small changes to how the host announces its mac

host/esp-t-sim7000g/src/main.cpp

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ typedef struct response{
 }response;
 
 uint8_t BROADCAST_MAC[6] = {0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF};
+esp_now_peer_info_t broadcast = {};
+response announce = {};
 
 ESP32Time rtc;
 
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ void on_data_recv(const uint8_t *mac, const uint8_t *incomingData, int len)
 	String macAddress = getMacAddressAsString(mac);
 
 	// add timestamp and mac address
-	doc["timestamp"] = rtc.getEpoch();
+	// doc["timestamp"] = rtc.getEpoch();
 	doc["clientMac"] = macAddress;
 
 	// serialize json document again
@@ -316,11 +318,22 @@ void setup()
 
 	syncUTCTimeToRTC();
 
-	response announce = {};
+	broadcast.channel = 0;
+	broadcast.encrypt = false;
+	memcpy(&broadcast.peer_addr, &BROADCAST_MAC, sizeof(BROADCAST_MAC));
+	if(esp_now_add_peer(&broadcast) != ESP_OK){
+		esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG_ESPNOW.c_str(), "Failed to add Broadcast Host");
+	}
+
 	announce.type = hostChange;
 	esp_read_mac(announce.mac, ESP_MAC_WIFI_STA);
 	announce.time = rtc.getEpoch();
-	esp_now_send(BROADCAST_MAC, (uint8_t *) &announce, sizeof(announce));
+	if(esp_now_send(BROADCAST_MAC, (uint8_t *) &announce, sizeof(announce)) != ESP_OK){
+		esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG_ESPNOW.c_str(), "Failed to announce mac");
+	}
+	else{
+		esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, TAG_ESPNOW.c_str(), "Mac announced!");
+	}
 }
 void syncUTCTimeToRTC()
 {
@@ -392,6 +405,14 @@ void loop()
 		              "Failed to restart modem, attempting to continue without restarting\n");
 	}
 
+	announce.time = rtc.getEpoch();
+	if(esp_now_send(BROADCAST_MAC, (uint8_t *) &announce, sizeof(announce)) != ESP_OK){
+		esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_WARN, TAG_ESPNOW.c_str(), "Failed to announce mac\n");
+	}
+	else{
+		esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, TAG_ESPNOW.c_str(), "Mac announced!\n");
+	}
+
 	String name = modem.getModemName();
 	delay(500);
 	esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, TAG.c_str(), "Modem Name %s\n", name.c_str());