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Explanation of why multiple binaries are available

Michael Ingraham 2019-04-27 15:07:50 -04:00
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Features that are not available in any release build have to be enabled in source code and compiled yourself.
There are many available features programmed into Tasmota. Not all devices need all of the available features. ESP based devices have a limited amount of memory available. To ensure that there is enough memory available to flash the firmware, it is best to keep the total size as small as possible, and definitely under 700K total to ensure OTA updates are possible. For this reason, Tasmota makes available the ability to create different firmware binary files to suit each particular device's requirements (e.g., sensors) and each applications needs (e.g., Rules, Timers, etc.). Features such as sensors, rules, timers, etc. are not configurable at run-time. The code must be compiled into the binary.
Many times one just needs to download a pre-compiled binary and perform the necessary run-time configuration. It is not necessary to compile your own binary if these pre-compiled builds meet your needs. These available files provide a simpler approach to get up and going with Tasmota quickly.
The binary files available on [GitHub](https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/releases) are for the current master release version only. These master release binaries are also available from the [OTA server](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/release/). However, the latest development branch code binaries are only available from the [OTA server](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/).
Features that are not available in any release build have to be enabled in source code and compiled yourself. If you opt to self-compile your own binary file(s), you must ensure that the appropriate options are defined in user_config_override.h in order for that code to be compiled into your binary.
| Feature or Sensor | minimal | basic | classic | sonoff | knx | sensors | display
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