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[owenthewizard]

I wanted to use Discussions to provide some status updates.

For a while I've wanted to implement this project on bare metal ESP32, since I think ESP-IDF is not really necessary. As implemented right now, we don't need a TCP/IP stack, HTTP server, etc.

That said, I would eventually like to add an HTTP server for configuration.

I've been trying to implement an RMII driver and then Ethernet drivers (like LAN8720) for [esp-hal(github.com/esp-rs/esp-hal), but unfortunately have not been successful ☹️. This is where I'd like to take esp32-wifi-bridge in the future.

Tagging @Bartvz and @eloo since you guys have been active recently. Apologies if you're not interested.

[eloo]

Hi @owenthewizard

i guess a very Basic http Interface could bei useful.

For example i have mentioned that without DHCP i get no mac..

But it was pretty hard to debug because i cant see the device our logs with ease.

So maybe an basic web interface with e.g. network information or the logs could bei really useful.

Best regards
eloo

[Bartvz]

To add to this, a simple webinterface could allow updating the firmware so you do not need to break out the serial cable every time.
Between Christmass and New Year I do have some free time on my hands. However, I know simply next to nothing about ESP32 devices, but ofcourse one can learn...

[owenthewizard]

OTA updates are another feature I'd like :)

[owenthewizard]

I think using esp-hal would potentially allow DMA to be used for Ether<->Wi-Fi interconnect, which could provide a huge speed boost.