Unable to start head Topology Monitor

[RyanP]

Hi

I have tried to run the thread topology monitor. Each attempt ends in this log message "Error - No response from Thread CLI device.".The COM-port has been chosen a  dongle is available in the USB port. The software has been unpacked from nRFTTMwin32x6401201alpha.zip and execute out the unpacked folder.

Please let me know what is missing.

[Hung Bui]

Hi Ryan, 

How did you program the dongle  ? Which dongle did you use ? 
As far as I know the TTM tool is only supporting nRF52840 development kit, not the dongle (yet) . Please follow the documentation here. 

[RyanP]

Hi Hung

[RyanP]

I am in situation where I need to monitor a Thread network and I have the nRF52840 dongle on hand. Now you write, in your reply, that the dongle is not supported -yet. I would indeed like to understand what that means. Does it mean that I am not able to use the tool-set (Dongle and Thread Topology Monitor) to walk through and monitor my network? Or will I have to install additional tools to do that? Which would that then be?
It is very important to me that I get a grip of the network and the topology monitor looks like a handy tool.

Should it be that this is not a valid configuration yet, I would like your recommendations on a way to monitor and debug my Thread network.

Thanks in advance
Ryan Pedersen

[Hung Bui]

Hi Ryan, 

To be able to use the TTM you would need the nRF52840 Development Kit, code name PCA10056 not the dongle. 

[RyanP]

Hi Hung,
Just for my understanding. Does this mean that I cannot use TTM to monitor a live mesh Thread network? Or will the development kit give access to the network. 
I am asking because a seminar i December gave the impression that TTM along with nRF52840 would provide a very fine tool monitor such network.
As you have noticed am I new to this and would like to have more hints on how to actually test and monitor my network.
Thanks in advance