timing improvements (separate mutexes for IRQ; Loraloop higher prio)

platformio.ini

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ description = Paxcounter is a proof-of-concept ESP32 device for metering passeng
 
 [common]
 ; for release_version use max. 10 chars total, use any decimal format like "a.b.c"
-release_version = 1.5.8
+release_version = 1.5.9
 ; DEBUG LEVEL: For production run set to 0, otherwise device will leak RAM while running!
 ; 0=None, 1=Error, 2=Warn, 3=Info, 4=Debug, 5=Verbose
 debug_level = 0

src/button.cpp

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
 
 void IRAM_ATTR ButtonIRQ() {
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexButton);
   ButtonPressedIRQ++;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexButton);
 }
 
 void readButton() {
-    portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+    portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexButton);
     ButtonPressedIRQ = 0;
-    portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+    portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexButton);
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Button pressed");
     payload.reset();
     payload.addButton(0x01);

src/cyclic.cpp

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ static const char TAG[] = "main";
 // do all housekeeping
 void doHousekeeping() {
 
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexHomeCycle);
   HomeCycleIRQ = 0;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexHomeCycle);
 
   // update uptime counter
   uptime();
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ void doHousekeeping() {
 } // doHousekeeping()
 
 void IRAM_ATTR homeCycleIRQ() {
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexHomeCycle);
   HomeCycleIRQ++;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexHomeCycle);
 }
 
 // uptime counter 64bit to prevent millis() rollover after 49 days

src/cyclic.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define _CYCLIC_H
 
 void doHousekeeping(void);
-void homeCycleIRQ(void);
+void IRAM_ATTR homeCycleIRQ(void);
 uint64_t uptime(void);
 void reset_counters(void);
 int redirect_log(const char *fmt, va_list args);

src/display.cpp

@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ void init_display(const char *Productname, const char *Version) {
 
 void refreshtheDisplay() {
 
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexDisplay);
   DisplayTimerIRQ = 0;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexDisplay);
 
   // set display on/off according to current device configuration
   if (DisplayState != cfg.screenon) {
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ void refreshtheDisplay() {
 } // refreshDisplay()
 
 void IRAM_ATTR DisplayIRQ() {
-  portENTER_CRITICAL_ISR(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL_ISR(&mutexDisplay);
   DisplayTimerIRQ++;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL_ISR(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL_ISR(&mutexDisplay);
 }
 
 #endif // HAS_DISPLAY

src/display.h

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ extern HAS_DISPLAY u8x8;
 void init_display(const char *Productname, const char *Version);
 void refreshtheDisplay(void);
 void DisplayKey(const uint8_t *key, uint8_t len, bool lsb);
-void DisplayIRQ(void);
+void IRAM_ATTR DisplayIRQ(void);
 
 #endif

src/globals.h

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern uint16_t volatile macs_total, macs_wifi, macs_ble,
     batt_voltage;               // display values
 extern std::set<uint16_t> macs; // temp storage for MACs
 extern hw_timer_t *channelSwitch, *sendCycle;
-extern portMUX_TYPE timerMux;
+extern portMUX_TYPE mutexButton, mutexDisplay, mutexHomeCycle, mutexSendCycle;
 extern volatile uint8_t SendCycleTimerIRQ, HomeCycleIRQ, DisplayTimerIRQ,
     ChannelTimerIRQ, ButtonPressedIRQ;
 

src/hash.cpp

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#include <inttypes.h>
+#include "hash.h"
 
-uint32_t rokkit(const char *data, int len) {
+uint32_t IRAM_ATTR rokkit(const char *data, int len) {
   uint32_t hash, tmp;
   int rem;
 

src/hash.h

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef _HASH_H
 #define _HASH_H
 
-uint32_t rokkit(const char *data, int len);
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 
-#endif
+uint32_t IRAM_ATTR rokkit(const char *data, int len);
+
+#endif

src/main.cpp

@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ licenses. Refer to LICENSE.txt file in repository for more details.
 Uused tasks and timers:
 
 Task          Core  Prio  Purpose
-====================================================================
-IDLE          0     0     ESP32 arduino scheduler
+====================================================================================
+IDLE          0     0     ESP32 arduino scheduler -> runs wifi sniffer task
 gpsloop       0     2     read data from GPS over serial or i2c
 IDLE          1     0     Arduino loop() -> used for LED switching
-loraloop      1     1     runs the LMIC stack
-statemachine  1     3     switches application process logic
+loraloop      1     3     runs the LMIC stack
+statemachine  1     1     switches application process logic
 wifiloop      0     4     rotates wifi channels
 
 ESP32 hardware timers
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ QueueHandle_t SPISendQueue;
 TaskHandle_t GpsTask = NULL;
 #endif
 
-portMUX_TYPE timerMux =
-    portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED; // sync main loop and ISR when modifying IRQ
-                                  // handler shared variables
+// sync main loop and ISR when modifying IRQ handler shared variables
+portMUX_TYPE mutexButton = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
+portMUX_TYPE mutexDisplay = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
+portMUX_TYPE mutexHomeCycle = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
+portMUX_TYPE mutexSendCycle = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
 
 std::set<uint16_t> macs; // container holding unique MAC adress hashes
 
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ void setup() {
                           "loraloop",   /* name of task */
                           2560,         /* stack size of task */
                           (void *)1,    /* parameter of the task */
-                          1,            /* priority of the task */
+                          3,            /* priority of the task */
                           &LoraTask,    /* task handle*/
                           1);           /* CPU core */
 #endif
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ void setup() {
   // start wifi channel rotation task
   xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(switchWifiChannel, /* task function */
                           "wifiloop",        /* name of task */
-                          1024,              /* stack size of task */
+                          1536,              /* stack size of task */
                           NULL,              /* parameter of the task */
                           4,                 /* priority of the task */
                           &wifiSwitchTask,   /* task handle*/
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ void setup() {
                           "stateloop",       /* name of task */
                           2048,              /* stack size of task */
                           (void *)1,         /* parameter of the task */
-                          3,                 /* priority of the task */
+                          1,                 /* priority of the task */
                           &stateMachineTask, /* task handle */
                           1);                /* CPU core */
 

src/ota.cpp

@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ void do_ota_update() {
   client.stop();
 } // do_ota_update
 
-void display(const uint8_t row, const std::string status, const std::string msg) {
+void display(const uint8_t row, const std::string status,
+                       const std::string msg) {
 #ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
   u8x8.setCursor(14, row);
   u8x8.print((status.substr(0, 2)).c_str());
@@ -323,15 +324,17 @@ void display(const uint8_t row, const std::string status, const std::string msg)
     u8x8.setCursor(0, 7);
     u8x8.print(msg.substr(0, 16).c_str());
   }
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
 // callback function to show download progress while streaming data
 void show_progress(size_t current, size_t size) {
   char buf[17];
   snprintf(buf, 17, "%-9lu (%3lu%%)", current, current * 100 / size);
   display(4, "**", buf);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 // helper function to compare two versions. Returns 1 if v2 is
 // smaller, -1 if v1 is smaller, 0 if equal

src/ota.h

@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 void do_ota_update();
 void start_ota_update();
 int version_compare(const String v1, const String v2);
+void display(const uint8_t row, const std::string status,
+                       const std::string msg);
+#ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
 void show_progress(size_t current, size_t size);
-void display(const uint8_t row, const std::string status, const std::string msg);
+#endif
 
 #endif // USE_OTA
 

src/senddata.cpp

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ void SendData(uint8_t port) {
 // interrupt triggered function to prepare payload to send
 void sendPayload() {
 
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexSendCycle);
   SendCycleTimerIRQ = 0;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexSendCycle);
 
   // append counter data to payload
   payload.reset();
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ void sendPayload() {
 
 // interrupt handler used for payload send cycle timer
 void IRAM_ATTR SendCycleIRQ() {
-  portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portENTER_CRITICAL(&mutexSendCycle);
   SendCycleTimerIRQ++;
-  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
+  portEXIT_CRITICAL(&mutexSendCycle);
 }
 
 // interrupt triggered function to eat data from send queues and transmit it

src/senddata.h

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 void SendData(uint8_t port);
 void sendPayload(void);
-void SendCycleIRQ(void);
+void IRAM_ATTR SendCycleIRQ(void);
 void checkSendQueues(void);
 void flushQueues();
 

src/statemachine.cpp

@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ void stateMachine(void *pvParameters) {
     // give yield to CPU
     vTaskDelay(2 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
   }
+  vTaskDelete(NULL); // shoud never be reached
 }

src/wifiscan.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ IRAM_ATTR void wifi_sniffer_packet_handler(void *buff,
 void wifi_sniffer_init(void) {
   wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
   cfg.nvs_enable = 0; // we don't need any wifi settings from NVRAM
+  cfg.wifi_task_core_id = 0; // we want wifi task running on core 0
   wifi_promiscuous_filter_t filter = {
       .filter_mask = WIFI_PROMIS_FILTER_MASK_MGMT}; // we need only MGMT frames
 
@@ -64,5 +65,5 @@ void switchWifiChannel(void * parameter) {
     esp_wifi_set_channel(channel, WIFI_SECOND_CHAN_NONE);
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Wifi set channel %d", channel);
   }
-  vTaskDelete(NULL);
+  vTaskDelete(NULL); // shoud never be reached
 }

src/wifiscan.h

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } wifi_ieee80211_packet_t;
 
 void wifi_sniffer_init(void);
-void wifi_sniffer_packet_handler(void *buff, wifi_promiscuous_pkt_type_t type);
+void IRAM_ATTR wifi_sniffer_packet_handler(void *buff, wifi_promiscuous_pkt_type_t type);
 void ChannelSwitchIRQ(void);
 void switchWifiChannel(void * parameter);