nodemcu-firmware/docs/modules/eth.md

Eth Module

Since	Origin / Contributor	Maintainer	Source
2019-06-25	Arnim Laeuger	Arnim Laeuger	eth.c

The eth module provides access to the ethernet PHY chip configuration.

Your board must contain one of the PHY chips that are supported by ESP-IDF:

• IP101
• LAN8720
• TLK110

eth.get_mac()

Get MAC address.

Syntax

local mac = eth.get_mac()

Parameters

None

Returns

MAC address as string "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:dd".

eth.get_speed()

Get Ethernet connection speed.

Syntax

local speed = eth.get_speed()

Parameters

None

Returns

Connection speed in Mbit/s, or error if not connected.

• 10
• 100

eth.init()

Initialize the PHY chip and set up its tcpip adapter.

Syntax

eth.init(cfg)

Parameters

• cfg table containing configuration data. All entries are mandatory:
  • addr PHY address, 0 to 31
  • clock_mode external/internal clock mode selection, one of
    • eth.CLOCK_GPIO0_IN
    • eth.CLOCK_GPIO0_OUT
    • eth.CLOCK_GPIO16_OUT
    • eth.CLOCK_GPIO17_OUT
  • mdc MDC pin number
  • mdio MDIO pin number
  • phy PHY chip model, one of
    • eth.PHY_IP101
    • eth.PHY_LAN8720
    • eth.PHY_TLK110
  • power power enable pin, optional

Returns

nil

An error is thrown in case of invalid parameters or if the ethernet driver failed.

Example

-- Initialize ESP32-GATEWAY
eth.init({phy  = eth.PHY_LAN8720,
          addr = 0,
          clock_mode = eth.CLOCK_GPIO17_OUT,
          power = 5,
          mdc   = 23,
          mdio  = 18})

-- Initialize wESP32
eth.init({phy  = eth.PHY_LAN8720,
          addr = 0,
          clock_mode = eth.CLOCK_GPIO0_IN,
          mdc   = 16,
          mdio  = 17})

eth.on()

Register or unregister callback functions for Ethernet events.

Syntax

eth.on(event, callback)

Parameters

• event Ethernet event to register the callback for:
  • "start"
  • "stop"
  • "connected"
  • "disconnected"
  • "got_ip"
• callback callback function(event, info) to perform when event occurs, or nil to unregister the callback for the event. The info argument given to the callback is a table containing additional information about the event.

Event information provided for each event is as follows:

• start: no additional info
• stop: no additional info
• connected: no additional info
• disconnected: no additional info
• got_ip: IP network information:
  • ip: the IP address assigned
  • netmask: the IP netmask
  • gw: the gateway ("0.0.0.0" if no gateway)

Example

function ev(event, info)
    print("event", event)
    if event == "got_ip" then
        print("ip:"..info.ip..", nm:"..info.netmask..", gw:"..info.gw)
    elseif event == "connected" then
        print("speed:", eth.get_speed())
        print("mac:", eth.get_mac())
    end
end

eth.on("connected", ev)
eth.on("disconnected", ev)
eth.on("start", ev)
eth.on("stop", ev)
eth.on("got_ip", ev)

eth.set_mac()

Set MAC address.

Syntax

eth.set_mac(mac)

Parameters

• mac MAC address as string "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"

Returns

nil

An error is thrown in case of invalid parameters or if the ethernet driver failed.