chore(debug): Implement core dump handling

code/README.md

@@ -1,52 +1,62 @@
-# Build
+## Build
 
-## Preparations
+### Checkout Github Repository
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/Slider0007/AI-on-the-edge-device.git
 cd AI-on-the-edge-device
 git checkout develop
 git submodule update --init
 ```
 
+### Optional Step: Update Submodules
+```
+cd code/components/{submodule} (e.g. esp32-camera)
+git checkout VERSION (e.g. HASH of latest build)
+cd ../../ (go back to code level)
+git submodule update --init
+```
 
-## Build and Flash within terminal
-See further down to build it within an IDE.
+---
+### Build and Flash with console
 
-### Compile (firmware only)
+#### Compile (firmware only)
 ```
-cd code
+Github project root directory --> cd code
 platformio run --environment esp32cam
 ```
 
-### Compile (with HTML parameter tooltips, API docs and file hashes)
+Check `platformio.ini` to find out which environments are available.
+
+#### Compile (with HTML parameter tooltips, API docs and file hashes)
 ```
 cd code
 platformio run --environment esp32cam-localbuild
 ```
+Check `platformio.ini` to find out which environments are available.
 
-### Upload
+#### Upload
 ```
 pio run --target upload --upload-port /dev/ttyUSB0
 ```
 
-Alternatively you also can set the UART device in `platformio.ini`, eg. `upload_port = /dev/ttyUSB0`
+Alternatively, UART device can be defined in `platformio.ini`, eg. `upload_port = /dev/ttyUSB0`
 
-### Monitor UART Log
+#### Monitor UART Log
 ```
 pio device monitor -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200
 ```
 
-## Build and Flash with Visual Code IDE
+---
+### Build and Flash with Visual Code IDE
 
 - Download and install VS Code
   - https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
-- Install the VS Code platform io plugin
+- Install the VS Code platformIO IDE plugin
   - <img src="https://github.com/raw/Slider0007/ai-on-the-edge-device/develop/images/platformio_plugin.jpg" width="200" align="middle">
-  - Check for error messages, maybe you need to manually add some python libraries
+  - Check for error messages, maybe you need add some python libraries or other dependencies manually
     - e.g. in my Ubuntu a python3-env was missing: `sudo apt-get install python3-venv`
 - git clone this project
   - in Linux: 
-
     ```
     git clone https://github.com/Slider0007/AI-on-the-edge-device.git
     cd AI-on-the-edge-device
@@ -65,7 +75,43 @@ pio device monitor -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200
   - the build artifacts are stored in  `code/.pio/build/`
 - Connect the device and type `pio device monitor`. There you will see your device and can copy the name to the next instruction
 - Add `upload_port = you_device_port` to the `platformio.ini` file
-- make sure an sd card with the contents of the `sd_card` folder is inserted and you have changed the wifi details
+- Make sure a SD card with the proper contents is inserted and you have adapted the WLAN configuration in `config.json`
 - `pio run --target erase` to erase the flash
 - `pio run --target upload` this will upload the `bootloader.bin, partitions.bin,firmware.bin` from the `code/.pio/build/esp32cam/` folder. 
 - `pio device monitor` to observe the logs via uart
+
+---
+## Debugging
+
+### UART/Serial Log
+```
+pio device monitor -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200
+```
+### Application Log File
+The device is logging lots of actions to SD card (`log/messages`). This log can be viewed using WebUI (`System > Log Viewer`) or directly by browsing the files on SD card. Verbosity is depended on log level which can be adapted in WebUI
+
+### Dump File
+After a software exception a dump log will be written to flash. Find further details to the core functionality [here](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/v5.3.1/esp32/api-guides/core_dump.html)
+
+Configuration:
+- Location: partition `coredump` (compare `partitions.csv`)
+- Log Format: ELF
+- Integrity Check: CRC32
+
+
+You can view the dump log backtrace summary directly in the WebUI or you can download the complete dump file for further analysis. (`System > System Info > Section 'Build'`). The downloaded dump file name has to following syntax: `{firmware version}__{board_type}_coredump-elf.bin`
+
+#### ESP-IDF provides a special tool to help to analyze the downloaded core dump file
+- Install [esp-coredump](https://github.com/espressif/esp-coredump) --> e.g. Installation using VSCode Platformio console: `pip install esp-coredump`
+- Download SOC specific [ROM ELF files](https://github.com/espressif/esp-rom-elfs) and extract the hardware specific ELF file for further usage
+- Make sure to use the matching version of `tool-xtensa-esp-elf-gdb`. If you are using VSCode with Platformio IDE, this package is already installed 
+in `<path>/.platformio/packages`.
+- Generic usage: 
+    ```
+    esp-coredump info_corefile --gdb <path_to_gdb_bin> --rom-elf <soc_specific_rom_elf_file> --core-format raw --core <downloaded coredump file> <elf file of actual firmware>
+    ```
+- Example: 
+    ```
+    esp-coredump info_corefile --gdb <path to tool-xtensa-esp-elf-gdb/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb.exe> --rom-elf esp32_rev0_rom.elf --core-format raw --core firmware_ESP32CAM_coredump-elf.bin firmware.elf
+    ```
+

code/components/fileserver_ota/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ FILE(GLOB_RECURSE app_sources ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.*)
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${app_sources}
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "." "../../include" "miniz"
-                    REQUIRES vfs spiffs esp_http_server webserver_softap app_update mainprocess_ctrl misc_helper)
+                    REQUIRES vfs spiffs esp_http_server espcoredump webserver_softap app_update mainprocess_ctrl misc_helper)
 
 

code/components/fileserver_ota/server_file.cpp

@@ -18,19 +18,22 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #endif
 
-#include "esp_err.h"
+#include <esp_partition.h>
+#include <esp_core_dump.h>
+#include <esp_err.h>
 #include <esp_log.h>
-
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
+#include <esp_vfs.h>
 #include <esp_spiffs.h>
-#include "esp_http_server.h"
+#include <esp_http_server.h>
+#include <cJSON.h>
 
 #include "webserver.h"
 #include "server_help.h"
 #include "ClassLogFile.h"
 #include "MainFlowControl.h"
 #include "gpioControl.h"
 #include "helper.h"
+#include "system.h"
 #include "psram.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_MQTT
@@ -778,7 +781,6 @@ static esp_err_t download_get_handler(httpd_req_t *req)
 // Handler to upload a file to server (sd card)
 static esp_err_t upload_post_handler(httpd_req_t *req)
 {
-    //LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, TAG, "upload_post_handler");
     char filepath[FILE_PATH_MAX];
     FILE *fd = NULL;
     struct stat file_stat;
@@ -930,8 +932,6 @@ static esp_err_t delete_post_handler(httpd_req_t *req)
     httpd_resp_set_hdr(req, "Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
 
     if (httpd_req_get_url_query_str(req, query, sizeof(query)) == ESP_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Query: %s", query);
-
         if (httpd_query_key_value(query, "task", valuechar, sizeof(valuechar)) == ESP_OK) {
             LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, TAG, "delete_post_handler: Task: " + std::string(valuechar));
             task = std::string(valuechar);
@@ -1010,6 +1010,141 @@ static esp_err_t delete_post_handler(httpd_req_t *req)
 }
 
 
+static std::string printCoreDumpBacktraceInfo(const esp_core_dump_summary_t *summary)
+{
+    if (summary == NULL) {
+        return "No core dump available";
+    }
+
+    char results[256]; // Assuming a maximum of 256 characters for the backtrace string
+    int offset = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < summary->exc_bt_info.depth; i++) {
+        uintptr_t pc = summary->exc_bt_info.bt[i]; // Program Counter (PC)
+        int len = snprintf(results + offset, sizeof(results) - offset, " 0x%08X", pc);
+        if (len >= 0 && offset + len < sizeof(results)) {
+            offset += len;
+        }
+        else {
+            break; // Reached the limit of the results buffer
+        }
+    }
+
+    return std::string("Backtrace: " + std::string(results) +
+            "\nDepth: " + std::to_string((int)summary->exc_bt_info.depth) +
+            "\nCorrupted: " + std::to_string(summary->exc_bt_info.corrupted) +
+            "\nPC: " + std::to_string((int)summary->exc_pc) +
+            "\nFirmware version: " + getFwVersion());
+}
+
+
+static esp_err_t coredump_handler(httpd_req_t *req)
+{
+    const char* APIName = "coredump:v1"; // API name and version
+    char query[200];
+    char valuechar[30];
+    std::string task;
+
+    httpd_resp_set_hdr(req, "Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+    httpd_resp_set_type(req, "text/plain");
+
+    if (httpd_req_get_url_query_str(req, query, sizeof(query)) == ESP_OK) {
+        if (httpd_query_key_value(query, "task", valuechar, sizeof(valuechar)) == ESP_OK) {
+            task = std::string(valuechar);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check if coredump partition is available
+    const esp_partition_t *partition = esp_partition_find_first(ESP_PARTITION_TYPE_DATA,
+                                            ESP_PARTITION_SUBTYPE_DATA_COREDUMP, "coredump");
+    if (partition == NULL) {
+        httpd_resp_send_err(req, HTTPD_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Partition 'coredump' not found");
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    }
+
+    // Get core dump summary to check if core dump is available
+    esp_core_dump_summary_t summary;
+    esp_err_t coreDumpGetSummaryRetVal = esp_core_dump_get_summary(&summary);
+
+    // Save core dump file
+    // Debug with esp-coredump (https://github.com/espressif/esp-coredump) --> e.g. install with "pip install esp-coredump"
+    // Generic: esp-coredump info_corefile --gdb <path_to_gdb_bin> --rom-elf <soc_specific_rom_elf_file> --core-format raw
+    //  --core <downloaded coredump file (FIRMWARE_BOARDTYPE-coredump-elf.bin)> firmware.elf (firmware debug zip --> firmware.elf)
+    // Example: esp-coredump info_corefile --gdb <tool-xtensa-esp-elf-gdb/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb.exe>
+    //  --rom-elf esp32_rev0_rom.elf --core-format raw --core firmware_ESP32CAM_coredump-elf.bin firmware.elf
+    if (task.compare("save") == 0) {
+        if (coreDumpGetSummaryRetVal != ESP_OK) { // Skip save request if no core dump is available (empty partition)
+            httpd_resp_sendstr(req, "Skip request, no core dump available");
+            return ESP_OK;
+        }
+
+        // Get firmware and cleanup name to have proper filename
+        std::string firmware = getFwVersion();
+        replaceAll(firmware, ":", "_");
+        replaceAll(firmware, " ", "_");
+        replaceAll(firmware, "(", "_");
+        replaceAll(firmware, ")", "_");
+
+        std::string attachmentFile = "attachment;filename=" + firmware + "_" + getBoardType() + "_coredump-elf.bin";
+        httpd_resp_set_type(req, "application/octet-stream");
+        httpd_resp_set_hdr(req, "Content-Disposition", attachmentFile.c_str());
+
+        /* Retrieve the pointer to scratch buffer for temporary storage */
+        char *buf = ((struct HttpServerData *)req->user_ctx)->scratch;
+        if (buf == NULL) {
+            httpd_resp_send_err(req, HTTPD_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "No scratch buffer available");
+            return ESP_FAIL;
+        }
+
+        int i = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < (partition->size / WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE); i++) {
+            esp_partition_read(partition, i * WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE, buf, WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE);
+            httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, buf, WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE);
+        }
+
+        int pendingSize = partition->size - (i * WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE);
+        if (pendingSize > 0) {
+            ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_partition_read(partition, i * WEBSERVER_SCRATCH_BUFSIZE, buf, pendingSize));
+            httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, buf, pendingSize);
+        }
+        httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, NULL, 0);
+        return ESP_OK;
+    }
+    else if (task.compare("clear") == 0) { // Format partition 'coredump'
+        esp_err_t err = esp_partition_erase_range(partition, 0, partition->size);
+        if (err == ESP_OK) {
+            httpd_resp_sendstr(req, "Partition 'coredump' cleared");
+            return ESP_OK;
+        }
+        else {
+            std::string errMsg = "Failed to format partition 'coredump'. Error: " + intToHexString(err);
+            httpd_resp_send_err(req, HTTPD_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, errMsg.c_str());
+            return ESP_FAIL;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (task.compare("force_exception") == 0) { // Only for testing purpose, and ESP exception crash can be forced
+        LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_ERROR, TAG, "coredump_handler: Software exception triggered manually");
+        httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, NULL, 0);
+        assert(0);
+        return ESP_OK;
+    }
+    else if (task.compare("api_name") == 0) {
+        httpd_resp_sendstr(req, APIName);
+        return ESP_OK;
+    }
+
+    // Default action: Print backtrace summary
+    if (coreDumpGetSummaryRetVal == ESP_OK) {
+        httpd_resp_sendstr(req, printCoreDumpBacktraceInfo(&summary).c_str());
+    }
+    else {
+        httpd_resp_sendstr(req, "No core dump available");
+    }
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+
 void registerFileserverUri(httpd_handle_t server, const char *basePath)
 {
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Registering URI handlers");
@@ -1049,6 +1184,15 @@ void registerFileserverUri(httpd_handle_t server, const char *basePath)
     };
     httpd_register_uri_handler(server, &file_delete);
 
+    /* URI handler for deleting files from server */
+    httpd_uri_t coredump = {
+        .uri       = "/coredump",
+        .method    = HTTP_GET,
+        .handler   = coredump_handler,
+        .user_ctx  = httpServerData // Pass server data as context
+    };
+    httpd_register_uri_handler(server, &coredump);
+
     httpd_uri_t handler_logfile = {
         .uri       = "/log",
         .method    = HTTP_GET,

code/components/fileserver_ota/server_ota.cpp

@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ static bool ota_update_firmware(std::string fn)
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Clear core dump partition content after successful firmware update (clean start)
+    const esp_partition_t *partition = esp_partition_find_first(ESP_PARTITION_TYPE_DATA, ESP_PARTITION_SUBTYPE_DATA_COREDUMP, "coredump");
+    if (partition != NULL) {
+        esp_partition_erase_range(partition, 0, partition->size);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 

code/components/webserver_softap/webserver.cpp

@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ httpd_handle_t startWebserver(void)
     config.stack_size = 10240;
     config.core_id = 1;
     config.max_open_sockets = 5; // With default value 7: Error "httpd_accept_conn: error in accept"
-    config.max_uri_handlers = 22; // Max number of URI handler
+    config.max_uri_handlers = 23; // Max number of URI handler
     config.lru_purge_enable = true; // Cut old connections if new ones are needed
     config.uri_match_fn = httpd_uri_match_wildcard;
 

code/components/webserver_softap/webserver.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <esp_http_server.h>
 #include <esp_vfs.h>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "../../include/defines.h"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ struct HttpServerData {
 extern struct HttpServerData *httpServerData;
 
 extern httpd_handle_t server;
+extern std::string getFwVersion(void);
 
 void allocateWebserverHelperMemory(void);
 httpd_handle_t startWebserver(void);

code/main/main.cpp

@@ -169,9 +169,10 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void)
     checkIsPlannedReboot();
     if (!getIsPlannedReboot() && (esp_reset_reason() == ESP_RST_PANIC)) {  // If system reboot was not triggered by user and reboot was caused by execption
         LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG, "Reset reason: " + getResetReason());
-        LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG, "Device was rebooted due to a software exception! Log level is set to DEBUG until the next reboot. "
-                                               "Flow init is delayed by 5 minutes to check the logs or do an OTA update");
-        LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG, "Keep device running until crash occurs again and check logs after device is up again");
+        LogFile.writeToFile(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG, "The device was restarted due to a software exception. The log level is set to DEBUG "
+                                               "until the next reboot. Process init is delayed by 5 minutes to allow checking logs, "
+                                               "downloading the dump file or performing an OTA update. Keep the device running until "
+                                               "another crash happens and review once the device is back online");
         LogFile.setLogLevel(ESP_LOG_DEBUG);
         setTaskAutoFlowState(FLOW_TASK_STATE_INIT_DELAYED);
     }