esp_wifi_80211_tx() not allowing action frames but documentation says they are supported.

georgcampana commented 5 years ago

Environment

Development Kit: Any
Kit version (for WroverKit/PicoKit/DevKitC): N/A
Module or chip used: ESP32-PICO-D4
IDF version (run git describe --tags to find it): 3.30300.190916 (3.3.0)
Build System: Make
Compiler version (run xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc --version to find it): 2.50200.80 (5.2.0)
Operating System: Windows
Power Supply: USB

Problem Description

The esp_wifi_80211_tx() is documented to allow transmission of several packet types including the Action (type=0 management and subtype = 0xd action) frame. By attempting to send an action frame the esp_wifi_80211_tx() function returns an error: wifi: unsupport frame type: c0

Expected Behavior

The esp_wifi_80211_tx() should transmit the action frame

Actual Behavior

The frame is not transmitted and the error wifi: unsupport frame type: c0 is returned

Steps to repropduce

Compile the main.c source code at https://gist.github.com/georgcampana/0d4098e87f26ff478480727dc2737c20
Run and check the debug output. The error is returned
Now decomment the //#define PKT2SEND beacon_packet and comment #define PKT2SEND action_packet
Compile and run again
The beacon packet is correctly transmitted

Code to reproduce this issue

// see here on GIST a main.c to reproduce the issue

https://gist.github.com/georgcampana/0d4098e87f26ff478480727dc2737c20

Debug Logs

I (168) wifi: wifi driver task: 3ffb77d4, prio:23, stack:3584, core=0
␛[0;32mI (168) system_api: Base MAC address is not set, read default base MAC address from BLK0 of EFUSE␛[0m
␛[0;32mI (168) system_api: Base MAC address is not set, read default base MAC address from BLK0 of EFUSE␛[0m
I (198) wifi: wifi firmware version: aeed694
I (198) wifi: config NVS flash: enabled
I (198) wifi: config nano formating: disabled
I (198) wifi: Init dynamic tx buffer num: 32
I (208) wifi: Init data frame dynamic rx buffer num: 32
I (208) wifi: Init management frame dynamic rx buffer num: 32
I (218) wifi: Init management short buffer num: 32
I (218) wifi: Init static rx buffer size: 1600
I (228) wifi: Init static rx buffer num: 10
I (228) wifi: Init dynamic rx buffer num: 32
␛[0;32mI (1178) phy: phy_version: 4102, 2fa7a43, Jul 15 2019, 13:06:06, 0, 0␛[0m
I (1178) wifi: mode : softAP (d8:a0:1d:49:33:c1)
I (1178) wifi: Total power save buffer number: 16
I (1178) wifi: Init max length of beacon: 752/752
I (1188) wifi: Init max length of beacon: 752/752
I (1188) wifi: Set ps type: 0

E (1398) wifi: unsupport frame type: c0
E (1598) wifi: unsupport frame type: c0
E (1798) wifi: unsupport frame type: c0
. . . .

georgcampana commented 5 years ago

Ok, the frame control frame is wrongly encoded.
Closing myself

risinek commented 4 years ago

@georgcampana so you were able to transmit raw c0 frame in the end?

georgcampana commented 4 years ago

@georgcampana so you were able to transmit raw c0 frame in the end?

I closed this issue because c0 was the wrong value (wrong encoded) to signal an action frame. Hope this helps

risinek commented 4 years ago

Alright, thanks for the reply!

espressif / esp32-wifi-lib