ESP OpenThread CLI

The following command sets the target device to ESP32-H2:

The example can run with the default configuration. idf.py menuconfig can be used for customized settings:

• Enabling Joiner Role: Component Config → OpenThread → Thread Core Features → Enable Joiner

Connect the ESP32-H2-DevKitM-1 to the computer using a USB cable.

A Thread device can join the network using either a minimal dataset (providing only the Network Key) or a complete Active Operational Dataset.

Example 1: Joining with Minimal Provisioning (Network Key Only)

The device is initially provisioned with only the Network Key. After joining, the device synchronizes with the network and automatically receives the complete Active Operational Dataset.

Display the full Active Operational Dataset:

Example 2: Joining with the Full Active Operational Dataset

In this method, all network parameters (such as PAN ID, channel, Mesh-Local Prefix, etc.) are provisioned upfront. The device is configured with the complete dataset before starting the Thread interface.

Joiner device:

• Get the factory-assigned IEEE EUI-64 address (e.g., 744dbdfffe63f5c8).

  eui64

• Bring the IPv6 interface up, enable the Thread Joiner role, and start the Thread protocol:

  ifconfig up joiner start J00MMM thread start

Commissioner device:

• Start the Commissioner role:

  commissioner start

• Add a joiner entry:

  commissioner joiner add <eui64|discerner> <pksd>

  Example:

  commissioner joiner add 744dbdfffe63f5c8 J00MMM or commissioner joiner add * J00MMM

• Display all Joiner entries in table format:

  commissioner joiner table

The Joiner device receives the Network Key when joining the network.

The command router table prints a list of routers in a table format. Each router is identified by its Extended MAC.

The command extaddr returns the Extended MAC address of a device.

The joiner id command returns the Joiner ID used for commissioning.

Running UDP Server:

Sending a UDP packet and closing the server:

Running UDP Client:

Sending a UDP packet and closing the client:

The scan command performs IEEE 802.15.4 scan to find nearby devices. The discover command performs an MLE Discovery operation to find Thread networks nearby.