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Post usage questions related to OpenThread - Nest's open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol

OpenThread is an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol. With OpenThread, Nest is making the technology used in Nest products more broadly available to accelerate the development of products for the connected home.

The Thread specification defines an IPv6-based reliable, secure and low-power wireless device-to-device communication protocol for home applications. More information about Thread can be found on threadgroup.org.

For discussions join openthread-users and file issues on Github.

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OpenThread OTBR setup with NetworkManager fails to setup AP; bind9.service fails to run

I have been using OTBR in docker on a PI3B+, but now I want to have OTBR also act as an AP. I reimaged my PI3B+ according to the directions, following the instructions for setting up AP automatically (e.g. NETWORK_MANAGER == 1), but the no AP setup…
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Starting of otbr-agent in openthread/otbr docker container fails

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and i want to run the Openthread Border Router application on it as a docker container. I use the command docker run --sysctl "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0 net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding=1…
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Openthread MAC Address vs EUI64

In openthread project :https://github.com/openthread/openthread Can someone explain to me the deference between MAC Address, eui64, hardware address and extended address? Why there are so many different types of unique ids? I looked in to the source…
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OpenThead: Is it possible to relay a signal across Thread devices not in your Thread network?

Last year I was playing with larger thread networks of 50+ devices on a single network. With Apple just releasing the Homepod with Thread, it has me thinking on the protocol again. Apple will have a Thread network inside your home for Apple devices…
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Does OpenThread work with Google's Nest app?

Given an OpenThread border router (pi+nRF52840) and a Google Nest Aware "bundle", will the Thread network integrate with the Nest app on my iPhone? May other thread devices (maybe not Nest) be added and viewed in the Google Nest app? Kind…
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OpenThread: NRFX_LOG_INFO() / NRF_LOG_INFO() - How to enable them?

I have a some question. I would like to use one of the USB log macros like NRFX_LOG_INFO() and NRF_LOG_INFO(). But when I set NRF_LOG_ENABLED 1 in sdk_config.h and include nrf_log.h into my file in openthread/examples/platforms/nrf528xx/src/` I get…
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OpenThread API: undefined reference to otThreadGetMaxAllowedChildren()

I have the problem with compilation. After adding function call otThreadGetMaxAllowedChildren() in the openthread/examples/apps/cli/main.c I got an error: openthread/examples/apps/cli/main.c:228: undefined reference to…
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OpenThread API: How to get child table using OpenThread API?

I have the OpenThread CLI application and I would like to create UDP datagram with the payload consisted of child table information. So my question is: how to get child table info and which API should I use? I have done some research, and I consider…
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Problem with OpenThread build procedure - src/ file is not included

I have some problem with build procedure, i.e. after adding new file in openthread/examples/platforms/nrf528xx/nrf52840/Makefile.am in the section PLATFORM_COMMON_SOURCES, this added file is not build during compilation. I have followed this…
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OpenThread otJoinerStart Never Times Out

I am trying to integrate OpenThread child with an existing application on the TI CC2652R1 and am having issues trying to join/create a Thread network. Currently I have an external event that calls a function to join and start OpenThread. Below is…
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How do you downstream data from Cloud to Thread?

I am new to openthread I have some interrogations about Thread device connectivity to cloud server. Cloud server <------------> local internet <-----> Thread network ipv4 Router(firewall) ipv4 OTBR ipv6 Our products (Thread…
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How to intercept special IEEE 802.15.4 frames on OpenThread?

I'm new to openthread and got a minimal Thread network running on two Makerdiary USB dongles based on nRF52840. Now I'd like to intercept special IEEE 802.15.4 frames and process them separately, e.g. from an energy harvesting switch. The MAC header…
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CoAP application development using openthread without using thread protocol

I want to use Openthread CoAP APIs and develop a CoAP client application(and a server as well later on). But I do not want to use the thread part of it. So I have following questions: Is it possible that I disable the thread part in openthread and…
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Want to build openthread for linux

I want to build openthread for Linux (POSIX) and using the library, I want to develop a CoAP client application. Right now I have disabled UDP_FORWARD in Makefile-posix and enabled OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PLATFORM_UDP_ENABLE 1 in…
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OpenThread examples for EFR32MG12 won't work directly as is on their github repository

I am trying out OpenThread using a combination of their github repository (https://github.com/openthread/openthread) and the Codelabs (https://openthread.io/guides). There are examples built for the EFR32MG12 platform -…
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