Unit PoE-P4 Ethernet network communication example.
#include <ETH.h>
#ifndef ETH_PHY_MDC
#define ETH_PHY_TYPE ETH_PHY_TLK110
#define ETH_PHY_ADDR 1
#define ETH_PHY_MDC 31
#define ETH_PHY_MDIO 52
#define ETH_PHY_POWER 51
#define ETH_CLK_MODE EMAC_CLK_EXT_IN
#endif
static bool eth_connected = false;
// WARNING: onEvent is called from a separate FreeRTOS task (thread)!
void onEvent(arduino_event_id_t event) {
switch (event) {
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_START:
Serial.println("ETH Started");
// The hostname must be set after the interface is started, but needs
// to be set before DHCP, so set it from the event handler thread.
ETH.setHostname("esp32-ethernet");
break;
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_CONNECTED: Serial.println("ETH Connected"); break;
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP:
Serial.println("ETH Got IP");
Serial.println(ETH);
eth_connected = true;
break;
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_LOST_IP:
Serial.println("ETH Lost IP");
eth_connected = false;
break;
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_DISCONNECTED:
Serial.println("ETH Disconnected");
eth_connected = false;
break;
case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_STOP:
Serial.println("ETH Stopped");
eth_connected = false;
break;
default: break;
}
}
void testClient(const char *host, uint16_t port) {
Serial.print("\nconnecting to ");
Serial.println(host);
NetworkClient client;
if (!client.connect(host, port)) {
Serial.println("connection failed");
return;
}
client.printf("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: %s\r\n\r\n", host);
while (client.connected() && !client.available());
while (client.available()) {
Serial.write(client.read());
}
Serial.println("closing connection\n");
client.stop();
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
Network.onEvent(onEvent); // Will call onEvent() from another thread.
ETH.begin(ETH_PHY_TYPE, ETH_PHY_ADDR, ETH_PHY_MDC, ETH_PHY_MDIO, ETH_PHY_POWER, ETH_CLK_MODE);
}
void loop() {
if (eth_connected) {
testClient("baidu.com", 80);
}
delay(10000);
}After powering up, Unit PoE-P4 attempts to connect to baidu.com every 10 seconds. If the connection is successful, the HTTP response is printed; if it fails, a connection failed message is shown.
ETH Started
ETH Connected
ETH Got IP
*eth0: <UP,100M,FULL_DUPLEX,AUTO,ADDR:0x1> (DHCPC,GARP,IP_MOD)
ether 30:ED:A0:EA:92:D2
inet 192.168.20.121 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.20.255
gateway 192.168.20.1 dns 223.5.5.5
connecting to baidu.com
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://www.baidu.com/
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:29:55 GMT
Content-Length: 57
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
<a href="https://www.baidu.com/">Moved Permanently</a>.
closing connection ETH Disconnected
ETH Connected
ETH Got IP
*eth0: <UP,100M,FULL_DUPLEX,AUTO,ADDR:0x1> (DHCPC,GARP,IP_MOD)
ether 30:ED:A0:EA:92:D2
inet 192.168.20.121 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.20.255
gateway 192.168.20.1 dns 223.5.5.5
connecting to baidu.com
connection failed