ESP32 a too long time of inicialization

chudek123
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ESP32 a too long time of inicialization

Postby chudek123 » Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:41 pm

Dear users,

I would like to ask for a advice in case of error, which appeared and which I can't solve.
Some important information:
-I work with ESP32 from Sparkfun,
-I create an app for PC which communicates with ESP module in wire way(UART) and wireless(UDP to send data to PC and TCP to send commands to ESP)
-I use ECLIPSE to write ESP software in C and QtCreator to write PC app in C++
-I work on Windows 10

I will write about process and I will show you a problem:
1. I open PC acc
2. I connect ESP
3. I click "connect" in PC app and there is my ERROR - data doesn't come REASON: After opening app TCP server is created, after connecting ESP TCP client is created, if I connect ESP and click "connect with WIFI" then ESP doesn't keep up to create a client.

I conclude that ESP's inicialization process lasts too long in comparation with PC app. Additional problem is that closing USB port make ESP reset: I click "connect with UART", then "disconnect", click "connect with WIFI" and the same problem: because of ESP resetting, ESP doen't create a client on time. I don't check if client has been created in my PC application, simply the app work like connection would exist and then i click "disconnect" and to this time, ESP made a server so data starts comming.

What actually happens, when i click connect button? There is send a command #5 g* with UART or TCP depending of connection type, on this command ESP changes a state to a opposite one sending=!sending. Its simple idea.

Could someone help me and tell how to make a long time of inicialization working with app? Or how to decrease this time.

I enclose demostrating video and important fragments of code.

Demonstation video
Github- full code

Inicialization in main.c

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void app_main()
{
	wifi_init_sta();
	xTaskCreate(&udp_conn, "udp_conn", 2048, NULL, 10, NULL);
	xTaskCreate(&uart_communication, "uart_communication", 4096, NULL, 5, NULL);
//...
}

Function wifi_init_sta() in udp.c

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void wifi_init_sta()
{
	udp_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();

	tcpip_adapter_init();
	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_init(event_handler, NULL) );

	wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
	wifi_config_t wifi_config = {
			.sta = {
					.ssid = EXAMPLE_DEFAULT_SSID,
					.password = EXAMPLE_DEFAULT_PWD
			},
	};

	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_mode(WIFI_MODE_STA) );
	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(ESP_IF_WIFI_STA, &wifi_config) );
	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_start() );

	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "wifi_init_sta finished.");
	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "connect to ap SSID:%s password:%s \n",
			EXAMPLE_DEFAULT_SSID,EXAMPLE_DEFAULT_PWD);
}
Function udp_conn in main.c

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static void udp_conn(void *pvParameters)
{
	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "udp_conn start.");
	xEventGroupWaitBits(udp_event_group, WIFI_CONNECTED_BIT,false, true, portMAX_DELAY);
	/*create udp socket*/
	int socket_ret;
	socket_ret = create_udp_client();
	if(socket_ret == ESP_FAIL) {
		ESP_LOGI(TAG, "create udp socket error,stop.");
		vTaskDelete(NULL);
	}
	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "create tcp client start.");
	create_tcp_client();

	/*initialize adc and timer after connecting*/
	if(connection_status<2)
	{
		connection_status++;
		if(connection_status==2)
		{
			spi_init();
			initAG();
			initMagnet();
			setPinLevel(1,1);
			initialize_adcs();
			initializeTIMER();
		}
	}
	/*create a task to tx/rx data*/
	TaskHandle_t tx_rx_task;
	xTaskCreate(&sendUDP_recvTCP_data, "send_recv_data", 4096, NULL, 4, &tx_rx_task);

	/*waiting udp connected success*/
	xEventGroupWaitBits(udp_event_group, UDP_CONNCETED_SUCCESS,false, true, portMAX_DELAY);
	int bps;
	while (1) {
		total_data = 0;
		//vTaskDelay(3000 / portTICK_RATE_MS);//every 3s
		bps = total_data;

		if (total_data <= 0) {
			int err_ret = check_connected_socket();
			if (err_ret == -1) {  //-1 reason: low level netif error
				ESP_LOGW(TAG, "udp send & recv stop.\n");
				break;
			}
		}
#if EXAMPLE_ESP_UDP_PERF_TX
		ESP_LOGI(TAG, "udp send %d byte per sec! total pack: %d \n", bps, success_pack);
#else
		ESP_LOGI(TAG, "udp recv %d byte per sec! total pack: %d \n", bps, success_pack);
#endif /*EXAMPLE_ESP_UDP_PERF_TX*/
	}
	close_socket();
	vTaskDelete(tx_rx_task);
	vTaskDelete(NULL);
}
Function uart_communication in main.c

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static void uart_communication()
{
	uart_num = UART_NUM_0;
	uart_config_t uart_config = {
			.baud_rate = 115200,
			.data_bits = UART_DATA_8_BITS,
			.parity = UART_PARITY_DISABLE,
			.stop_bits = UART_STOP_BITS_1,
			.flow_ctrl = UART_HW_FLOWCTRL_DISABLE,
			.rx_flow_ctrl_thresh = 122,
	};

	uart_param_config(uart_num, &uart_config);

	uart_set_pin(uart_num, ECHO_TEST_TXD, ECHO_TEST_RXD,  UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE,  UART_PIN_NO_CHANGE);

	uart_driver_install(uart_num, BUF_SIZE * 2, 0, 0, NULL, 0);

	if(connection_status<2)
	{
		connection_status++;
		if(connection_status==2)
		{
			spi_init();
			initAG();
			initMagnet();
			setPinLevel(1,1);
			initialize_adcs();
			initializeTIMER();

		}
	}
	uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*) malloc(BUF_SIZE); // uint8_t address of first element in data table

	while(1)
	{
		int len = uart_read_bytes(uart_num, data, BUF_SIZE, 20 / portTICK_RATE_MS);//lenght of incoming data
		if(len>0)
		{
			char cmd; // command to execute, f means change frequency of blinking
			//char test_msg[100]; //char table used to test, contains a text from sprintf below function
			int size;
			connection_mode=0;
			ESP_LOGI("UART", "received");
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++)
			{
				if((char)data[i]=='#')
				{
					sscanf((char *)&data[i],"#%d %c",&size,&cmd);
					if((char)data[i+size-1]== '*')
					{
						switch(cmd)
						{
						case 'f':
						{
							sscanf((char *)&data[i],"#%*d %*c %d*",&TIMER_INTERVAL1_SEC);
							//sprintf(test_msg,"%d - %c - %d\n",size,cmd,TIMER_INTERVAL1_SEC); can't use data table( data is char table), because then we overwrite information in this table
							refresh_timer(TIMER_GROUP_0,TIMER_1); //if frequency(TIMER_INTERVAL1_SEC) has changed, restart timer
							break;
						}
						case 'g':
						{
							onoffSending();
							ESP_LOGI("UART", "SENDING STATUS: %d \n", sending_data);
							//while(adc_tail!=adc_head)
							//{
								//int frameLength=0;
								//char frameData[20];
								//char frame[30];
								//sprintf(frameData," G %d %d*",adc1data[adc_tail],adc2data[adc_tail]);
								//double frameDataLength=0;
								//frameDataLength=strlen(frameData)+1;
								//double LogOfFrameDataLength= log((double)frameDataLength+1.0)/log(10.0); // it equals log of base of 10th of frameDataLength
								//int frameLengthNumberOfDigits = 0; //frame: #frameLengthNumberOfDigits G %d %d*
								//frameLengthNumberOfDigits = floor(LogOfFrameDataLength) + 1.0;
								//frameLength = frameDataLength + frameLengthNumberOfDigits;
								//sprintf(frame,"#%d G %d %d*",frameLength,adc1data[adc_tail],adc2data[adc_tail]);
								//uart_write_bytes(uart_num, frame, strlen(frame));
								//adc_tail++;
								//adc_tail%=ADC_BUFFER_SIZE;
								//onoffSending();
							break;
						}
						case 's':
						{
							int pin1level=0;
							int pin2level=0;
							sscanf((char *)&data[i],"#%*d %*c %d %d*",&pin1level,&pin2level);
							setPinLevel(pin1level,pin2level);
							break;
						}

						case 'w':
						{
							//sscanf((char *)&data[i], "#%*d %*c %s %s %s %SCNd16*", SSID, wifipassword, addressIP, &udpport);
							//reconnect ....
							break;
						}

						}
						i=i+size-1;
					}
				}
				//uart_write_bytes(uart_num, (const char*) test_msg, strlen((char*)test_msg));//sending test_msg to display by UART
			}
		}
		//if(len==0)
		//{
		//	connection_mode=1;
		//}

	}
}
If someone would like to help please look at Github- full code to see definitions of remaining functions:
spi_init() in spi.c
initAG() in mki159v1.c
initMagnet() in mki159v1.c
setPinLevel(1,1) in adc.c
initialize_adcs() in adc,c
initializeTIMER() in timer.c

Greetings!
Last edited by chudek123 on Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.

chegewara
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Re: ESP32 a too long time of inicialization

Postby chegewara » Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:03 am

Im not sure, maybe Angus or WiFive can help here, but i think its because you are trying to use UART 0 which is used for serial debug:
https://github.com/piokac/summerschoolE ... #L163-L177

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Re: ESP32 a too long time of inicialization

Postby fly135 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:09 pm

Hard to tell what's going on with your code as there isn't enough of it to know. But there is no such thing as "UDP connected" as UDP is connectionless. Your TCP client on the PC should wait until it's connected to the ESP32. So the ESP32 time of initialization shouldn't matter. I suggest you install wireshark on your pc and use it to see what data is being transferred. See if the ESP32 is responding to the connection request, and see when the ESP32 starts transmitting UDP data.

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