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…ther ESP32-S3 TFT

✨ New Features:

  • Conditional compilation support with USE_NEOPIXEL flag
  • NeoPixel LED status display for Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3 TFT board
  • Rich color-coded status indication for WiFi operations
  • Smooth breathing and blinking animations
  • Real-time connection progress feedback

🔧 Technical Implementation:

  • Pin 33 NeoPixel configuration for Feather board
  • Non-blocking animations with smooth transitions
  • Interactive command feedback (scan on/off, mode changes)
  • Connection status visualization (connecting, success, failure)

📝 Updated Components:

  • platformio.ini: Added NeoPixel environment and library dependency
  • config.h: Added NeoPixel pin configuration with conditional compilation
  • led_controller: Complete NeoPixel implementation with fallback to standard LED
  • wifi_manager: Added connection status feedback for NeoPixel display
  • command_interface: Added scan command visual feedback
  • manual-release.yml: Updated workflow for dual-board releases

📊 Memory Usage:

  • ESP32 Dev: 45,496 bytes RAM (13.9%), 805,077 bytes Flash (61.4%)
  • Feather S3 TFT: 57,200 bytes RAM (17.5%), 783,093 bytes Flash (54.3%)

📚 Documentation:

  • Added NEOPIXEL_GUIDE.md with comprehensive usage instructions
  • Updated release workflow to support both board variants
  • Enhanced release notes with hardware-specific information

🎯 Compatibility:

  • Standard ESP32 boards: Unchanged functionality (no code bloat)
  • Feather ESP32-S3 TFT: Enhanced with NeoPixel visual feedback
  • Conditional compilation ensures clean separation of features

…ther ESP32-S3 TFT

✨ New Features:
- Conditional compilation support with USE_NEOPIXEL flag
- NeoPixel LED status display for Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3 TFT board
- Rich color-coded status indication for WiFi operations
- Smooth breathing and blinking animations
- Real-time connection progress feedback

🔧 Technical Implementation:
- Pin 33 NeoPixel configuration for Feather board
- Non-blocking animations with smooth transitions
- Interactive command feedback (scan on/off, mode changes)
- Connection status visualization (connecting, success, failure)

📝 Updated Components:
- platformio.ini: Added NeoPixel environment and library dependency
- config.h: Added NeoPixel pin configuration with conditional compilation
- led_controller: Complete NeoPixel implementation with fallback to standard LED
- wifi_manager: Added connection status feedback for NeoPixel display
- command_interface: Added scan command visual feedback
- manual-release.yml: Updated workflow for dual-board releases

📊 Memory Usage:
- ESP32 Dev: 45,496 bytes RAM (13.9%), 805,077 bytes Flash (61.4%)
- Feather S3 TFT: 57,200 bytes RAM (17.5%), 783,093 bytes Flash (54.3%)

📚 Documentation:
- Added NEOPIXEL_GUIDE.md with comprehensive usage instructions
- Updated release workflow to support both board variants
- Enhanced release notes with hardware-specific information

🎯 Compatibility:
- Standard ESP32 boards: Unchanged functionality (no code bloat)
- Feather ESP32-S3 TFT: Enhanced with NeoPixel visual feedback
- Conditional compilation ensures clean separation of features
@arunkumar-mourougappane arunkumar-mourougappane added the enhancement New feature or request label Oct 15, 2025
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📊 Build Size Analysis

Metric Base (main) Current (PR) Change
Flash Usage N/A N/A ✅ No change
RAM Usage N/A N/A ✅ No change

Analysis

  • Flash usage shows the percentage of ESP32 flash memory used
  • RAM usage shows the percentage of runtime memory used
  • Changes in memory usage should be reviewed for optimization opportunities

This analysis helps maintain optimal memory usage across code changes.

@arunkumar-mourougappane arunkumar-mourougappane merged commit 861e0e9 into main Oct 15, 2025
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Added comprehensive network details page accessible by clicking on scan results.

Features Implemented:

✅ Clickable Network List Items (Acceptance Criteria #1):
- Each network item in scan results is now clickable
- Clicking navigates to /scan/details?id=<network_index>
- Added visual feedback on hover (background color change)
- Mobile-friendly touch targets with inline onclick handlers

✅ Network Details Page (Acceptance Criteria #2):
- New route handler handleScanDetails() at /scan/details
- Back navigation button to return to scan results
- Graceful error handling for invalid/missing network IDs
- Scan results cached in memory to avoid re-scanning

✅ Information Display (Acceptance Criteria #3):

Basic Network Information:
- Network Name (SSID) with special handling for hidden networks
- MAC Address (BSSID) formatted as XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
- Handles missing BSSID gracefully

Signal Information:
- RSSI displayed in dBm
- Signal Quality calculated as percentage with 8-level descriptive scale:
  * 100% Excellent (Very Close) ≥ -30 dBm
  * 90% Excellent ≥ -50 dBm
  * 80% Very Good ≥ -60 dBm
  * 70% Good ≥ -67 dBm
  * 60% Fair ≥ -70 dBm
  * 50% Weak ≥ -80 dBm
  * 30% Very Weak ≥ -90 dBm
  * 10% Extremely Weak < -90 dBm
- Visual signal indicators with emoji icons
- Color-coded quality bar (green/yellow/orange/red)

Channel Information:
- Channel number with frequency band (2.4GHz or 5GHz)
- Channel congestion analysis: Clear/Light/Moderate/Heavy/Severe
- Counts networks on same channel with color-coded indicators

Security Information:
- Encryption type with icons for all 9 WiFi auth modes:
  * Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, WPA2 Enterprise, WPA3, WPA2/WPA3, WAPI
- Security level assessment (None/Weak/Moderate/Good/Excellent)
- Color-coded security ratings
- Security warnings for open and WEP networks

Connection Analysis/Recommendations:
- Automated recommendations based on signal strength
- Security assessment warnings
- Channel congestion impact analysis
- Clear ✅/⚠️/❌ indicators for quick evaluation

✅ UI/UX Requirements (Acceptance Criteria #4):
- Consistent purple gradient theme matching existing interface
- Responsive design with proper spacing
- Card-based layout with background colors for sections
- Emoji icons throughout for visual recognition
- Clean section-based information hierarchy

✅ Performance & Memory (Acceptance Criteria #5):
- Scan result caching structure (CachedScanResult)
- Supports up to 50 cached networks
- 5-minute cache timeout (300000ms)
- Uses PROGMEM and F() macro for static strings
- Pre-allocated String buffers (html.reserve(8192))
- Cache validation before displaying details
- Memory-efficient: Flash 83.1% (was 82.4%), RAM 16.4% (was 15.8%)

✅ Navigation & Accessibility (Acceptance Criteria #6):
- Back to Scan Results button with absolute positioning
- Breadcrumb-style navigation structure
- Clickable entire network row (not just text)
- Inline hover effects for visual feedback

✅ Edge Cases & Error Handling (Acceptance Criteria #7):
- Cache expiration check with redirect to /scan
- Invalid network ID validation with redirect
- Out of bounds index checking
- Missing BSSID handling with "Not Available" message
- Hidden network SSID display as "<Hidden Network>"

Technical Implementation:

Data Structures:
- CachedScanResult struct stores SSID, RSSI, channel, encryption, BSSID
- Static array cachedNetworks[50] for result storage
- lastScanTime timestamp for cache invalidation
- isCacheValid() function checks timeout

Route Registration:
- Added /scan/details route in startWebServer()
- handleScanDetails() function declaration in web_server.h

Scan Page Modifications:
- Modified handleScan() to cache results after scan
- Made network list items clickable with onclick handlers
- Added hover effects with inline onmouseover/onmouseout
- Removed WiFi.scanDelete() to preserve results
- Added hint text: "💡 Click on any network to view detailed information"
- Hidden network handling in scan list

Memory Optimization:
- All static HTML strings use F() macro
- Color values and descriptions stored efficiently
- Switch statement for encryption type mapping
- Minimal string concatenation with pre-allocation

Build Results:
✅ ESP32dev: Flash 83.1% (1,088,625 bytes), RAM 16.4% (53,692 bytes)
✅ Feather ESP32-S3: Flash 71.9% (1,036,493 bytes), RAM 16.0% (52,496 bytes)

Testing Checklist Progress:
✅ Builds successfully on both ESP32dev and Feather boards
✅ All encryption types handled with proper icons and descriptions
✅ Signal quality calculation matches acceptance criteria ranges
✅ Channel congestion correctly counts networks
✅ Back navigation implemented
✅ Invalid network ID redirects to scan page
✅ Memory usage within acceptable limits (< 85% flash, < 20% RAM)

This implementation fully addresses Issue #10 acceptance criteria with
a professional, user-friendly interface for viewing detailed WiFi network
information.
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