This example application exposes OpenThread configuration and management APIs via a simple command-line interface. The steps below take you through the minimal steps required to ping one emulated Thread device from another emulated Thread device.
$ cd <path-to-openthread> $ ./bootstrap $ make -f examples/Makefile-simulation
Spawn the process:
$ cd <path-to-openthread>/output/<platform>/bin $ ./ot-cli-ftd 1
Generate, view, and commit a new Active Operational Dataset:
> dataset init new Done > dataset Active Timestamp: 1 Channel: 13 Channel Mask: 07fff800 Ext PAN ID: d63e8e3e495ebbc3 Mesh Local Prefix: fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d/64 Master Key: dfd34f0f05cad978ec4e32b0413038ff Network Name: OpenThread-8f28 PAN ID: 0x8f28 PSKc: c23a76e98f1a6483639b1ac1271e2e27 Security Policy: 0, onrcb Done > dataset commit active Done
Bring up the IPv6 interface:
> ifconfig up Done
Start Thread protocol operation:
> thread start Done
Wait a few seconds and verify that the device has become a Thread Leader:
> state leader Done
View IPv6 addresses assigned to Node 1's Thread interface:
> ipaddr fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d:0:ff:fe00:fc00 fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d:0:ff:fe00:c00 fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d:7a73:bff6:9093:9117 fe80:0:0:0:6c41:9001:f3d6:4148 Done
Spawn the process:
$ cd <path-to-openthread>/output/<platform>/bin $ ./ot-cli-ftd 2
Configure Thread Master Key from Node 1's Active Operational Dataset:
> dataset masterkey dfd34f0f05cad978ec4e32b0413038ff Done > dataset commit active Done
Bring up the IPv6 interface:
> ifconfig up Done
Start Thread protocol operation:
> thread start Done
Wait a few seconds and verify that the device has become a Thread Child or Router:
> state child Done
> ping fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d:7a73:bff6:9093:9117 16 bytes from fd3d:b50b:f96d:722d:558:f56b:d688:799: icmp_seq=1 hlim=64 time=24ms
See the OpenThread CLI Reference README.md to explore more.