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UDP Client example
(See the README.md file in the upper level 'examples' directory for more information about examples.)
The application creates UDP socket and sends message to the predefined port and IP address. After the server's reply, the application prints received reply as ASCII text, waits for 2 seconds and sends another message.
How to use example
In order to create UDP server that communicates with UDP Client example, choose one of the following options.
There are many host-side tools which can be used to interact with the UDP/TCP server/client.
One command line tool is netcat which can send and receive many kinds of packets.
Note: please replace 192.168.0.167 3333
with desired IPV4/IPV6 address (displayed in monitor console) and port number in the following commands.
In addition to those tools, simple Python scripts can be found under sockets/scripts directory. Every script is designed to interact with one of the examples.
Send UDP packet via netcat
echo "Hello from PC" | nc -w1 -u 192.168.0.167 3333
Receive UDP packet via netcat
echo "Hello from PC" | nc -w1 -u 192.168.0.167 3333
UDP server using netcat
nc -u -l 192.168.0.167 -p 3333
Python scripts
Script udpserver.py contains configuration for port number and IP version (IPv4 or IPv6) that has to be altered to match the values used by the application. Example:
IP_VERSION = 'IPv4'
PORT = 3333;
Hardware Required
This example can be run on any commonly available ESP32 development board.
Configure the project
make menuconfig
Set following parameter under Serial Flasher Options:
- Set
Default serial port
.
Set following parameters under Example Configuration Options:
-
Set
WiFi SSID
of the Router (Access-Point). -
Set
WiFi Password
of the Router (Access-Point). -
Set
IP version
of example to be IPV4 or IPV6. -
Set
IPV4 Address
in case your chose IP version IPV4 above. -
Set
IPV6 Address
in case your chose IP version IPV6 above. -
Set
Port
number that represents remote port the example will send data and receive data from.
Build and Flash
Build the project and flash it to the board, then run monitor tool to view serial output:
make -j4 flash monitor
(To exit the serial monitor, type Ctrl-]
.)
See the Getting Started Guide for full steps to configure and use ESP-IDF to build projects.
Troubleshooting
Start server first, to receive data sent from the client (application).