arduino-esp32/docs/esp-idf_component.md

To use as a component of ESP-IDF
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- Download and install [esp-idf](https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf)
- Create blank idf project (from one of the examples)
- in the project folder, create a folder called components and clone this repository inside

    ```bash
    mkdir -p components && \
    cd components && \
    git clone https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.git arduino && \
    cd .. && \
    make menuconfig
  ```
- ```make menuconfig``` has some Arduino options
    - "Autostart Arduino setup and loop on boot"
        - If you enable this options, your main.cpp should be formated like any other sketch

          ```arduino
          //file: main.cpp
          #include "Arduino.h"

          void setup(){
            Serial.begin(115200);
          }

          void loop(){
            Serial.println("loop");
            delay(1000);
          }
          ```

        - Else you need to implement ```app_main()``` and call ```initArduino();``` in it.

          Keep in mind that setup() and loop() will not be called in this case.
          If you plan to base your code on examples provided in [esp-idf](https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/tree/master/examples), please make sure move the app_main() function in main.cpp from the files in the example.

          ```arduino
          //file: main.cpp
          #include "Arduino.h"

          extern "C" void app_main()
          {
              initArduino();
              pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
              digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
              //do your own thing
          }
          ```
    - "Disable mutex locks for HAL"
        - If enabled, there will be no protection on the drivers from concurently accessing them from another thread/interrupt/core
    - "Autoconnect WiFi on boot"
        - If enabled, WiFi will start with the last known configuration
        - Else it will wait for WiFi.begin
- ```make flash monitor``` will build, upload and open serial monitor to your board