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Compiler-Flags

Compiler flags can be used to add or remove certain functionality from homie-esp8266.

Removing functionality can become useful if your firmware gets too large in size and is not upgradable any more over OTA. On the other hand these compiler flags allow to remove features from homie-esp8266, that you do not require or do not use.

Adding functionality or features is useful to enable only partly implemented features or unstable or experimental features.

HOMIE_CONFIG

This compiler flag allows to disable the configuration mode completely. To configure your homie-esp8266, you need to upload the configuration to the SPIFFS before starting the device. Without a proper configuration the device will just restart after writing the error message about the missing configuration to the logger. Add the following to your platformio.ini file:

build_flags = -D HOMIE_CONFIG=0

This reduces the firmware size by about 50000 bytes.

HOMIE_MDNS

This compiler flag allows to disable the publishing of the device identifier via mDNS protocol. Add the following to your platformio.ini file:

build_flags = -D HOMIE_MDNS=0

This reduces the firmware size by about 6400 bytes.

ASYNC_TCP_SSL_ENABLED

This compiler flag allows to use SSL encryption for MQTT connections. All other network connections still can not be encrypted like HTTP or OTA.

build_flags =
  -D ASYNC_TCP_SSL_ENABLED=1
  -D PIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_LWIP2_HIGHER_BANDWIDTH

The additional flag PIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_LWIP2_HIGHER_BANDWITH is necessary for SSL encryptions to work properly.