ESP-NOW protocol measure receiver power strength of signal strength

[stoicLemons]

I would like to measure the RX power or signal strength while using the ESP-NOW protocol and varying the TX power in the code. Would using a spectrum analyzer achieve this?

[plajjd]

We also use ESP-NOW protocol and read the signal strength from each received packet. To do so, you have to configure a "promiscuous mode" callback function that will be called when each packet is received. For instance:

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        esp_wifi_set_promiscuous(true);
        esp_wifi_set_promiscuous_rx_cb(&promiscuous_rx_cb);

In the callback function, you can read the RSSI value from the packet header

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void promiscuous_rx_cb(void *buf, wifi_promiscuous_pkt_type_t type) {

    // All espnow traffic uses action frames which are a subtype of the mgmnt frames so filter out everything else.
    if (type != WIFI_PKT_MGMT)
        return;

    static const uint8_t ACTION_SUBTYPE = 0xd0;
    static const uint8_t ESPRESSIF_OUI[] = {0x18, 0xfe, 0x34};

    const wifi_promiscuous_pkt_t *ppkt = (wifi_promiscuous_pkt_t *)buf;
    const wifi_ieee80211_packet_t *ipkt = (wifi_ieee80211_packet_t *)ppkt->payload;
    const wifi_ieee80211_mac_hdr_t *hdr = &ipkt->hdr;

    // Only continue processing if this is an action frame containing the Espressif OUI.
    if ((ACTION_SUBTYPE == (hdr->frame_ctrl & 0xFF)) &&
        (memcmp(hdr->oui, ESPRESSIF_OUI, 3) == 0)) {

         int rssi = ppkt->rx_ctrl.rssi;
     }
}

Phil.

[jacoduplooy]

See no one replied to your solution but that was very useful to me. Thanks a lot Phil

[mferrarotti]

Hello there!

I believe I got this working, but need further testing:

https://otroblogdemarcelo.wordpress.com ... l-esp-now/

Any input?

Cheers,

Marcelo from Argentina

[mferrarotti]

Hello there, I just got confirmation of this RSSI implementation working, can anyone else test this?
Thanks!

[JeanPinhal]

How can I get MAC related to RSSI on multiple ESPNOW?

[ngobduong]

can anyone share a full code