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TM4C1294NCPDT: IP address issue in case of a custom board

Prachi Patil
Expert 1840 points
Part Number: TM4C1294NCPDT
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: EK-TM4C1294XL

Hello,

I have a custom board who's design is based on TM4C1294NCPDT. The Ethernet section of the board is based on the Launchpad design. The Ethernet differential output pins are connected to a Pulse Jack with integrated magnetics. The RBIAS pin is grounded through a 4.87Kohm, 1% resistor.

Now in my design, I have connected the Ethernet linking and activity LEDs (EN0LED0 and EN0LED1 )to pins PK4 and PK6 respectively( which in case of Launchpad they are connected to pins PF0 and PF1),so I changed the LED configuration of pins in TCP echo example in init_EMAC function. I can see the linking LED continuously glowing whenever I connect the Ethernet cable and also the activity LED blinks when there is some Ethernet RX/TX activity and I get following messages in console,

ss in flash

Starting the TCP Echo example
System provider is set to SysMin. Halt the target to view any SysMin contents in ROV.
Service Status: DHCP    : Enabled  :    : 000
Service Status: DHCP    : Enabled  : Running  : 000

but it does not shows any network added and the IP address.

An arbitrary MAC address (F5-DC-EA-90-10-F2) is programmed into the MCU using the Flash Programmer per TI documentation as well as referring the e2e thread https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/tiva_arm/f/908/p/476635/1717385#1717385.

However, when I dump the TCP echo example from the TI-RTOS, the MCU does not get the TCP/IP address from the DHCP server in my network. The application shows DHCP enabled messages on the console and waits for the IP address.. However here, I suspect it does not pick up the programmed MAC address to broadcast the DHCP...If it is so how do I check this and how do I solve this issue?.Does it requires any changes on the software side or in example code to get IP address from DHCP for a custom board?

FYI: 

CCS version:  CCS_6.1

Tivaware: TivaWare_C_Series-2.1.3.156

TI-RTOS:  tirtos_tivac_2_16_01_14

Board: ek-tm4c1294xl Launchpad.

 

 

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 184346 points
    Hi,
    You said at the bottom of the post that the board is an EK LaunchPad? Are you having problem with the LaunchPad running the tcp echo example or your custom board?

    1. Can you run some non TI-RTOS ethernet examples on the custom board with your arbitrary MAC address? There are quite a few TivaWare Ethernet examples such as enet_io. Does it work in terms of acquiring the IP address from the DHCP server?
    2. Do you have the wireshark trace to show the traffic of your board with the LAN?
  • 0 in reply to Charles Tsai
    Guru 55673 points
    Hi Charles,

    Poster has two threads very same Ethernet issue..
  • 0 in reply to Charles Tsai
    Guru 117855 points

    Charles Tsai said:
    1. Can you run some non TI-RTOS ethernet examples on the custom board with your arbitrary MAC address?

    Steering the (overly) inspired to KISS - good that.

    And  "wireshark"  provides the means to perform a "meaningful test" upon (one limited aspect) of user's code (at a time) - again "focused guidance" (likely Successful/Inspired) guidance - from KISS.

  • 0 in reply to Genatco
    TI__Guru**** 184346 points
    Hi BP101,
    I will suggest the poster to take scope capture and compare the inputs and outputs to the transformer between the LaunchPad and his custom board. It will be good if he has another board to confirm if multiple boards are having the same problem.
  • 0 in reply to Charles Tsai
    Guru 117855 points

    Charles Tsai said:
    It will be good if he has another board to confirm if multiple boards are having the same problem.

    Indeed - that IS the (only) SANE way to "fly" - is it not?      (once again KISS arrives to poster's rescue!)

    That said - has this poster not (already) generated (at minimum) 4-6 such "In case of  CUSTOM Board" posts?

    And - as some HERE (ahem) have (already advised) "HAS NOT THE TOO SOON MOVE - FROM LPAD TO "CUSTOM BOARD" - CLEARLY PREMATURE - contributed to & caused much WASTE of Time/Effort?

    Is not the "Purpose of the LPad - to fully/properly confirm that, "ALL IS WELL - PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTING ANY CUSTOM BOARD?"      Are we to accept that "such has been done - properly & completely" - prior to poster's  "Washing Up - onto this (and 3-4 other) rock-strewn shores?)      (yet using that "custom board" as an effective "flotation device" ... proving that it IS, "Good for something!")

    Is this (clearly) marked "MCU Forum" to switch - at poster's will - to "Pcb Design Basics?"        Is it not true that even the "disguise of the same basic question" - presented across multiple (so similar) threads - all target the SAME, "Component and/or Pcb Design basics?"    (devouring MORE of the forum's rare/restricted assets!)

    Investing the time & effort to "INSURE THAT THE LPAD PERFORMS AS DESIRED - and ONLY THEN "fully/properly" deploying the LPad's key/critical components & design elements - is the "Surest Path to success!"      (and displays (some) respect for those here who DO NOT invite such rushed/over-challenge...)

  • 0
    Mastermind 8695 points

    The MAC address is read from flash and made available to the stack with a call to InitEMAC() in the dev kits. The function is pretty simple and you can hard code the numbers stored in macAddress[] to eliminate memory values as a possible cause of failure.

    Not calling the function at all could be your problem.

    The missing "Network Added:" output makes me think your problem is code related. I think it gets printed out regardless of if you botched the hardware (which hopefully isn't the case).