GWT:TPC:CONNECTING

[DenisJ]

Hi there all,
after a lot of days that my Gateway work, today it stop connecting, and I don't understand why.
It's still log a lot of:

510139 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
511143 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
512147 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
513151 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
514155 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
515159 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
516163 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...

I try a WiFi connect to another router, but still same think.
I try a connection to my mobile phone WiFi (thetering) and same think.
Anyone can tell me why is not connecting anymore please ?

Thanks all in advance
Denis

[mfalkvidd]

@DenisJ gwt:TPC:CONNECTING means the gateway tries to get an dynamic ip address from your dhcp server/router. Are other devices on the network able to get an ip address?

[DenisJ]

@mfalkvidd said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

Are other devices on the network able to get an ip address?

Yes I have a lot of device on my home lan, but not more than 50.
and I have a DHCP IP from 200 to 250.
I have try a fixed IP, but same think.

Is there some command in order to have more debug info please ?

Thanks a lot for the help.
Denis

[DenisJ]

Dear @mfalkvidd
on the same ESP32 Gateway board I write a simply web server schetch from here.
Then at the first reset the ESP32 take a new IP from DHCP server(router) without any problem.

So I think that there is something wrong in my schetch... but what can be ???
...because this GTW was working for weeks until now.
Just yesterday is stop working with always this error:

323366 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
324370 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
325374 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
326378 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
327382 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
328386 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
329390 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
330394 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
...

The unique thinks that I have changed yesterday,
it was the new PCB arrived for the sensor nodes:

I have mount one of this and test it for about one hour in order to understand better antenna.

It worked for some rounds and then boom... nothing arrived on my MQTT broker.
So I connect the gateway at the USB in order to debug and I so that the GTW can not take the IP.

I paste here my GTW schetch... maybe there is something that I can add in order to understand the problem.

/*
 * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
 * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
 * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
 * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
 * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
 *
 * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Sensnology AB
 * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/graphs/contributors
 *
 * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
 * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 *******************************
 *
 * REVISION HISTORY
 * Version 1.0 - tekka
 *
 * DESCRIPTION
 * The ESP32 gateway sends data received from sensors to the WiFi link.
 * The gateway also accepts input on ethernet interface, which is then sent out to the radio network.
 *
 * Make sure to fill in your ssid and WiFi password below.
 */

/*
denis:
ESP32 pin out:
https://circuits4you.com/2018/12/31/esp32-devkit-esp32-wroom-gpio-pinout/

Radio wiring ESP32(GPIOxx): RFM69:
| RFM69| ESP32 |
|------|-------|
| MOSI | 23    |
| MISO | 19    |
| SCK  | 18    |
| NSS  | 5     | 
| DIO0 | 16    | 

*/

// Enable debug prints to serial monitor
#define MY_DEBUG
#define MY_BAUD_RATE 115200

// radio type (al meu ii RFM69HCW) 
#define MY_RFM69_NETWORKID (45)
//#define MY_NODE_ID 39 // la gateway nu trebe node_id
#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_IS_RFM69HW
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RFM69_433MHZ
#define MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER
//astea is pt. puterea radioului
#define MY_RFM69_ATC_TARGET_RSSI_DBM (-70) // target RSSI -70dBm
#define MY_RFM69_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (20)   // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW

//#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE // denis: what is this ? 

#define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT
#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP32

// Set this node's subscribe and publish topic prefix
#define MY_MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC_PREFIX "MySensors-out"
#define MY_MQTT_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC_PREFIX "MySensors-in"

// Set WIFI SSID and password
#define MY_WIFI_SSID "DaVinci"
#define MY_WIFI_PASSWORD "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

// Set the hostname for the WiFi Client. This is the hostname
// passed to the DHCP server if not static.
#define MY_HOSTNAME "MySensorsGTW"

// Enable MY_IP_ADDRESS here if you want a static ip address (no DHCP)
//#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,178,87

// denis: If using static ip you can define Gateway and Subnet address as well
//#define MY_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS 192,168,1,199
//#define MY_IP_SUBNET_ADDRESS 255,255,255,0

// MQTT broker
#define MY_MQTT_CLIENT_ID "MySensorsGTW"
#define MY_MQTT_USER "usr"
#define MY_MQTT_PASSWORD "pass"
#define MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS 192, 168, 1, 168
#define MY_PORT 1883

#define   MY_SIGNAL_REPORT_ENABLED // denis: must undestand how is work


// Flash leds on rx/tx/err (Led pin on ESP32) 
#define MY_DEFAULT_ERR_LED_PIN 2  // Error led pin
#define MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN  2  // Receive led pin
#define MY_DEFAULT_TX_LED_PIN  2  // the PCB, on board LED

// MySensors.h - must be after all #define
#include <MySensors.h>

void setup()
{
	// Setup locally attached sensors
}

void presentation()
{
	// Present locally attached sensors here
}

void loop()
{
	// Send locally attech sensors data here
}

Thanks a lot again
Denis

[DenisJ]

I just discover that if I comment the:

//#define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT

...then the Gateway is connect to the WiFi router.

29 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
34 TSF:LRT:OK
35 TSM:INIT
36 TSF:WUR:MS=0
38 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
42 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
44 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
1160 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
2162 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3164 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3166 GWT:TIN:IP: 192.168.1.199
3216 GWT:TIN:ETH OK

And then I have a lot of:

4139 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
4234 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
4307 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
4400 GWT:TSA:ETH OK

In my MQTT broker I can see the log:

1619521529: New connection from 192.168.1.199 on port 1883.
1619521529: Socket error on client <unknown>, disconnecting.

What this mean please ? ...can be a problem with my MQTT broker ?
It is work with all other topics around my home

Thanks again
Denis

[DenisJ]

@DenisJ said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

Socket error on client

I have try another time with commented out the define of MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT.
and I so that the GTW get the IP but after there is fail log on eth.

Here is all log of connection with out MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT

29 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
34 TSF:LRT:OK
35 TSM:INIT
36 TSF:WUR:MS=0
38 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
42 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
44 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
1164 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
2166 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3168 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3170 GWT:TIN:IP: 192.168.1.199
3279 !GWT:TIN:ETH FAIL
3281 MCO:BGN:STP
3283 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3289 !GWT:TSA:ETH FAIL
3291 TSM:READY:NWD REQ
3797 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
3810 !GWT:TSA:ETH FAIL
3815 !GWT:TSA:ETH FAIL

!GWT:TIN:ETH FAIL is not parse, but I so in another page that is simply "ETH Connection failed"

Anyone any idea on this please ?
Thanks again
Denis

[DenisJ]

I take out the MySensors official distro
and I put on line the 2.4.0-alpha version.

Now I have the eth connect but I have a lot (too much and too quick) "GWT:TSA:ETH OK" messages

28 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=0,VER=2.4.0-alpha
34 TSF:LRT:OK
35 TSM:INIT
36 TSF:WUR:MS=0
38 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
41 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
44 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
1165 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
2167 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3169 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3171 GWT:TIN:IP: 192.168.1.170
3197 GWT:TIN:ETH OK
3200 MCO:BGN:STP
3202 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3205 TSM:READY:NWD REQ
3217 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
3238 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3254 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3282 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3303 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3319 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3341 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3368 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3388 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3410 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3461 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3495 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3524 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3541 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3556 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3576 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3592 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3613 GWT:TSA:ETH OK
3632 GWT:TSA:ETH OK

Any help with this messages ?

Thanks again
Denis

[DenisJ]

I understand that I forget the "#define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT" was commented out.

So when I uncommented it, all return back with the:

169206 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
170210 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
171214 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
172218 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
173222 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
174226 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...

So if I take out all the MQTT story, the GTW is connect to WiFi and I can ping it.
When I put back the MQTT rows the GTW is not connected and I always have the GWT:TPC:CONNECTING

I try with another ESP32, I try with another MQTT broker... I don't know anymore what to try

A little help will be so appreciated

Thanks again
Denis

[smilvert]

@DenisJ I have the same problem. Works with

#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP32

but with

#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP32
#define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT

it dosen't. But when I changed the delay to 3000

bool gatewayTransportConnect(void)
{
#if defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266) || defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP32)
	if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
		GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...\n"));
		delay(3000); // Was 1000
		return false;
	}
	GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:IP=%s\n"), WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());

in MyGatewayTransportMQTTClient.cpp then it started to work!

[DenisJ]

@smilvert said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

in MyGatewayTransportMQTTClient.cpp then it started to work!

Thanks a lot @smilvert ...for me it's a big step forward, cause is 2 days that I'm so angry with this connections
I don't understand why I test a lot of Arduino schetch that use ETH+MQTT and was work all,
but MySensors use something that is not work always...

Now my GTW is connect (eth and mqtt) but then it goes in error:

E (46) psram: PSRAM ID read error: 0xffffffff
32 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=0,VER=2.4.0-alpha
38 TSF:LRT:OK
39 TSM:INIT
40 TSF:WUR:MS=0
42 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
44 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
46 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
49 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
171 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
3173 MCO:BGN:STP
3175 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3177 GWT:TPC:IP=192.168.1.170
3180 GWT:RMQ:CONNECTING...
3234 GWT:RMQ:OK
3235 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=MySensors-out/0/255/0/0/18,MSG SENT

Stack smashing protect failure!

abort() was called at PC 0x401353af on core 1

ELF file SHA256: 0000000000000000

Backtrace: 0x4008c6a8:0x3ffb1eb0 0x4008c921:0x3ffb1ed0 0x401353af:0x3ffb1ef0 0x400d2a56:0x3ffb1f10 0x400d2a91:0x3ffb1f50 0x400d2cb3:0x3ffb1f70 0x400d32f6:0x3ffb1f90 0x400d3429:0x3ffb1fb0 0x4008d926:0x3ffb1fd0

Rebooting...
ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0xc (SW_CPU_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0018,len:4
load:0x3fff001c,len:1216
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:10944
load:0x40080400,len:6388
entry 0x400806b4
E (46) psram: PSRAM ID read error: 0xffffffff
32 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=0,VER=2.4.0-alpha
37 TSF:LRT:OK
39 TSM:INIT
40 TSF:WUR:MS=0
42 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
44 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
46 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
48 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
168 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
3170 MCO:BGN:STP
3172 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3174 GWT:TPC:IP=192.168.1.170
3177 GWT:RMQ:CONNECTING...
11960 GWT:RMQ:OK
11962 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=MySensors-out/0/255/0/0/18,MSG SENT

Stack smashing protect failure!

Do you think is a hardware problem ?

Thank you so much for the help
Denis

[smilvert]

No I have no idea. For me it seems to work.

Currently I don't have any sensors conncted so its hard to see if it works.

[electrik]

Do you have the latest ESP32 framework installed?

[DenisJ]

@electrik said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

Do you have the latest ESP32 framework installed?

I use Ardiono IDE and I have Espressif Systems version 1.0.6 installed on boards manager.
It tell me that is the last.
Do I must install other please ?

Thanks a lot
Denis

[electrik]

That should be okay. Maybe use the mysensors stable release 2.3.2?

[DenisJ]

Thanks a lot @electrik ... but I was on stable release when the problem has began.
For this reason I download the DEV version, but I have the same problem.

There is surely something stupid think that is wrong, but I don't know what is it.
This gateway was working for more than a month.

Thanks again
Denis

[electrik]

And if you change the lines like below now?

@smilvert said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

it dosen't. But when I changed the delay to 3000
bool gatewayTransportConnect(void)
{
#if defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266) || defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP32)
if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...\n"));
delay(3000); // Was 1000
return false;
}
GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:IP=%s\n"), WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());

in MyGatewayTransportMQTTClient.cpp then it started to work!

[DenisJ]

@electrik said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

gatewayTransportConnect

I changed it:

bool gatewayTransportConnect(void)
{
#if defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266) || defined(MY_GATEWAY_ESP32)
	if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
		GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...\n"));
		delay(3000); // denis: era 1000 dar l am schimbat pt. ca nu se lega la MQTT 
		return false;
	}
	GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:IP=%s\n"), WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());
#elif defined(MY_GATEWAY_LINUX)
#if defined(MY_IP_ADDRESS)
	_MQTT_ethClient.bind(_MQTT_clientIp);
#endif /* End of MY_IP_ADDRESS */
#elif defined(MY_GATEWAY_TINYGSM)
	GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:IP=%s\n"), modem.getLocalIP().c_str());
#else
#if defined(MY_IP_ADDRESS)
	Ethernet.begin(_MQTT_clientMAC, _MQTT_clientIp);
#else /* Else part of MY_IP_ADDRESS */
	// Get IP address from DHCP
	if (!Ethernet.begin(_MQTT_clientMAC)) {
		GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("!GWT:TPC:DHCP FAIL\n"));
		_MQTT_connecting = false;
		return false;
	}
#endif /* End of MY_IP_ADDRESS */
	GATEWAY_DEBUG(PSTR("GWT:TPC:IP=%" PRIu8 ".%" PRIu8 ".%" PRIu8 ".%" PRIu8 "\n"),
	              Ethernet.localIP()[0],
	              Ethernet.localIP()[1], Ethernet.localIP()[2], Ethernet.localIP()[3]);
	// give the Ethernet interface a second to initialize
	delay(1000);
#endif
	return true;
}

But in this case I get this error:

29 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=0,VER=2.4.0-alpha
34 TSF:LRT:OK
35 TSM:INIT
37 TSF:WUR:MS=0
39 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
42 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
45 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
159 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
3162 MCO:BGN:STP
3164 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3166 GWT:TPC:IP=192.168.1.170
3169 GWT:RMQ:CONNECTING...
3371 GWT:RMQ:OK
3372 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=MySensors-out/0/255/0/0/18,MSG SENT

Stack smashing protect failure!

abort() was called at PC 0x40134cef on core 1

ELF file SHA256: 0000000000000000

Backtrace: 0x40088620:0x3ffb1eb0 0x4008889d:0x3ffb1ed0 0x40134cef:0x3ffb1ef0 0x400d27e6:0x3ffb1f10 0x400d281e:0x3ffb1f50 0x400d2a23:0x3ffb1f70 0x400d2ff4:0x3ffb1f90 0x400d3105:0x3ffb1fb0 0x400898ae:0x3ffb1fd0

Rebooting...
ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0xc (SW_CPU_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0018,len:4
load:0x3fff001c,len:1216
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:10944
load:0x40080400,len:6388
entry 0x400806b4
29 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGF---,FQ=240,REL=0,VER=2.4.0-alpha
34 TSF:LRT:OK
36 TSM:INIT
37 TSF:WUR:MS=0
39 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
42 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
45 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
164 GWT:TPC:CONNECTING...
3166 MCO:BGN:STP
3168 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3170 GWT:TPC:IP=192.168.1.170
3173 GWT:RMQ:CONNECTING...
6058 GWT:RMQ:OK
6059 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=MySensors-out/0/255/0/0/18,MSG SENT

Stack smashing protect failure!

abort() was called at PC 0x40134cef on core 1

ELF file SHA256: 0000000000000000
...from here it goes in LOOP

I'm near to become creasy

Thanks again
Denis

[electrik]

Yes, but now use the 2.3.2 release with this modification

[DenisJ]

Yes... good idea
I'll try now.

Thanks a lot
Denis

[DenisJ]

@electrik said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

2.3.2 release

I can't believe... IT'S WOOOOOOORK !!!
Thanks a lot @electrik !!!

I don't know why, and I don't understand... but with 2.3.2 release it's work if I make that modify in the MyGatewayTransportMQTTClient.cpp file.
Also I don't like that I must modify that time... but for now it's ok.
Also I don't understand why 2 days ago it's change same hardware and same soft,
from work to no work (I don't know haw to tell this in english)

Thanks so much again
Denis

[electrik]

Good to hear! Perhaps a GitHub issue should be raised for these points...

[DenisJ]

@electrik said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

Perhaps a GitHub issue should be raised for these points...

Well... if the DEV version is not work even if I make that change... I don't know.
I thinks this part is too sensibile. I'm not a programmer, but I think that this important part of communication must be renovate.

Tomorrow I can return to my node sensors test.
Thanks a lot all for the help.
Denis

[smilvert]

@electrik A ticket is raised quite long time ago, https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/issues/1376

[DenisJ]

@smilvert said in GWT:TPC:CONNECTING:

A ticket is raised quite long time ago

Thanks a lot... I put my case there also, maybe can help.
That gui use same ESP32 DevKit V1 like me.

Strange that I didn't fount that page in this 2 days of research.

Thanks a lot
Denis