Thread SED CLI network by masterkey

[xiang san]

 I have konw the Thread  FTD can network by masterkey .  I want to know is it possible to  network by CLI masterkey of Thread SED  ? because using the same usage , I can not network .

Thanks!

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

I assume you are working with nRF5 SDK for Thread and Zigbee 4.1.0?

Can you please elaborate more on what you are trying to achieve?

Thank you.

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[xiang san]

Hi

Yes,I am working with  nRF5 SDK for Thread and Zigbee 4.1.0.  I have two problems. In order to reduce power consumption, I changed FTD mode to SED mode. First of all, I need masterkey mode for networking, but I found that this mode may not be successful. Secondly, after the successful Networking (boundary routing is used), I find that SED node communication will have a large delay, about 2-3 minutes.  I want to know why and how to modify it to avoid delay？ The example I refer to is “examples\multiprotocol\ble_thread\ble_thread_dyn_template”

Thank you.

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

My sincere apologies for the late reply. 

You should be able to set the masterkey using CLI, just make sure that you configure the parameters correctly i.e. PanID and XPanID have to be the same. No direct examples unfortunately. Note that if you change the xpanid eller network you will need to generate a new pskc. 

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[xiang san]

Hi

Thank you for your reply. I'm studying thread networking. I use masterkey networking, but I find it unstable. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails inexplicably, especially when the node is set to SED. What's the reason for this? My command is:

 1、Dataset masterkey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (this is the masterkey value of another node)

 2、dataset commit active

 3、thread stop

 4、thread start

if I want to the networking are more stable , How do I need to modify these commands except add panid and xpanid?

Thanks

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

Due to summer vacations there are some delays in our responses. 

Can you please provide more information on what you mean with: 

xiang san said:

ometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails inexplicably, especially when the node is set to SED.

Do you get any errors?

Kind regards,
Øyvind