Pygate - ethernet reliability issues

[schmelpe]

Hi,
I cannot confirm your problem.
For me, the Pygate with PoE has been working correctly for several days.
Unfortunately you do not specify which board you use on the PyGate, so only a few general tips:

• Is the firmware on the board up to date and did you select PyGate in the firmware programming tool?

• Did you cut off the pins of the RJ45 socket on the bottom of the PoE module to prevent shortcuts with the heatsink?

• Maybe your PyGate or PoE module is defective. In this case, please contact sales@pycom.io.

Here is my code that works with Ethernet:
boot.py

# boot.py -- run on boot-up
import machine
import pycom

# We want to save a little bit power
# Disable Heartbeat LED
pycom.heartbeat_on_boot(False)
# Disable WIFI completely
pycom.wifi_on_boot(False)
# Proceed with main.py
machine.main('main.py')

main.py

from network import ETH
from machine import RTC
import time
import machine
import pycom

# Define callback function for Pygate events
def machine_cb (arg):
    evt = machine.events()
    if (evt & machine.PYGATE_START_EVT):
        # Green
        pycom.rgbled(0x103300)
    elif (evt & machine.PYGATE_ERROR_EVT):
        # Red
        pycom.rgbled(0x331000)
    elif (evt & machine.PYGATE_STOP_EVT):
        # RGB off
        pycom.rgbled(0x000000)

# register callback function
machine.callback(trigger = (machine.PYGATE_START_EVT | machine.PYGATE_STOP_EVT | machine.PYGATE_ERROR_EVT), handler=machine_cb)

# Connect to Ethernet Network
eth = ETH()
eth.ifconfig(config=('172.17.1.5','255.255.255.0','172.17.1.1','172.17.1.1'))

while not eth.isconnected():
    time.sleep(1)

print("")
print("ETH Connection established")

# Sync time via NTP server for GW timestamps on Events
rtc = RTC()
rtc.ntp_sync(server="0.de.pool.ntp.org")

# Read the GW config file from Filesystem
fp = open('/flash/config.json','r')
buf = fp.read()

# Start the Pygate
machine.pygate_init(buf)

Hope this helps, best regards
Peter