DHCP EMAC not working on Tiva EK-TM4C1294XL

Hi Steve,

Are you running a TI-RTOS example or your own source code?  What is the network topology?  What compiler toolchain are you currently using?

Regards,

-- Emmanuel

Hello Emmanuel,

Yes, I am running TI-RTOS tirtos_tivac_2_01_00_03.  My compiler version is TI 5.1.6.  You will notice that  I have 3 Board_initEMAC() method calls.  I have found that if I rearrange my code sometimes DHCP will start working.  Rearranging code is a pain.  I read in one of the earlier posts that if you try more than one Board_initEMAC() during start-up often the DHCP address capture will start to work correctly.  I tried it and it does seem to help.  Here is a snippet of my main() code that initializes and starts EMAC and various application threads.

Take a look and let me know what you think.  Thanks for your help.

Best Regards,

Steve Mansfield

int main(Void)
{

    // Initialize the Hardware
    Board_initGeneral();                                      // Initialize Tiva Board
    Board_initGPIO();                                           // Initialize GPIO Hardware
    Board_initUSB(Board_USBDEVICE);        // Initialize User USB Hardware
    Board_initUART();                                          // Initialize SCI Hardware
    Board_initEMAC();                                         // Initialize Ethernet Hardware
    Board_initEMAC();                                         // Try again...
    Board_initEMAC();                                         // and again....

    // Initialize SCI async channel
    AsyncDevice.asyncInit();

    // Initialize USB Controller
    USBCDCD_init();

    // Initialize push button drivers
    buttonInit();

    // Initialize object elements
    SoapClient.setSoftwareVersion(SfwrVersion);

    // Set up error block
    Error_Block    eb;
    Error_init(&eb);

    // Create rcvbuffer semaphore
    RcvBufferSem = Semaphore_create(0, NULL, NULL);

    // Initialize mailbox parameters
    Mailbox_Params    CmdMailboxPm;
    Mailbox_Params_init(&CmdMailboxPm);
    CmdMailbox = Mailbox_create(sizeof(Msg), 1, &CmdMailboxPm, &eb);
    if (CmdMailbox == NULL)
    {
        System_printf("main: Failed to create Command Mailbox\n");
        System_flush();
    }

    // Create PowerShell thread
    Task_Handle PsThread;
    Task_Params PsThreadPm;
    Task_Params_init(&PsThreadPm);
    PsThreadPm.stackSize = 4096;
    PsThreadPm.priority = 1;
    PsThread = Task_create((Task_FuncPtr)psthread, &PsThreadPm, &eb);
    if (PsThread == NULL)
    {
        System_printf("main: Failed to create PowerShell Thread\n");
        System_flush();
    }

    // Set Up TCP Thread
    Task_Handle TcpThread;
    Task_Params TcpThreadPm;
    Task_Params_init(&TcpThreadPm);
    TcpThreadPm.stackSize = 4096;
    TcpThreadPm.priority = 1;
    TcpThread = Task_create((Task_FuncPtr)tcpthread, &TcpThreadPm, &eb);
    if (TcpThread == NULL)
    {
          System_printf("main: Failed to create Tcp Thread\n");
           System_flush();
    }

    // Set Up Client Thread
    Task_Handle    ClientThread;
    Task_Params    ClientThreadPm;
    Task_Params_init(&ClientThreadPm);
    ClientThreadPm.stackSize = 4096;
    ClientThreadPm.priority = 1;
    ClientThread = Task_create((Task_FuncPtr)clientthread, &ClientThreadPm, &eb);
    if (ClientThread == NULL)
    {
           System_printf("main: Failed to create Client Thread\n");
           System_flush();
    }

    // set up Server Test Thread
    Task_Handle    ServerThread;
    Task_Params    ServerThreadPm;
    Task_Params_init(&ServerThreadPm);
    ServerThreadPm.stackSize = 4096;
    ServerThreadPm.priority = 1;
    ServerThread = Task_create((Task_FuncPtr)serverthread, &ServerThreadPm, &eb);
    if (ServerThread == NULL)
    {
           System_printf("main: Failed to create Server Test Thread\n");
           System_flush();
    }

    // set up DSP Demo Thread
    Task_Handle    DspThread;
    Task_Params    DspThreadPm;
    Task_Params_init(&DspThreadPm);
    DspThreadPm.stackSize = 4096;
    DspThreadPm.priority = 1;
    DspThread = Task_create((Task_FuncPtr)dspthread, &DspThreadPm, &eb);
    if (DspThread == NULL)
    {
           System_printf("main: Failed to create DSP Test Thread\n");
           System_flush();
    }

    /* Start BIOS */
    BIOS_start();

    return (0);
}

Hi, 

I have had exactly the same problem like Steve. I'm also using TIVAC TM4C1294 and tirtos_tivac_2_00_01_23.

Vini

Vini,

Can you move to the 2_01_00_03  release and see if this fixes the issue?

Stephen,

Can you confirm you are using the 2_01_00_03 release? Do you have a simple .out file that displays the issue? Could you export the project (with the binary). I'd like to see if I could reproduce the issue.

Todd

Hi Todd,

I have updated to version 2_01_00_03 and and solved my problem. Thanks.

Vini

Hi Steve,

I'm glad it's working. I'm pretty confident that 2.01.00.03 resolved the problem, but if you find that it still has the issue, please let us know.

Todd