Features Request

[Geek]

Hi.
I wanted to propose a few features:

• Stepper motors
• LCD Display 16x2
• The possibility of establishing a fixed IP, for networks that are not assigned by DHCP

Thank you

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[John Maloney]

Check out the existing stepper motor library, “ED1 Stepper Motor”. It may work with other stepper motors with some modification.

There are many LCD displays out there; which one did you have in mind?

I’m not sure it’s possible to assign a fixed IP address to a WiFi device. However, if it is, it would be something you’d configure in your router – probably some sort of mapping based on the MAC address of your board. A bit of Googling should be able to answer those questions…

[Geek]

In the  ESP8266 it is possible to assign a fixed IP.
I suppose also in ESP32.
In other MCU I ignore it.

Regarding the 16x2 LCD, I suppose it is better that I adapt to the I2C models ;)

Thanks

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[John Maloney]

Good to know that it IS possible to assign a fixed IP address. I’ve added that as a feature request (#138) but I can promise that it will get added, or when.

Meanwhile, I’ve found that my router doesn’t change the IP address of a board if the board does some sort of IP activity every so often – for example, if it make an HTTP request every hour or so. I have an ESP32 board in my basement to let me control my furnace via WiFi. Using the “periodic ping” technique it has kept the same IP address for many months.

[John Maloney]

Support for a fixed IP address has been added and will be in the next release (v1.0.1) which should come out in the next week or two. That release will also include a library for a 16x2 LCD display. Thanks for the suggestions!

[Geek]

Wow! Thank you very much!!!!