ipFromCharArray(static_ip);
-            Serial.println(ip);*/
           } else {
             Serial.println("no custom ip in config");
           }
+
         } else {
           Serial.println("failed to load json config");
         }
@@ -84,58 +74,53 @@ void setup() {
     Serial.println("failed to mount FS");
   }
   //end read
-  Serial.println(static_ip);
-  Serial.println(blynk_token);
-  Serial.println(mqtt_server);
+}
 
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  Serial.println();
 
+  setupSpiffs();
+
+  // WiFiManager, Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+  WiFiManager wm;
+
+  //set config save notify callback
+  wm.setSaveConfigCallback(saveConfigCallback);
+
+  // setup custom parameters
+  // 
   // The extra parameters to be configured (can be either global or just in the setup)
   // After connecting, parameter.getValue() will get you the configured value
   // id/name placeholder/prompt default length
   WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_server("server", "mqtt server", mqtt_server, 40);
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_port("port", "mqtt port", mqtt_port, 5);
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_blynk_token("blynk", "blynk token", blynk_token, 34);
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_port("port", "mqtt port", mqtt_port, 6);
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_api_token("api", "api token", "", 32);
 
-  //WiFiManager
-  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
-  WiFiManager wifiManager;
+  //add all your parameters here
+  wm.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_server);
+  wm.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
+  wm.addParameter(&custom_api_token);
 
-  //set config save notify callback
-  wifiManager.setSaveConfigCallback(saveConfigCallback);
-
-  //set static ip
+  // set static ip
   IPAddress _ip,_gw,_sn;
   _ip.fromString(static_ip);
   _gw.fromString(static_gw);
   _sn.fromString(static_sn);
+  wm.setSTAStaticIPConfig(_ip, _gw, _sn);
 
-  wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(_ip, _gw, _sn);
-  
-  //add all your parameters here
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_server);
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_blynk_token);
+  //reset settings - wipe credentials for testing
+  //wm.resetSettings();
 
-  //reset settings - for testing
-  //wifiManager.resetSettings();
-
-  //set minimu quality of signal so it ignores AP's under that quality
-  //defaults to 8%
-  wifiManager.setMinimumSignalQuality();
-  
-  //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
-  //useful to make it all retry or go to sleep
-  //in seconds
-  //wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(120);
-
-  //fetches ssid and pass and tries to connect
-  //if it does not connect it starts an access point with the specified name
-  //here  "AutoConnectAP"
+  //automatically connect using saved credentials if they exist
+  //If connection fails it starts an access point with the specified name
+  //here  "AutoConnectAP" if empty will auto generate basedcon chipid, if password is blank it will be anonymous
   //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
-  if (!wifiManager.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP", "password")) {
+  if (!wm.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP", "password")) {
     Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
     delay(3000);
-    //reset and try again, or maybe put it to deep sleep
+    // if we still have not connected restart and try all over again
     ESP.restart();
     delay(5000);
   }
@@ -146,7 +131,7 @@ void setup() {
   //read updated parameters
   strcpy(mqtt_server, custom_mqtt_server.getValue());
   strcpy(mqtt_port, custom_mqtt_port.getValue());
-  strcpy(blynk_token, custom_blynk_token.getValue());
+  strcpy(api_token, custom_api_token.getValue());
 
   //save the custom parameters to FS
   if (shouldSaveConfig) {
@@ -154,12 +139,12 @@ void setup() {
     DynamicJsonBuffer jsonBuffer;
     JsonObject& json = jsonBuffer.createObject();
     json["mqtt_server"] = mqtt_server;
-    json["mqtt_port"] = mqtt_port;
-    json["blynk_token"] = blynk_token;
+    json["mqtt_port"]   = mqtt_port;
+    json["api_token"]   = api_token;
 
-    json["ip"] = WiFi.localIP().toString();
-    json["gateway"] = WiFi.gatewayIP().toString();
-    json["subnet"] = WiFi.subnetMask().toString();
+    json["ip"]          = WiFi.localIP().toString();
+    json["gateway"]     = WiFi.gatewayIP().toString();
+    json["subnet"]      = WiFi.subnetMask().toString();
 
     File configFile = SPIFFS.open("/config.json", "w");
     if (!configFile) {
@@ -170,6 +155,7 @@ void setup() {
     json.printTo(configFile);
     configFile.close();
     //end save
+    shouldSaveConfig = false;
   }
 
   Serial.println("local ip");

examples/AutoConnect/AutoConnectWithFeedbackLED/AutoConnectWithFeedbackLED.ino

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+// LED will blink when in config mode
+
 #include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
 
 //for LED status
 #include <Ticker.h>
 Ticker ticker;
+int LED = BUILTIN_LED;
 
 void tick()
 {
   //toggle state
-  int state = digitalRead(BUILTIN_LED);  // get the current state of GPIO1 pin
-  digitalWrite(BUILTIN_LED, !state);     // set pin to the opposite state
+  digitalWrite(LED, !digitalRead(LED));     // set pin to the opposite state
 }
 
 //gets called when WiFiManager enters configuration mode
@@ -26,24 +28,24 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
   
   //set led pin as output
-  pinMode(BUILTIN_LED, OUTPUT);
+  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
   // start ticker with 0.5 because we start in AP mode and try to connect
   ticker.attach(0.6, tick);
 
   //WiFiManager
   //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
-  WiFiManager wifiManager;
+  WiFiManager wm;
   //reset settings - for testing
-  //wifiManager.resetSettings();
+  wm.resetSettings();
 
   //set callback that gets called when connecting to previous WiFi fails, and enters Access Point mode
-  wifiManager.setAPCallback(configModeCallback);
+  wm.setAPCallback(configModeCallback);
 
   //fetches ssid and pass and tries to connect
   //if it does not connect it starts an access point with the specified name
   //here  "AutoConnectAP"
   //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
-  if (!wifiManager.autoConnect()) {
+  if (!wm.autoConnect()) {
     Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
     //reset and try again, or maybe put it to deep sleep
     ESP.restart();
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
   ticker.detach();
   //keep LED on
-  digitalWrite(BUILTIN_LED, LOW);
+  digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
 }
 
 void loop() {

examples/AutoConnectWithTimeout/platformio.ini

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-; PlatformIO Project Configuration File
-;
-;   Build options: build flags, source filter
-;   Upload options: custom upload port, speed and extra flags
-;   Library options: dependencies, extra library storages
-;   Advanced options: extra scripting
-;
-; Please visit documentation for the other options and examples
-; http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html
-
-[env:nodemcuv2]
-platform=espressif8266
-board=nodemcuv2
-framework=arduino
-
-[platformio]
-src_dir=AutoConnectWithTimeout
-lib_dir=/Users/shawn/projects/microcontrollers/dev/libraries

examples/DEV/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
+
+// select which pin will trigger the configuration portal when set to LOW
+// ESP-01 users please note: the only pins available (0 and 2), are shared 
+// with the bootloader, so always set them HIGH at power-up
+#define TRIGGER_PIN 0
+const char* modes[] = { "NULL", "STA", "AP", "STA+AP" };
+
+WiFiManager wifiManager;
+
+
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  Serial.setDebugOutput(true);  
+  delay(3000);
+  Serial.println("\n Starting");
+   
+  // WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
+  // WiFi.printDiag(Serial);
+  // Serial.println(modes[WiFi.getMode()]);
+  //WiFiManager
+  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+  // WiFiManager wifiManager;
+
+  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+  //reset settings - for testing
+  //wifiManager.resetSettings();
+
+  //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
+  //useful to make it all retry or go to sleep
+  //in seconds
+  wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(60);
+  wifiManager.setConnectTimeout(20);
+  // wifiManager.setShowStaticFields(true);
+
+  // uint8_t menu[] = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE};
+  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
+
+  // std::vector<WiFiManager::menu_page_t> menu = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE,wifiManager.MENU_SEP,wifiManager.MENU_ERASE,wifiManager.MENU_EXIT};
+  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
+
+// std::vector<WiFiManager::menu_page_t> menu = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE,wifiManager.MENU_SEP,wifiManager.MENU_ERASE,wifiManager.MENU_EXIT};
+  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
+
+
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_server("server", "mqtt server", "", 40);
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_port("port", "mqtt port", "", 6);
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_token("api_token", "api token", "", 0);
+  WiFiManagerParameter custom_tokenb("invalid token", "invalid token", "", 0);
+
+  //add all your parameters here
+  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_server);
+  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
+  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_token);
+  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_tokenb);
+
+        // MENU_WIFI       = 0,
+        // MENU_WIFINOSCAN = 1,
+        // MENU_INFO       = 2,
+        // MENU_PARAM      = 3,
+        // MENU_CLOSE      = 4,
+        // MENU_RESTART    = 5,
+        // MENU_EXIT       = 6,
+        // MENU_ERASE      = 7,
+        // MENU_SEP        = 8
+
+  // const char* menu[] = {"wifi","wifinoscan","info","param","close","sep","erase","restart","exit"};
+  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu,9);
+
+  std::vector<const char *> menu = {"wifi","wifinoscan","info","param","close","sep","erase","restart","exit"};
+  wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
+  
+  //set static ip
+  // wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(10,0,1,99), IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
+  // wifiManager.setShowStaticFields(false);
+  // wifiManager.setShowDnsFields(false);
+
+  wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(60);
+  wifiManager.startConfigPortal("AutoConnectAP", "password");
+
+  //fetches ssid and pass and tries to connect
+  //if it does not connect it starts an access point with the specified name
+  //here  "AutoConnectAP"
+  //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
+  if(!wifiManager.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP")) {
+    Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
+  }
+
+  pinMode(TRIGGER_PIN, INPUT);
+}
+
+
+void loop() {
+  // is configuration portal requested?
+  if ( digitalRead(TRIGGER_PIN) == LOW ) {
+    //WiFiManager
+    //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+    //reset settings - for testing
+    //wifiManager.resetSettings();
+
+    //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
+    //useful to make it all retry or go to sleep
+    //in seconds
+    wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(120);
+
+    //it starts an access point with the specified name
+    //here  "AutoConnectAP"
+    //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
+
+    //WITHOUT THIS THE AP DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY WITH SDK 1.5 , update to at least 1.5.1
+    //WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
+    
+    // disable captive portal redirection
+    // wifiManager.setCaptivePortalEnable(false);
+    
+    if (!wifiManager.startConfigPortal("OnDemandAP")) {
+      Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
+      delay(3000);
+    } else {
+      //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
+      Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
+    }  
+  }
+
+  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
+}

examples/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino

@@ -1,124 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * OnDemandConfigPortal.ino
+ * example of running the configPortal AP manually, independantly from the captiveportal
+ * trigger pin will start a configPortal AP for 120 seconds then turn it off.
+ * 
+ */
 #include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
 
 // select which pin will trigger the configuration portal when set to LOW
-// ESP-01 users please note: the only pins available (0 and 2), are shared 
-// with the bootloader, so always set them HIGH at power-up
 #define TRIGGER_PIN 0
-const char* modes[] = { "NULL", "STA", "AP", "STA+AP" };
-
-WiFiManager wifiManager;
 
+int timeout           = 120; // seconds to run for
+bool webportalrunning = false;
 
 void setup() {
   // put your setup code here, to run once:
   Serial.begin(115200);
-  Serial.setDebugOutput(true);  
-  delay(3000);
   Serial.println("\n Starting");
-
-  // Serial.println(modes[WiFi.getMode()]);
-  // WiFi.printDiag(Serial);
-
-  //WiFiManager
-  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
-  WiFiManager wifiManager;
-
-  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
-  //reset settings - for testing
-  //wifiManager.resetSettings();
-
-  //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
-  //useful to make it all retry or go to sleep
-  //in seconds
-  wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(20);
-  wifiManager.setConnectTimeout(10);
-  // wifiManager.setShowStaticFields(true);
-
-  // uint8_t menu[] = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE};
-  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
-
-  // std::vector<WiFiManager::menu_page_t> menu = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE,wifiManager.MENU_SEP,wifiManager.MENU_ERASE,wifiManager.MENU_EXIT};
-  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
-
-// std::vector<WiFiManager::menu_page_t> menu = {wifiManager.MENU_WIFI,wifiManager.MENU_INFO,wifiManager.MENU_PARAM,wifiManager.MENU_CLOSE,wifiManager.MENU_SEP,wifiManager.MENU_ERASE,wifiManager.MENU_EXIT};
-  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
-
-
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_server("server", "mqtt server", "", 40);
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_port("port", "mqtt port", "", 6);
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_token("api_token", "api token", "", 0);
-  WiFiManagerParameter custom_tokenb("invalid token", "invalid token", "", 0);
-
-  //add all your parameters here
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_server);
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_token);
-  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_tokenb);
-
-        // MENU_WIFI       = 0,
-        // MENU_WIFINOSCAN = 1,
-        // MENU_INFO       = 2,
-        // MENU_PARAM      = 3,
-        // MENU_CLOSE      = 4,
-        // MENU_RESTART    = 5,
-        // MENU_EXIT       = 6,
-        // MENU_ERASE      = 7,
-        // MENU_SEP        = 8
-
-  // const char* menu[] = {"wifi","wifinoscan","info","param","close","sep","erase","restart","exit"};
-  // wifiManager.setMenu(menu,9);
-
-  std::vector<const char *> menu = {"wifi","wifinoscan","info","param","close","sep","erase","restart","exit"};
-  wifiManager.setMenu(menu);
-  
-  //set static ip
-  wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(10,0,1,99), IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
-  // wifiManager.setShowStaticFields(false);
-  // wifiManager.setShowDnsFields(false);
-
-  //fetches ssid and pass and tries to connect
-  //if it does not connect it starts an access point with the specified name
-  //here  "AutoConnectAP"
-  //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
-  if(!wifiManager.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP")) {
-    Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
-  }
-
-  pinMode(TRIGGER_PIN, INPUT);
+  pinMode(TRIGGER_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
 }
 
-
 void loop() {
   // is configuration portal requested?
-  if ( digitalRead(TRIGGER_PIN) == LOW ) {
-    //WiFiManager
-    //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+  if ( digitalRead(TRIGGER_PIN) == LOW) {
+    WiFiManager wifiManager;    
 
     //reset settings - for testing
     //wifiManager.resetSettings();
+  
+    // set configportal timeout
+    wm.setConfigPortaltimeout(timeout);
 
-    //sets timeout until configuration portal gets turned off
-    //useful to make it all retry or go to sleep
-    //in seconds
-    wifiManager.setConfigPortalTimeout(120);
-
-    //it starts an access point with the specified name
-    //here  "AutoConnectAP"
-    //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
-
-    //WITHOUT THIS THE AP DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY WITH SDK 1.5 , update to at least 1.5.1
-    //WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
-    
-    // disable captive portal redirection
-    // wifiManager.setCaptivePortalEnable(false);
-    
-    if (!wifiManager.startConfigPortal("OnDemandAP")) {
+    if (!wm.startConfigPortal("OnDemandAP")) {
       Serial.println("failed to connect and hit timeout");
       delay(3000);
-    } else {
-      //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
-      Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
-    }  
+      //reset and try again, or maybe put it to deep sleep
+      ESP.reset();
+      delay(5000);
+    }
+
+    //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
+    Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
+
   }
 
   // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

examples/OnDemandWebPortal/OnDemandWebPortal.ino

@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 #include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
 
 // select which pin will trigger the configuration portal when set to LOW
-// ESP-01 users please note: the only pins available (0 and 2), are shared 
-// with the bootloader, so always set them HIGH at power-up
 #define TRIGGER_PIN 0
 
-int timeout          = 120; // seconds
-
-WiFiManager wifiManager;
+WiFiManager wm;
 
+int timeout           = 120; // seconds to run for
 bool webportalrunning = false;
 int start             = millis();
 
@@ -27,19 +24,18 @@ void setup() {
 
 
 void loop() {
-  
   if(webportalrunning){
-    wifiManager.process();
+    wm.process();
     if(millis()-start > timeout*1000){
       Serial.println("webportaltimeout");
       webportalrunning = false;
-      wifiManager.stopWebPortal(); // auto off
+      wm.stopWebPortal(); // auto off
    }
   }
-
   // is configuration portal requested?
   if ( digitalRead(TRIGGER_PIN) == LOW && !webportalrunning) {
-    wifiManager.startWebPortal();
+    wm.startWebPortal();
+    // wm.startWebPortal();
     webportalrunning = true;
     start = millis();
   }

examples/Simple/Simple.ino

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <WiFiManager.h> // https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
+
+void setup() {
+    // put your setup code here, to run once:
+    Serial.begin(115200);
+
+    //WiFiManager, Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
+    WiFiManager wm;
+    
+    //reset settings - wipe credentials for testing
+    //wm.resetSettings();
+    
+    //set custom ip for portal
+    //wm.setAPStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(10,0,1,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
+
+    //automatically connect using saved credentials if they exist
+    //If connection fails it starts an access point with the specified name
+    //here  "AutoConnectAP" if empty will auto generate basedcon chipid, if password is blank it will be anonymous
+    //and goes into a blocking loop awaiting configuration
+    wm.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP");
+    //or use this for auto generated name ESP + ChipID
+    //wm.autoConnect();
+
+    //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
+    Serial.println("connected...yeey :)");
+}
+
+void loop() {
+    // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
+    
+}