Questions tagged [openthread]

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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Is there a .net implementation for openthread

I have been working to connect to a device to a dongle using OpenThread. I am looking for a .Net Implementation of Openthread. There is a Zigbee implementaion for .net called ZigbeeNet.
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Can the official OpenThread sniffer monitor a network formed by NCP devices?

I want to form an Openthread network with three Nordic nRF52840 cardboards. I would like to monitor the traffic using a sniffer, but i can't receive any data. I used the official Openthread sniffer provided on Github :…
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OpenThread otCoapSendRequest issue

I have started to work with OpenThread with a Nordic DK. I am working with the BLE/Thread coap example that I modified in order to be a FTD instead of a MTD. Also, on one of my devices, the CoAP is configured as a server. I figured out that when I…
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Calling UDP function Automatically

I am using cli_ftd (Thread) example from TI Resource explorer(TI cc1352R). I would like to call the UDP functions(i.e open, bind, connect, send) automatically at the booting time of the device(My thread network starts at boot time without using CLI…
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Openthread CLI UDP communication from main.c (NRF52840)

We are working with NRF52840 dongles and want to be able to have them relay data over an OpenThread mesh network through UDP automatically. We have found within the OpenThread API a solid Udp.h library with all the Udp functions we need to create…
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Beginner setup of a nrf52840 dongle

I bought a nordic nrf52840 dongle and I am trying to program it using the nRF connector. I have followed this tutorial https://electronut.in/nrf52840-thread/, and after I create the application.hex I need to flash it in the dongle. However when I…
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How to change the Thread COAP examples to work with the NRF 52840 Dongle

I am wanting to try out the COAP examples in the thread and zigbee 2.0 SDK on the NRF52840 Dongle. However, I am failing to to get it working. The original makefile would create a hex file that refused to be flashed to the dongle via the programmer…
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Communication between two OT-networks possible?

Does OpenThread provide any possibility to send a message (e.g. broadcast) to another OpenThread network resp. is it possible to establish a data transfer between two OT-networks, assuming that both networks use the same masterkey and the channel,…
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Which mesh (Zigbee, Thread, Bluetooth Mesh) network protocol for unusual use case?

I’m creating an IOT device with some unusual needs when compared with typical home automation. I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a mesh protocol (Zigbee, Thread, BLE Mesh), that might be able to achieve this user experience: When someone turns on…
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Is there a method to retrieve the list of nodes & edges under a border router?

I'm planning to build a network visualization tool for open thread networks. Does anyone know a way to use wpanctl to get all the nodes and hops under the current network?
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how do i build openthread stack for thread leader role?

I am new to openthread. I am trying to build thread leader and end devices. End devices should not have routing capability. I built the thread stack for nxp target with Border_ROUTER=1. Under the output directory there are 4 binaries (ot-cli-ftd …
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Building and flashing openthread on a Simplelink cc2640r2f ( Launchxl-CC2640R2)

I recently aquired a launchxl-cc2640r2 board with a CC2640R2F MCU. I want to build a network using Openthread. I have tried with no success the instructions found on https://github.com/openthread/openthread/tree/master/examples/platforms/cc2650 …
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Obtaining MTD IPv6 address

My topology is: T1 - T2 - T4 - T3 - Thread MTD devices (T4) have assigned it's IPv6 address randomly. How to address packets to T4 from T1 (FTD via NCP, wpan0 interface), if I don't know that address. How to resolve it? I tried with Service API,…
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Compile OpenThread for a [ Host / 802.15.4 Controller ] arrangement

On the official OpenThread / Platforms site it lists basically 3 way to use the OT stack. (https://openthread.io/platforms/) The first runs on a single device, the second communicates with the OT stack via Spinel and the third option splits the OT…
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OpenThread Border Router Joiner Security Issue

I am currently following the steps to set up a Raspberry Pi 3B as a border router on openthread.io (here). NCP and joiner are both KW41Z with corresponding switches set when built. When I try to add the joiner using the "joiner start J01NU5", it…
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