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wcwuttke opened this issue Jun 17, 2024 · 45 comments
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sntp problem with 3.0 #9879

wcwuttke opened this issue Jun 17, 2024 · 45 comments
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DEVKIT V1, ESP32 Dev Module

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Clone ESP32 DEVKIT V1, Freenove ESP32-WROOM

Hardware Configuration

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v3.0.1

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Arduino IDE

Operating System

Windows 11 and MACOS 14.5

Flash frequency

80 MHz

PSRAM enabled

no

Upload speed

921600

Description

Never gets time adjustment from BTP almost every time. Only once in a while successfully gets the time adjustment. Worked fine in version 2.0.17.

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ESP32 SimpleTime example.

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no error message

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Work fine in version 2.0.17 but not in 3.0 or above

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@wcwuttke wcwuttke added the Status: Awaiting triage Issue is waiting for triage label Jun 17, 2024
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Should be NTP - not BTP.

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Issue confirmed. This is a a problem with esp_sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); // (optional) call.

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@wcwuttke - Please check PR #9884 that comments out esp_sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); // (optional) code line in the example.

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I commented out esp_sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); and it appeared to fix the problem. I rebooted the board three times successfully. However, the fourth and fifth time, got "No time available (yet)". Rebooted again and got the time. Rebooted again and got "No time available (yet)". Rebooted again and got the time. It looks like the problem is still there intermittently.

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SuGlider commented Jun 18, 2024 •
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This is interesting... I was getting 100% success while I had debug output as Verbose.
But when I tried it with no debug output I also see the issue youo are reporting about the problem being still there.

It may also be related to another fix from the https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/pull/9862/files
It seems that it must wait for the WiFi interface to really get started.

Indeed removing esp_sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); is not the fix.

I have applied the fix from #9862 here and it seems to improve the success rate to 8 out of 10.

Could you apply the change to libraries/WiFi/src/STA.cpp into the begin() function?

bool STAClass::begin(bool tryConnect) {
  if (!WiFi.enableSTA(true)) {
    log_e("STA enable failed!");
    return false;
  }
  if (!waitStatusBits(ESP_NETIF_STARTED_BIT, 1000)) {
    log_e("Failed to start STA!");
    return false;
  }
  if (tryConnect) {
    return connect();
  }
  return true;
}

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@me-no-dev - Could you please also take a look into it?

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SuGlider commented Jun 18, 2024 •
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@wcwuttke - I think I got the solution: I changed the NTP server to const char *ntpServer1 = "time.google.com";
It has worked 100% of 20 resets of the board.

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wcwuttke commented Jun 18, 2024 via email

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The change in STA.cpp is irrelevant. esp_sntp_servermode_dhcp(1); should be the line after WiFi.begin() as explained in it's comment, but will also not cause NTP to fail, it will just not take it from DHCP if it offers NTP server.

With that said, I am trying to replicate the issue and I can not. I got No time available (yet) once and a couple of seconds later, it got the time just fine. Restarted tenths of times.

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me-no-dev,
I don't know what your configuration is, but the only way I can get this sketch to work reliably is with version 2.0.17. With 3.0.1, it will work once in a while, but mostly fails.

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I don't know what your configuration is

The example as-is. Nothing else. My SSID and PASS

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Did you wait after you got the message to eventually get the NTP or not?

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wcwuttke commented Jun 18, 2024 via email

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@wcwuttke I see, but I can not reproduce here. I made more than 30 restarts with the sketch as-is and could not get it to fail once. I suspect something in your environment is to blame

@VojtechBartoska VojtechBartoska moved this from Done to Under investigation in Arduino ESP32 Core Project Roadmap Jun 19, 2024
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wcwuttke commented Jun 19, 2024 via email •
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yes. will test tomorrow

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wcwuttke commented Jun 19, 2024 via email •
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can you please not reply via email? formatting the data you paste is impossible this way and it's very hard to read

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I agree. However, to me it looks OK on Github. I had a lot of trouble trying to cut & paste from the Arduino IDE, and I have never used the debug features before. (I have always used "Serial.print" for debugging.) Let me try compiling on the Win 11 machine to see what is happening with it. Maybe if I knew exactly what you are looking for I could try to get it.

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Email replies do not support Markdown

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After you paste it here and not through email. we can fix the format (though that is something you should do yourself). Email replies are ok if you are just commenting, but pasting logs and code is not good

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Something very strange has happened. When I compile with 3.0.1, the app repeatedly crashes. I go back to 2.0.17, all is well. Go back to 3.0.1 continuous crashing.

That sounds like the issue is in your environment. Or are you using another sketch and not the SimpleTime?

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I am using SimpleTime. I just tested on the Win11 machine with the same results. Keeps on crashing - both 3.0.0 and 3.0.1. I revert to 2.0.17 and all is well. Now it is 3 different machines with 3 different OS's.

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I do have rev1 wrovers here so will test tomorrow

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Just for fun, I tested using Arduino 1.8.19 on the Win11 machine. Same result. OK with 2.0.17, keeps crashing with 3.0.1.

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As long as we are testing with two different chips, we will never have the same testing environment. I will order a WROVER board today to see what happens on this end.

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Things are getting stranger. I compiled a few other example projects and came back to SimpleTime. Amazingly enough it compiled and ran OK - but, sometimes got the time, sometimes it didn't. I captured the verbose debug output of 3 reboots - both getting time and not getting time - to a file which is attached.
Debug.txt

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and my output with the same module as yours (many restarts an no fail):

ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
flash read err, 1000
ets_main.c 371 
ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x10 (RTCWDT_RTC_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:0x3fff0030,len:1448
load:0x40078000,len:14844
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40080400,len:4
load:0x40080404,len:3356
entry 0x4008059c
[     1][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x400d9648
[    12][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x400d9618
[    26][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x400d95e8
[    39][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x400d95b8
[    53][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x400d9648
[    66][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x400d9618
[    79][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x400d95e8
[    93][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x400d95b8
[   106][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x400d9648
[   120][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x400d9618
[   133][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x400d95e8
[   147][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:235] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x400d95b8
[   162][D][esp32-hal-cpu.c:264] setCpuFrequencyMhz(): PLL: 480 / 2 = 240 Mhz, APB: 80000000 Hz
[   224][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:160] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 3 successfully set to type UART_RX (2) with bus 0x3ffbdb80
[   235][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:160] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 1 successfully set to type UART_TX (3) with bus 0x3ffbdb80
=========== Before Setup Start ===========
Chip Info:
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  Model             : ESP32
  Package           : D0WD-Q6
  Revision          : 100
  Cores             : 2
  Frequency         : 240 MHz
  Embedded Flash    : No
  Embedded PSRAM    : No
  2.4GHz WiFi       : Yes
  Classic BT        : Yes
  BT Low Energy     : Yes
  IEEE 802.15.4     : No
------------------------------------------
INTERNAL Memory Info:
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  Total Size        :   336152 B ( 328.3 KB)
  Free Bytes        :   304948 B ( 297.8 KB)
  Allocated Bytes   :    23948 B (  23.4 KB)
  Minimum Free Bytes:   298816 B ( 291.8 KB)
  Largest Free Block:   110580 B ( 108.0 KB)
------------------------------------------
Flash Info:
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  Chip Size         :  4194304 B (4 MB)
  Block Size        :    65536 B (  64.0 KB)
  Sector Size       :     4096 B (   4.0 KB)
  Page Size         :      256 B (   0.2 KB)
  Bus Speed         : 80 MHz
  Bus Mode          : QIO
------------------------------------------
Partitions Info:
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                nvs : addr: 0x00009000, size:    20.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: NVS
            otadata : addr: 0x0000E000, size:     8.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: OTA
               app0 : addr: 0x00010000, size:  1280.0 KB, type:  APP, subtype: OTA_0
               app1 : addr: 0x00150000, size:  1280.0 KB, type:  APP, subtype: OTA_1
             spiffs : addr: 0x00290000, size:  1408.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: SPIFFS
           coredump : addr: 0x003F0000, size:    64.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: COREDUMP
------------------------------------------
Software Info:
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  Compile Date/Time : Jun 10 2024 10:52:03
  Compile Host OS   : macosx
  ESP-IDF Version   : v5.1.4-51-g442a798083-dirty
  Arduino Version   : 3.0.1
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Board Info:
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  Arduino Board     : ESP32_DEV
  Arduino Variant   : esp32
  Arduino FQBN      : esp32:esp32:esp32:UploadSpeed=921600,CPUFreq=240,FlashFreq=80,FlashMode=qio,FlashSize=4M,PartitionScheme=default,DebugLevel=verbose,PSRAM=disabled,LoopCore=1,EventsCore=1,EraseFlash=none,JTAGAdapter=default,ZigbeeMode=default
============ Before Setup End ============
[   737][V][esp32-hal-uart.c:408] uartBegin(): UART0 baud(115200) Mode(800001c) rxPin(3) txPin(1)
[   746][V][esp32-hal-uart.c:497] uartBegin(): UART0 not installed. Starting installation
[   756][V][esp32-hal-uart.c:544] uartBegin(): UART0 initialization done.
Connecting to nbis-test [   794][V][NetworkEvents.cpp:119] checkForEvent(): Network Event: 9 - WIFI_READY
[   875][V][STA.cpp:184] _onStaEvent(): STA Started
[   880][V][NetworkEvents.cpp:119] checkForEvent(): Network Event: 11 - STA_START
[   887][V][STA.cpp:110] _onStaArduinoEvent(): Arduino STA Event: 11 - STA_START
[   982][V][STA.cpp:204] _onStaEvent(): STA Connected: SSID: nbis-test, BSSID: 74:4d:28:c6:7a:fc, Channel: 8, Auth: WPA_WPA2_PSK
[   994][V][NetworkEvents.cpp:119] checkForEvent(): Network Event: 13 - STA_CONNECTED
[   998][V][NetworkInterface.cpp:66] _onIpEvent(): sta Got New IP: 192.168.254.99 MASK: 255.255.255.0 GW: 192.168.254.1
[  1012][V][STA.cpp:110] _onStaArduinoEvent(): Arduino STA Event: 13 - STA_CONNECTED
[  1019][V][NetworkEvents.cpp:119] checkForEvent(): Network Event: 16 - STA_GOT_IP
[  1027][V][STA.cpp:110] _onStaArduinoEvent(): Arduino STA Event: 16 - STA_GOT_IP
[  1034][V][STA.cpp:169] _onStaArduinoEvent(): STA IP: 192.168.254.99, MASK: 255.255.255.0, GW: 192.168.254.1
. CONNECTED
=========== After Setup Start ============
INTERNAL Memory Info:
------------------------------------------
  Total Size        :   336152 B ( 328.3 KB)
  Free Bytes        :   256700 B ( 250.7 KB)
  Allocated Bytes   :    69396 B (  67.8 KB)
  Minimum Free Bytes:   253256 B ( 247.3 KB)
  Largest Free Block:   110580 B ( 108.0 KB)
------------------------------------------
GPIO Info:
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  GPIO : BUS_TYPE[bus/unit][chan]
  --------------------------------------  
     1 : UART_TX[0]
     3 : UART_RX[0]
============ After Setup End =============
Got time adjustment from NTP!
Thursday, June 20 2024 14:02:50
Thursday, June 20 2024 14:02:52
Thursday, June 20 2024 14:02:57

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wcwuttke commented Jun 20, 2024 •
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I set up a Win10 machine as an NTP server. In the SimpleTime sketch I used the Win10 IP address in ConfigTime(). This configuration works like a charm (3.0.1). So....to me it looks like a DNS problem of some sort. I have an XFinity router which from time to time has had DNS problems. Let me reboot that and let's see what happens. Progress is being made.

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wcwuttke commented Jun 20, 2024 •
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Well, rebooting the router didn't help.

update: Used IP address for time.google.com (216.239.35.4) instead of hostname and it works well.
Also for IP address of pool.ntp.org. It looks that at least I've found a workaround.

update: Tried the WROVER. Has the same problem. Gets time only once in a while.

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TD-er commented Jun 24, 2024 •
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Can you check to see if you already have a DNS server set when trying to start making a NTP request?
Quote often the DNS is not immediately set on the first DHCP request and it may also be reset when WiFi is disabled.

Another option is to also check to see if your router supports replying to NTP requests. If so, then you could also try to make a NTP call to your gateway IP.
This isn't a universal 'fix', but it may give results faster if powered-on-time matters.

Edit:
Another idea...
Could it be you try to resolve a DNS record for fetching the time which is using DNSSEC?

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My immediate problem with my current project is solved by using the NTP server IP address instead of the hostname. I wrote a small sketch that uses gethostbyname() and it gets the IP address every time. I will not be doing any more testing of this problem - I am working on finishing my project.

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It's interesting that this solved your issue. Do you by any chance have IPv6 enabled?

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The Xfinity router has IPv6 enabled. There is no way to disable it.

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You could try and call WiFi.enableIPv6() before WiFi.begin() and see if that improves anything? Is the IPv6 Link-Local only, or do you also have a global address?

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It looks like you found the answer! Enabling IPv6 makes everything work as advertised. The router has both local and global IPv6 addresses.

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TD-er commented Jun 25, 2024

Hmm this makes me wonder why it was not working.
Maybe the DNS resolve did only return an AAAA record? But then, why?

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Awesome! Could we consider this resolved?

@TD-er could be router specific thing or something that has changed in NTP/LwIP. Unfortunately I can not reproduce it here. Everything works as expected, regardless if I enable v6 in the router or not.

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Maybe it returns V4 mapped into V6 address and NTP does not handle it?

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As far as I am concerned, you can close the ticket. You might put a note somewhere about this issue, though. It had me tearing my hair out for awhile. Thanks...

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we will keep an eye for similar issues

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