Improved wifi reconnect mechanism. More watchdog feed calls added.

firmware/config.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define EMERGENCY_SLEEP_S            172800 // Sleep for 2 days to recover
 #define RESET_ESP_TIME_INTERVAL_MS   (60*60*12*1000) // reset every 12 hours
 #define WIND_SENSOR_MEAS_TIME_S          15
-#define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MS           30000
+#define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MS         WDTO_8S // Look at Esp.h for further possible time declarations
 #define WIFI_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS       120000
 #define INFLUXDB_TIMEOUT_MS            1000
 

firmware/firmware.ino

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Standard ESP8266 libs from project folder
 #include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
 #include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
+#include <ESP8266WiFiType.h>
+
+#include <esp.h>
 
 #include <WiFiClient.h>  // WiFiClient
 
@@ -77,6 +80,10 @@ void debug(String x) {
 
 void setup() {
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  //wdt_disable();
+#endif
+
 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(SERIAL_FEATURE)
   Serial.begin(SERIAL_BAUD_RATE);
 #endif
@@ -132,8 +139,11 @@ void setup() {
 #else  // not in battery mode
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  wdt_disable();
+  wdt_reset();
   // Enable the internal watchdog
-  ESP.wdtEnable(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  wdt_enable(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  debug("Watchdog enabled");
 #endif
 #endif
 }
@@ -252,7 +262,6 @@ float readSensors(uint8_t s) {
 
 void wifiConnectionCheck() {
 
-/*
   if ((wifi_check_interval_counter + WIFI_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS) > millis()) {
     // if check interval is not exceeded abort check
     return;
@@ -265,29 +274,32 @@ void wifiConnectionCheck() {
     return;
   }
 
-  wifi_reconnect_cnt++;
+  // TODO Was muss hier getan werden?
 
-  debug("no wifi connection, try to reconnect " + String(wifi_reconnect_cnt));
+}
 
-  WiFi.disconnect();
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_OFF);
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
-
-#ifdef WEBUPDATER_FEATURE
-  setWifiReconnectCnt(wifi_reconnect_cnt);
-#endif
+#ifdef DISABLE_WIFIMANAGER
+void wifi_disconnected(WiFiEvent_t event) {
 
   if (wifi_reconnect_cnt >= 5) {
-    debug("\nReboot");
+
+    debug("\nReboot, to much reconnects to wifi done before");
     ESP.restart();
+
   } else {
 
+    debug("no wifi connection, try to reconnect " + String(wifi_reconnect_cnt));
+
+    wifi_reconnect_cnt++;
     wifiConnect();
 
-    //initWifiBasedSW();
+#ifdef WEBUPDATER_FEATURE
+    setWifiReconnectCnt(wifi_reconnect_cnt);
+#endif
   }
-*/
+
 }
+#endif
 
 //*************************************************************************//
 
@@ -318,7 +330,7 @@ void wifiConnect() {
 #endif
   }
 
-#else  // DISABLE_WIFIMANAGER
+#else  // DISABLE_WIFIMANAGER is defined
 
   if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet)) {
     debug("Failed to set IP configuration");
@@ -326,6 +338,9 @@ void wifiConnect() {
     debug("Successful set IP configuration");
   }
 
+  // bind the check function to the disconnected wifi event
+  WiFi.onEvent(wifi_disconnected, WIFI_EVENT_STAMODE_DISCONNECTED);
+
   WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWD);
   WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
 
@@ -357,15 +372,15 @@ void criticalBatCheck() {
 
 void loop() {
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
-  ESP.wdtFeed();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef BATTERY_POWERED
   delay(50);
   return;
 
-#else
+#else // not in BATTERY_POWERED mode
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  WDT_FEED();
+#endif
 
   // call fsm loop function
   _fsm_loop();
@@ -389,6 +404,9 @@ void _fsm_loop()
     update_webserver_cnt = millis();
     doWebUpdater();
   }
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  WDT_FEED();
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HTTP_CALL_SEND_JSON_DATA
@@ -401,6 +419,9 @@ void _fsm_loop()
     http_call_send_json_data_cnt = millis();
     http_call_send_json_data();
   }
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  WDT_FEED();
+#endif
 #endif
 
   switch (fsm_state)
@@ -604,6 +625,10 @@ void _fsm_loop()
         // Send HTTP GET request
         int httpResponseCode = http.GET();
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+        WDT_FEED();
+#endif
+
         if (httpResponseCode > 0) {
           String response = http.getString();
           debug("http response code: " + String(httpResponseCode) + " = " + response);
@@ -743,6 +768,10 @@ void http_call_send_json_data()
   // Send HTTP GET request
   int httpResponseCode = http.GET();
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
+  WDT_FEED();
+#endif
+
   if (httpResponseCode > 0) {
     String response = http.getString();
     debug("http response code: " + String(httpResponseCode) + " = " + response);