Openthread CLI port in nRF5 SDK for Thread example ?

[Brian (Geek)]

Hey thread developers,

I see that CLI example and simple COAP example both have command line interface initilazed. But in cli example I am getting cli on usb port, while in COAP my USB is not getting detected ?

Can you please check whether cli is enabled in other examples. If yes how can I make it configure for USB ports. 

Thanks in advance. 

Regards,

Brian 

[Øyvind]

Hello Brian, 

Our OpenThread experts are currently on vacation. I will need to discuss the issue before I can provide an answer to this issue. 

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[Brian (Geek)]

Okay will be waiting.

[Brian (Geek)]

Hello, 

Øyvind said:

Do you mean that it shows in the device manager as a COM port?

I have successfully completed the CLI example in thread folder by building it using Segger studio. CLI example let me use  nRF USB as the interface for openthread CLI just what I need.

But issue is with other thread examples were i am not able to get openthread CLI on nRF USB port. I am using nRF2840 DK board only.i have read the docs as well code and I can see that thread cli is getting initialized in code as well. But when I build and flash the dk board I am not able to see my nRF USB port detected as ttyacm0 (basically not getting thread CLI interface via nRF USB) 

What should I do to enable thread cli on nRF usb port ? 

[Brian (Geek)]

I have read the docs many times and also referred this doc https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fsdk_tz_v3.1.0%2Fthread_example_dfu.html to check which examples are supported by Thread cli.

Øyvind said:

USB or UART

Okay as u said CLI can choose either USB or UART and I think in normal mqtt-sn example or coap example UART is configured for thread CLI option. 

But in my application I would like to use nRF USB for CLI interface. So how could I switch or configure thread CLI so that I can use USB interface for CLI operations. Hopefully I made my question clear this time around. 

[Øyvind]

What version of nRF5 SDK for Thread and Zigbee are you using? 

I'm still waiting for our OpenThread experts, I expect them back on Monday.

[Brian (Geek)]

Hey,

I am using nRF5 SDK for thread and zigbee v4.1 

[Brian (Geek)]

Hey Øyvind

Any update on my issue ?  It's been more than a week now waiting for solution. 

 I bought a new nrf52840 DK board and when I run the thread examples like COAP and MQTTSN, I am able to use openthread CLI using debug/UART port. But I want to access Open Thread CLI port using nRF USB port in COAP and MQTTSN examples.

I hope I have made clear what I want. 

When I run the CLI example, I can access the openthread CLI using nRF5 USB port.

So simply how can I switch the interface in thread COAP,mqttsn examples.