Hello Dear Community Users,

If you would like to read fresh news from our development, please check these Sprint Meetings notes 😉

It covers our progress from last 2 weeks and also shows our plans for next 2 weeks.

2.0.3 Evaluation

• Current tasks progress checked
• No blockers found

Decided to release 2.0.3 stable version, available here.

General Releases approach

• Next bug fixes will be released under 2.0.4 milestone
• Major changes including new features will be released in 2.1.0 milestone

Development update

Due to recent release of 2.0.3 stable version, all related issues on the Roadmap were sorted and tasks for next 2 weeks were added into 2.0.4 milestone. Selected issues overview is shown below.

As well we will collect feedback on 2.0.3 stable release in upcoming weeks and if any important issue occurs, it will be served with high priority.

Tasks Selected for Development

• Compilation breaks when using -DUSE_ESP_IDF_LOG
• Extend String to print 64-bit integers
• MDNS special packet from Android App crashes and reboots ESP32/ESP32-S2
• Unexpected light sleep and deep sleep behaviour on ESP32-S3
• WiFi connection unstable after updating to 2.0.X
• DNSServer memory leak
• Write a first Test case for Timer and create a manual for HW tests
• fixing beginTransaction() thread safety - Pull Request which needs testing

Already Under Investigation

• HTTPClient setTimeout hasn't any effect - should be fixed, needs retesting
• Setting DHCP IP-range start for softAP - merged Pull Request needs to be evaluated
• analogRead() returns bogus values when i2s DAC running - testing needed
• After 1.0.6 update WiFi won't connect to other network // connection time increased - should be fixed, needs retesting
• max() not accepting #defined values - shaping
• Commit c7cc causes heap corruption - shaping

In Progress

NIA

In Review

• Added compiler.warning_flags to platform.txt; fixing - CI issues fixed
• GetServices crashes in 2.0.0+ when connecting to heart rate monitor
• pinMode disables interrupts as a side effect

Work on 2.0.4 release is tracked here.

General Issue solving progress (longer term)

• Native USB CDC hangs up on ESP32-S2 after about 320 characters - shaping (internal tracking)
• I2C Frequency - In Review (internal tracking), will be backported to ESP-IDF v4.4
• Add default 10MHz SD card frequency for SD SPI - shaping (internal tracking)

Community and Documentation progress

• More actively solved issues (quick response, assignees, labelling)
• Ongoing Issue tracker cleanup
• First Community Meeting took place (Feedback collected)
• Second Community Meeting is planned on 28/05/2022, any topics can be shared here
• New docs theme based on ESP-IDF style - reviewed, old links redirect in progress

Tasks Selected for Development in Documentation

• Documentation: tracking issue for filesystem-related libraries API reference
• NEED help in setting up partition Scheme/Table for ESP32-WROOM-32D (8MB)
• Evalute "Type: For reference" issues and add them to documentation

Next Sprint Meeting will take place on Wednesday 18/05/2022.