The component provides a console where the 'ping' command, 'getaddrinfo', and DNS server configuration commands can be executed.
- Add this component to your project using
idf.py add-dependency
command. - In the main file of the example, add the following line:
#include "console_ping.h"
- Ensure esp-netif and NVS flash is initialized and default event loop is created in your app_main():
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init()); ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default()); esp_err_t ret = nvs_flash_init(); //Initialize NVS if (ret == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES || ret == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND) { ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_erase()); ret = nvs_flash_init(); } ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
- In your app_main() function, add the following line as the last line:
ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_init()); // Initialize console // Register all plugin command added to your project ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_all_register()); // To register only ping/dns command skip calling console_cmd_all_register() ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_ping_register()); ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_getaddrinfo_register()); ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_setdnsserver_register()); ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_getdnsserver_register()); ESP_ERROR_CHECK(console_cmd_start()); // Start console
To add a plugin command or any component from IDF component manager into your project, simply include an entry within the idf_component.yml
file.
Note: Auto-registration of a specific plugin command can be disabled from menuconfig.
For more details refer IDF Component Manager
ping [-W <t>] [-i <t>] [-s <n>] [-c <n>] [-Q <n>] [-T <n>] <host>
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
-W, --timeout=<t> Time to wait for a response, in seconds
-i, --interval=<t> Wait interval seconds between sending each packet
-s, --size=<n> Specify the number of data bytes to be sent
-c, --count=<n> Stop after sending count packets
-Q, --tos=<n> Set Type of Service related bits in IP datagrams
-T, --ttl=<n> Set Time to Live related bits in IP datagrams
<host> Host address
getaddrinfo [-f <AF>] [-F <FLAGS>]... [-p <port>] <hostname>
Usage: getaddrinfo [options] <hostname> [service]
-f, --family=<AF> Address family (AF_INET, AF_INET6, AF_UNSPEC).
-F, --flags=<FLAGS> Special flags (AI_PASSIVE, AI_CANONNAME, AI_NUMERICHOST, AI_V4MAPPED, AI_ALL).
-p, --port=<port> String containing a numeric port number.
<hostname> Host address
setdnsserver <main> [backup] [fallback]
Usage: setdnsserver <main> [backup] [fallback]
<main> The main DNS server IP address.
backup The secondary DNS server IP address (optional).
fallback The fallback DNS server IP address (optional).
getdnsserver
Usage: getdnsserver
These commands allow you to configure and retrieve DNS server settings on your ESP32 device, in addition to the existing ping functionality.
- To set the main DNS server:
setdnsserver 8.8.8.8
- To set the main and backup DNS servers:
setdnsserver 8.8.8.8 fe80::b0be:83ff:fe77:dd64
- To set the main, backup, and fallback DNS servers:
setdnsserver 8.8.8.8 fe80::b0be:83ff:fe77:dd64 www.xyz.com
To get the current DNS server settings:
getdnsserver
- To get address information for a hostname:
getaddrinfo www.example.com
- To specify additional options:
getaddrinfo -f AF_INET -F AI_PASSIVE www.example.com
- To ping a host:
ping www.example.com
- To specify additional options, such as timeout, interval, packet size, etc.:
ping -W 5 -i 1 -s 64 -c 4 -Q 0x10 -T 64 www.example.com