ESP32 - WiFI MAC design concepts (Open Source)

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Very interesting read...

Most of the ESP32/8266 implementation use Espressif's MAC layer which is closed source...

Below outlines a project to create an Open Source MAC layer to incorporate into firmware sketches..

Unveiling secrets of the ESP32: creating an open-source MAC Layer

Reverse engineering the ESP32 Wi-Fi hardware registers

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Hehe - kind of fun - we scooped HackerNews, ArsTechnica, CNX-Software, Extreme Tech, even TechSpot on this one...

It's a bit of a big deal.. esp for IoT applications because of the number of vendors using those chips...

Pls note with with 11n, the ath9k driver is fully sorted as FOSS...