From f5ec262676173f4ca04f6e5b92028dc409df5b7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten von Eicken Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:09:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] added troubleshooting section to readme --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6a510f73..1ec63b77 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ cannot connect to your network it will revert back to AP+STA mode after 15 secon both present its `ESP_012ABC`-style network and continue trying to reconnect to the requested network. You can then connect to the esp-link's AP and reconfigure the station part. +Troubleshooting +--------------- +- verify that you have sufficient power, borderline power can cause the esp module to seemingly + function until it tries to transmit +- check the "conn" LED to see which mode esp-link is in (LED info above) +- reset or power-cycle the esp-link to force it to become an access-point if it can't + connect to your network within 15-20 seconds +- if the LED says that esp-link is on your network but you can't get to it, make sure your + laptop is on the same network (and no longer on the esp's network) +- if you do not know the esp-link's IP address on your network, try esp-link.local, try to find the + lease in your DHCP server; if all fails, you may have to turn off your access point (or walk + far enough away) and reset/power-cycle esp-link, it will then fail to connect and start its + own AP after 15-20 seconds + Building the firmware --------------------- The firmware has been built using the [esp-open-sdk](https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk)