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Hi Felix,
That's correct, it fails every time. When tinkering with it yesterday, I had a couple runs that actually got past the 60 second timeout, but I couldn't pin it down to a specific reason. I started digging around online about TinyGSM. They even have this in their main Github page:
"If you are able to open a TCP connection but have the connection close before receiving data, try adding a keep-alive header to your request. Some modules (ie, the SIM7000 in SSL mode) will immediately throw away any un-read data when the remote server closes the connection - sometimes without even giving a notification that data arrived in the first place. When using MQTT, to keep a continuous connection you may need to reduce your keep-alive interval (PINGREQ/PINGRESP)."
That does somewhat align with what I'm seeing. I added a .htaccess file onto the server to enable keep-alive with a pretty long interval, but it doesn't seem to have helped.
Regarding tasks, I do have it doing a few things, which I had completely working before I started on this OTA endeavour. It is an M5Stack Core with a display, an ENV III sensor, and a battery
In setup():
After powering on, it checks if it is running on battery (to alert me about power outages)
Intialize the ENV III sensor
Initialize the screen
Initialize the modem
In loop()
Update the screen
Get temperure/humidity readings
It calls a function to submit the results to my server via HTTP
Handle any error that the server returns, which includes it needing a firmware update. It then calls a function that has your code.
Then there is a while loop that runs for five minutes to watch for the buttons to be pressed.
In regards to power, the same failure occurs if it running on the internal battery or an external charger.
I think my priority here is to find a way to make the connection stay up through the 60 second barrier that seems to be imposed by the CGNAT. I am planning on deploying a number of these units, and many of the locations are rural with very poor cellular coverage, so I am expecting slow transfers. I just picked up a SIM from other carrier, which I am going to test to see if their CGNAT behaves differently.
Thanks for all your guidance!
UPDATE: Different carrier didn't have an issue with their CGNAT. I'm thinking it's because that one is a consumer service, and the one that's giving me problems is M2M specifically.
