How do I Configure the Dual antenna of ESP 32 WROOM DA module in Auto mode
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:27 am
I have been trying to test the signal strength of an ESP 32 Wroom DA module using its dual antenna, but I am unable to set them in auto mode. As in auto mode, the antenna itself will be configured as per the signal strength unavailable. I have tried to do that ( const wifi_ant_config_t ) but I haven't found much of a difference in the RSSI strength between a regular module and a DA module.
Can someone please suggest me how can I configure the antenna correctly? As of now I not really seeing much of a difference between the two, say DA module gives me a better RSSI value by a margin of 5 to 10 Dbi points, which I don't think is much. I have tried to configure the antennas on the DA separately as well as together but the result is almost the same.
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void wifi_init_sta(void)
{
s_wifi_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
esp_netif_create_default_wifi_sta();
wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
esp_event_handler_instance_t instance_any_id;
esp_event_handler_instance_t instance_got_ip;
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_register(WIFI_EVENT,
ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID,
&event_handler,
NULL,
&instance_any_id));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_register(IP_EVENT,
IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP,
&event_handler,
NULL,
&instance_got_ip));
// esp_wifi_set_ant_gpio(5, 18);
wifi_config_t wifi_config = {
.sta = {
.ssid = EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID,
.password = EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS,
/* Setting a password implies station will connect to all security modes including WEP/WPA.
* However these modes are deprecated and not advisable to be used. Incase your Access point
* doesn't support WPA2, these mode can be enabled by commenting below line */
.threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK,
},
};
const wifi_ant_config_t wifi_ant_config = {
.rx_ant_mode = WIFI_ANT_MODE_ANT0,
.rx_ant_default = WIFI_ANT_ANT0,
.tx_ant_mode = WIFI_ANT_MODE_ANT1,
.enabled_ant0 = 1,
.enabled_ant1 = 0
};
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_mode(WIFI_MODE_STA));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, &wifi_config));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_ant(&wifi_ant_config));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_start());
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "wifi_init_sta finished.");
/* Waiting until either the connection is established (WIFI_CONNECTED_BIT) or connection failed for the maximum
* number of re-tries (WIFI_FAIL_BIT). The bits are set by event_handler() (see above) */
EventBits_t bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(s_wifi_event_group,
WIFI_CONNECTED_BIT | WIFI_FAIL_BIT,
pdFALSE,
pdFALSE,
portMAX_DELAY);
/* xEventGroupWaitBits() returns the bits before the call returned, hence we can test which event actually
* happened. */
if (bits & WIFI_CONNECTED_BIT)
{
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "connected to ap SSID:%s password:%s",
EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID, EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS);
}
else if (bits & WIFI_FAIL_BIT)
{
ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Failed to connect to SSID:%s, password:%s",
EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_SSID, EXAMPLE_ESP_WIFI_PASS);
}
else
{
ESP_LOGE(TAG, "UNEXPECTED EVENT");
}
/* The event will not be processed after unregister */
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_unregister(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP, instance_got_ip));
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_instance_unregister(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, instance_any_id));
vEventGroupDelete(s_wifi_event_group);
}