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Amazon Alexa Smart home skill / Google Home Action for ESP8266 / ESP32 / Arduino
https://sinric.com
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ESP Disconnects over Time #335

Open SiddhantShah2001 opened 5 years ago

SiddhantShah2001 commented 5 years ago

Hey there! Thank You for creating such a great Library/Platform. I really Appreciate your Efforts.

So here the Problem is that my ESP8266-module/NodeMCU disconnects from the Server randomly. To Revive the Connection i have to manually press the Reset Button on the Board or Turn of the Power Supply. Other way to Reconnect is to Restart the Router.

There are 2 Ways to Disconnect: i.e WiFi itself(Router) or the Server(Modem).

  1. WiFi: If the WiFi signal is lost or basically the Router is turned Off, the Esp Module Displays Error Messages through the Serial Monitor (as it should). Disconnecting and Reconnecting the WiFi makes the Esp connect back to the Server. but,
  2. Server: If the Server is Disconnected, no Error Messages are Shown by the Esp Module. Disconnecting and reconnecting the Modem to the Router doesn't help in this case.

I have also used other Libraries like FauxmoESP and EspAlexa. They work Really Great and Handle the Disconnections very well (maybe because they are local servers).

But i find Sinric to be more Vast/Advanced and Easy to use. I am planning to do Full Home Automation but my Work's at a halt as:

  1. Other Libraries have no Options to change the Device Type from "Light", as i have Ceiling Fans included in the Automation and i need them to be "Switch Devices" and not "Light devices" because for example if i say "Turn Off All Lights" it will turn off the Fans as well.
  2. These other Libraries have Discovery issues which are really really Annoying. Considering to Automate more than 30 or 40 Appliances across the House it's going to be Super Cumbersome setting them up all. (and if by mistake any device is deleted, Re-discovering it will be a pain in the ass)

Thank you for your valuable time! Hoping for a Positive Reply.

kakopappa commented 5 years ago

Hi there. Thanks

disconnection detection is hard. It takes time for TCP/IP ACK to complete and close the connection properly. Sometime it's the router, sometimes it's the ISP, sometimes it's the sinric server resetting the connection. Best option is to detect disconnections in the client side and reconnect. Have you tried enabling websocket heartbeat ? https://github.com/Links2004/arduinoWebSockets/blob/master/src/WebSocketsClient.h#L91

This tend to improve the disconnect / reconnect detection. Also make sure setReconnectInterval is set

Other libraries like FauxmoESP and EspAlexa they emulate a belkin device or a hue device, I do not think this is the right thing to do. That's why i created Sinric.

SiddhantShah2001 commented 5 years ago

Yeah i think the Heartbeats are enabled, not sure! I used the Example Sketch and just modified the Id and Stuff. Not sure if there's anything else to be done to Establish Heartbeat.

Oh and by the way i heard(read) about Sinic 2.0 in some other thread. Could you share some more details about it if it's not a problem ?! Like, What would be the new features in it ? When is it likely to be released ? and stuff like that in detail.

Sorry for such a late reply.

ajarsco commented 3 years ago

Any updates! I am facing the same issue The board connects for a long time... but after a while the board losses connection and fails to reconnect.. But in normal working times, the board reconnects to the wifi automatically. After long connections only the board fails to reconnect.

Kindly reply anyone faster