nrf9160 - lwm2m_Client (queue mode)

Good day

I am currently trying to a create a lwm2m client to use with my custom board.  When I have queue mode enabled and the device is sleeping, i use the lwm2m_send function and get a very high power consumption.  I have found  that the program hangs before getting this on the logging:

 [00:19:30.532,806] <inf> net_lwm2m_engine: Connected, sock id 0

I have also attributed this to:

zsock_connect(client_ctx->sock_fd&client_ctx->remote_addraddr_len
when the client attempts to re-establish a connection   (lwm2m_engine_connection_resume), this function takes a while to complete it causes the high power consumption.  For a better understanding, I will post the power consumption while using and not using queue mode:
I have noticed that in queue mode,  a registration update is triggered.  However, the high power consumption occurs during the above mentioned process.  Is there a way that I can avoid as queue mode is essential for my project as I would like to send requests from the server while the device is sleeping.
Thank you in advance
Kind regards,
Hassan
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  • Hello Hassan,

    Due to the summer vacation period we are currently understaffed, so delayed replies must be expected. I am sorry about any inconvenience this might cause.

    Best regards,

    Michal

  • No worries!  Please let me know as soon as soon as i can be assisted !

  • Good day

    I will get those to you soon I can. I would just like to ask how to do modem tracing on RTT since moving to  cellular monitor?  I inly have access to RTT and am hoping if that is possible?

    Kind regards,

    Hassan

  • Yes, it is possible to collect the modem trace via RTT, as shown in the documentation.

    Best regards,

    Michal

  • Hi Michal

    I have a nrf9160DK and im using it as a JLink programmer.  I can use it for RTT logging fine but when I try to do the same thing to get a modem trace, I don't receive anything through the trace.

    My prj file looks like this:

    # General config
    CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC=y
    CONFIG_ASSERT=y
    CONFIG_REBOOT=y
    
    # Network
    CONFIG_NETWORKING=y
    CONFIG_NET_NATIVE=n
    CONFIG_NET_IPV6=n
    CONFIG_NET_IPV4=y
    CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS=y
    CONFIG_NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD=y
    
    # NBIOT Usage
    CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_MODE_NBIOT=y
    CONFIG_PDN=y
    CONFIG_PDN_DEFAULTS_OVERRIDE=y
    CONFIG_PDN_DEFAULT_APN="nbiot.vodacom.za"
    CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_MODE_NBIOT=y
    
    # Sensors
    CONFIG_I2C=y
    CONFIG_SPI=y
    CONFIG_SENSOR=y
    
    # LwM2M and IPSO
    CONFIG_LWM2M=y
    CONFIG_LWM2M_COAP_BLOCK_SIZE=512
    CONFIG_LWM2M_COAP_MAX_MSG_SIZE=1280
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_MAX_OBSERVER=20
    
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_MAX_MESSAGES=20
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_MAX_PENDING=20
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_MAX_REPLIES=20
    
    CONFIG_LWM2M_DNS_SUPPORT=y
    CONFIG_LWM2M_RW_JSON_SUPPORT=n
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SERVER_DEFAULT_PMIN=1
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SERVER_DEFAULT_PMAX=300
    CONFIG_LWM2M_CLIENT_UTILS=y
    CONFIG_LWM2M_CLIENT_UTILS_LOCATION_OBJ_SUPPORT=n
    CONFIG_LWM2M_IPSO_SUPPORT=y
    
    # DTLS settings
    CONFIG_LWM2M_DTLS_SUPPORT=y
    
    # nRF9160 helper libraries
    CONFIG_MODEM_KEY_MGMT=y
    
    # Default app to debug logging
    CONFIG_LOG=y
    CONFIG_APP_LOG_LEVEL_DBG=y
    
    # Support HEX style PSK values (double the size + NULL char)
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SECURITY_KEY_SIZE=33
    
    # extend CoAP retry timing to 4 seconds for LTE/LTE-M
    CONFIG_COAP_INIT_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS=4000
    
    # Enable CoAP extended option length
    CONFIG_COAP_EXTENDED_OPTIONS_LEN=y
    CONFIG_COAP_EXTENDED_OPTIONS_LEN_VALUE=40
    
    # Enable settings storage
    CONFIG_SETTINGS=y
    CONFIG_FCB=y
    CONFIG_SETTINGS_FCB=y
    CONFIG_FLASH_MAP=y
    CONFIG_STREAM_FLASH=y
    
    # LTE link control
    CONFIG_LTE_LINK_CONTROL=y
    CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_MODE_LTE_M_GPS=n
    
    # Modem library
    CONFIG_NRF_MODEM_LIB=y
    
    # Modem info
    CONFIG_MODEM_INFO=y
    CONFIG_MODEM_INFO_ADD_DATE_TIME=n
    
    # Enable shell
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SHELL=y
    
    # Heap and stacks
    CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=16384
    CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=4096
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_STACK_SIZE=3072
    CONFIG_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE=4096
    
    # Allow FOTA downloads using download-client
    CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_CLIENT=y
    CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_CLIENT_STACK_SIZE=4096
    CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_CLIENT_HTTP_FRAG_SIZE_1024=y
    CONFIG_FOTA_DOWNLOAD=y
    
    # Application version
    CONFIG_MCUBOOT_IMAGE_VERSION="1.0.0"
    
    # Set LwM2M Server IP address here
    CONFIG_LWM2M_CLIENT_UTILS_SERVER="coaps://leshan.eclipseprojects.io:5684"
    
    # Application Event Manager
    CONFIG_APP_EVENT_MANAGER=y
    
    # Date-Time library
    CONFIG_DATE_TIME=y
    CONFIG_DATE_TIME_UPDATE_INTERVAL_SECONDS=86400
    
    # Enable LwM2M Queue Mode
    CONFIG_LWM2M_QUEUE_MODE_ENABLED=y
    
    # Enable TLS session caching to prevent doing a full TLS handshake for every send.
    CONFIG_LWM2M_TLS_SESSION_CACHING=y
    
    # Socket close is skipped at RX off idle state which optimize power consumption
    # Socket close call will enable RCC connection for send Alert message to server
    # Alert is now send right before opening a new connection.
    CONFIG_LWM2M_RD_CLIENT_SUSPEND_SOCKET_AT_IDLE=y
    
    # Sets the duration that the lwm2m engine will be polling for data after transmission before
    # the socket is closed.
    # Adjust so that we can detach from network in 30 seconds
    CONFIG_LWM2M_QUEUE_MODE_UPTIME=30
    
    # Set lifetime of 12 hours
    CONFIG_LWM2M_ENGINE_DEFAULT_LIFETIME=43200
    
    # Do registration update after 5400 seconds (90 minutes)
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SECONDS_TO_UPDATE_EARLY=37800
    
    # Configure PSM mode`
    # Request periodic TAU of 3600 seconds (60 minutes)
    CONFIG_LTE_PSM_REQ_RPTAU="00000110"
    
    # Set Requested Active Time (RAT) to 30 seconds. Preferably a little bit longer than the
    # configured LWM2M_QUEUE_MODE_UPTIME. Due to NAT/firewall UDP connections are usually
    # closed within 30-60 seconds so there is in general no point in setting a longer
    # Queue mode uptime / LTE PSM active time.
    CONFIG_LTE_PSM_REQ_RAT="00001111"
    
    # Request eDRX mode
    CONFIG_LTE_EDRX_REQ=y
    
    # Request eDRX cycle length of 10.24 seconds for LTE-M
    CONFIG_LTE_EDRX_REQ_VALUE_LTE_M="0001"
    
    # Request eDRX cycle length of 20.48 seconds for NB-IoT
    CONFIG_LTE_EDRX_REQ_VALUE_NBIOT="0001"
    
    # Request Paging time window of 1.28 seconds for LTE-M
    CONFIG_LTE_PTW_VALUE_LTE_M="0000"
    
    # Request Paging time window of 2.56 seconds for NB-IoT
    CONFIG_LTE_PTW_VALUE_NBIOT="0000"
    
    # Get notification before Tracking Area Update (TAU). Notification triggers registration
    # update and TAU will be sent with the update which decreases power consumption.
    CONFIG_LTE_LC_TAU_PRE_WARNING_NOTIFICATIONS=y
    
    
    
    
    # Sensors
    CONFIG_I2C=y
    CONFIG_SPI=n
    CONFIG_SENSOR=n
    
    #Enable/Disable RTT or UART Logging
    CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
    CONFIG_LOG=y
    CONFIG_APP_LOG_LEVEL_DBG=y
    
    CONFIG_USE_SEGGER_RTT=y
    CONFIG_RTT_CONSOLE=y
    CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=n
    
    
    # Set LwM2M Server IP address here
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    # Configure lwm2m version
    CONFIG_LWM2M_VERSION_1_1=y
    CONFIG_LWM2M_SERVER_OBJECT_VERSION_1_1=y
    
    CONFIG_JSON_LIBRARY=y
    CONFIG_BASE64=y
    CONFIG_LWM2M_RW_SENML_JSON_SUPPORT=y
    
    # w1 sensor interface configuration
    CONFIG_SENSOR=y
    CONFIG_W1=y
    
    # Enabling RTC
    CONFIG_COUNTER=y
    CONFIG_PCF85063A=y
    
    # Battery measurement
    CONFIG_ADC=y
    
    # Power saving
    CONFIG_PM_DEVICE=y
    
    # Configure internal flash
    
    
    CONFIG_FLASH=y
    CONFIG_FLASH_PAGE_LAYOUT=y
    CONFIG_MPU_ALLOW_FLASH_WRITE=y
    CONFIG_SOC_FLASH_NRF_EMULATE_ONE_BYTE_WRITE_ACCESS=y
    
    
    
    CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_USE_FALLBACK=n
    CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_TIMEOUT=120
    
    
    
    CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
    
    CONFIG_NRF_MODEM_LIB_TRACE=y
    
    CONFIG_NRF_MODEM_LIB_TRACE_BACKEND_RTT=y

  • Hello,

    Sorry for the delays, I was on a sick leave last week unfortunately.

    What if you turn off the logging via RTT? I think it may be interfering with the modem trace.

    Best regards,

    Michal

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