Need help on what to demo to ensure OpenThread is working

[N.UMAMAHESWAR REDDY]

Hi all, 

 I have Openthread setup

• BorderRouter [ with Raspberry pi and nordic in NCP design].
• EFR32 radio board that has been flashed with ot-cli-ftd and made as Leader while configuring.
• Successfully Commissioned the EFR32 device into the network using Commissioning App.

I need to demo a working example to ensure that I have successfully configured the thread network  and is up and running with the existing setup.

It would be of a great help if any one can suggest me what can be done to demo using this setup.

Thank you in advance.

[mjkuwp94]

disclaimer: I am not an expert here, just a person in a similar situation to you.

Did you use the Nordic-supplied image for the Raspberry pi?  One reason I ask is that the Nordic image is pretty old - it is unchanging - but the code in github for OpenThread is constantly changing so I have a slight worry about incompatibility between that Raspberry Pi and its contents and the instructions you would get from the guides or the feedback on this forum.  It is something to keep in mind.


generally if you desire the Thread network to be connected to the internet a test would be to open the serial port of your radio board (FTD) which might be 115200 bit rate.

After you power up the FTD and connect the serial port, enter these commands:

ifconfig up
thread start
state

ping 64:ff9b::808:808

and see if you get a response from that public ip address.

That is one step.

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[N.UMAMAHESWAR REDDY]

Thanks for the reply 

First I tried implementing BorderRouter using Openthread's Github repo in NCP design and couldn't get the BorderRouter Up and running.

So I followed Nordics Implementation instructions on BorderRouter and it worked, so continuing with that.

Can I control anything like the LED's or show temperature readings  on the display that is with EFR32 radio connected board using any other Apps to demo my thread mesh network??

[Jonathan Hui]

On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 9:31 PM N.UMAMAHESWAR REDDY <n.umamahes...@gmail.com> wrote:

First I tried implementing BorderRouter using Openthread's Github repo in NCP design and couldn't get the BorderRouter Up and running.

Did you try following the Thread Border Router codelab? If so, I'm curious to know what didn't work for you.

 

Can I control anything like the LED's or show temperature readings  on the display that is with EFR32 radio connected board using any other Apps to demo my thread mesh network??

The OpenThread project is primarily focused on Thread networking. I suggest reaching out to Silicon Labs for application demos/examples using OpenThread.

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[N.UMAMAHESWAR REDDY]

I haven't followed Codelab as it is in RCP design and need to follow so many steps when compared to Nordics instruction. As my dongle was already flashed with NCP binary just followed those simple steps from Nordic in NCP design

[Jonathan Hui]

The purpose of the codelab is to introduce you to the various technologies provided by OpenThread, including DNS-based service discovery and IPv6 routing, and how to use them. It sounded like you were looking for that kind of information.

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[Mithil Raut]

For Silabs recommended OTBR setup, please refer AN1256: Using the Silicon Labs RCP with the OpenThread Border Router .

The issue is the absence of an application layer. You can use commands like ping to establish that UDP communication is happening amongst the devices over the Thread network.

Currently I am aware of two application layers that can run on top of a OpenThread network

1. CHIP: https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip

2. Silicon Labs Homekit (currently in alpha stage), you need to contact marketing to request access.

Mithil