Simple Ethernet Setup for the AIO Board using DHCP

Feature requests
1

Step 5 of the software guide instructs the user to configure their computer’s network adapter manually to use a specific IPV4 address.

I feel this step could be eliminated if the AIO board was able to answer a DHCP request from the computer. The computer’s IP address, gateway, subnet mask, etc could be set without any interaction from the user.

I would be happy to contribute the software for this, but wanted to hear from others before starting.

2

Most computers are not set up as a DHCP server but if you did plug into your home network, likely your home router could assign an IP address. But not all tractor setups have a DHCP server in them either. It would be nice if it could revert to a static IP if there was no DHCP server. This would be a function of whatever ethernet driver / library is used.

3

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for taking the time to review my suggestion. I was thinking the DHCP server would be part of the AIO board firmware rather than something provided by the computer.

The steps would be as follows. The computer will broadcast out a DHCP request. The AIO board receives the DHCP request and responds with the IP address the computer should use. This makes connecting the AIO board to any computer completely plug and play.

If I miss understood you feedback, please let me know.

4

No one is stopping you from doing it. But it’s not easy.

5

Should probably have the teensy check for an existing DHCP server before starting up it’s own.