| Supported Hosts | ESP32-P4 |
| --------------- | -------- |
| Supported Co-processors | ESP32-C5 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-H2 |
|-------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
# OpenThread Command Line Example
This example demonstrates an [OpenThread CLI](https://github.com/openthread/openthread/blob/master/src/cli/README.md), with some additional features such as iperf.
## Example 1: OpenThread Host communicating with Openthread RCP over UART
The example runs on an ESP32-P4, connected to a ESP32-C6 DevKit as the co-processor via the GPIO Header. ESP-Hosted transport is SPI-FD (Full duplex) while UART is used for OpenThread communications.
### Setting up the hardware
This table shows the Hardware Connections between the ESP32-P4 and C6.
**SPI-FD Connection Between ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C6 co-processor**
| | ESP32-P4 GPIO | ESP32-C6 GPIO |
|------------|--------------:|--------------:|
| MOSI | 4 | 7 |
| MISO | 5 | 2 |
| CLK | 26 | 6 |
| CS | 6 | 10 |
| Handshake | 20 | 3 |
| Data Ready | 32 | 4 |
| C6 Reset | 2 | RST |
**UART Connection Between ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C6 co-processor**
| ESP32-P4 GPIO | ESP32-C6 GPIO |
|---------------:|--------------:|
| (To RCP Tx) 24 | (Tx) 21 |
| (To RCP Rx) 25 | (Rx) 20 |
### Configure the project for ESP32-P4
On the command-line:
```bash
idf.py set-target esp32p4
idf.py menuconfig
```
Configure the project:
```
Component config
└── ESP-Hosted config
├── Configure GPIOs for Development Board ──> No development board
├── Transport layer ──> SPI Full-duplex
├── SPI Configuration ──> (Configure GPIOs)
│ ⋮
└── [*] Enable OpenThread Host Support
└── OpenThread RCP Configuration
├── OpenThread Transport ──> UART
└── (configure UART parameters)
```
### Configure the project for ESP32-C6
In the ESP-Hosted project `slave` directory:
Edit `sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6` and enable the OpenThread section:
```
#
# OpenThread
#
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_ENABLED=y
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO=y
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DIAG=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_COMMISSIONER=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_JOINER=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_BORDER_ROUTER=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_SRP_CLIENT=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DNS_CLIENT=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_TASK_SIZE=3072
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CONSOLE_ENABLE=n
CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_DYNAMIC=n
CONFIG_ESP_COEX_SW_COEXIST_ENABLE=y
# end of OpenThread
```
On the command-line:
```bash
idf.py set-target esp32c6
idf.py menuconfig
```
Configure the project:
```
Example Configuration
├── Bus Config in between Host and Co-processor
│ ├── Transport layer ──> SPI Full-duplex
│ └── SPI Full-duplex Configuration ──> (Configure GPIOs)
│ ⋮
└── [*] Enable OpenThread RCP (Radio Co-Processor)
└── OpenThread RCP Configuration
├── OpenThread Transport ──> UART
└── (configure UART parameters)
```
If you did not edit `sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6` to enable OpenThread (above), modify these settings:
```
Component config
├── Wireless Coexistence
│ └── [*] Software controls WiFi/Bluetooth coexistence
└── OpenThread
├── [*] OpenThread
├── Thread Task Parameters
│ └── (3072) Size of OpenThread task
├── Thread Console
│ ├── [ ] Enable OpenThread console
│ └── [ ] Enable Openthread Command-Line Interface
├── Thread Core Features
│ ├── Thread device type ──> Radio Only Device
│ ├── [ ] Enable Commissioner
│ ├── [ ] Enable Joiner
│ ├── [ ] Enable SRP Client
│ ├── [ ] Enable DNS Client
│ ├── [ ] Enable diag Client
└── Thread Log
└── [ ] Enable dynamic log level control
```
### Build, Flash, and Run
Build the projects and flash them to the appropriate boards, then run monitor tool to view serial output:
```bash
idf.py -p PORT build flash monitor
```
On the ESP32-P4 you'll get an OpenThread command line shell.
### Example Output
The `help` command will print all of the supported commands.
```text
esp32h2> ot help
I(7058) OPENTHREAD:[INFO]-CLI-----: execute command: help
bbr
bufferinfo
ccathreshold
channel
child
childip
childmax
childsupervision
childtimeout
coap
contextreusedelay
counters
dataset
delaytimermin
diag
discover
dns
domainname
eidcache
eui64
extaddr
extpanid
factoryreset
...
```
## Set Up Network
To run this example, one more board (for example, an ESP32-H2) with the ESP-IDF [ot_cli example](https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/tree/master/examples/openthread/ot_cli) is required..
On the ESP32-P4, run the following commands:
```test
esp32p4> ot factoryreset
... # the device will reboot
esp32p4> ot dataset init new
Done
esp32p4> ot dataset commit active
Done
esp32p4> ot ifconfig up
Done
esp32p4> ot thread start
Done
# After some seconds
esp32p4> ot state
leader
Done
```
Now the ESP32-P4 has formed a Thread network as a leader. Get some information which will be used in next steps:
```text
esp32p4> ot ipaddr
fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:fc00
fdde:ad00:beef:0:0:ff:fe00:8000
fdde:ad00:beef:0:a7c6:6311:9c8c:271b
fe80:0:0:0:5c27:a723:7115:c8f8
# Get the Active Dataset
esp32p4> ot dataset active -x
0e080000000000010000000300001835060004001fffe00208fe7bb701f5f1125d0708fd75cbde7c6647bd0510b3914792d44f45b6c7d76eb9306eec94030f4f70656e5468726561642d35383332010258320410e35c581af5029b054fc904a24c2b27700c0402a0fff8
```
On the ESP32-H2, set the active dataset from leader, and start Thread interface:
```text
esp32h2> ot factoryreset
... # the device will reboot
esp32h2> ot dataset set active 0e080000000000010000000300001835060004001fffe00208fe7bb701f5f1125d0708fd75cbde7c6647bd0510b3914792d44f45b6c7d76eb9306eec94030f4f70656e5468726561642d35383332010258320410e35c581af5029b054fc904a24c2b27700c0402a0fff8
esp32h2> ot ifconfig up
Done
esp32h2> ot thread start
Done
# After some seconds
esp32h2> ot state
router # child is also a valid state
Done
```
The second device has joined the Thread network as a router (or a child).
## Extension commands
You can refer to the [extension command](https://github.com/espressif/esp-thread-br/blob/main/components/esp_ot_cli_extension/README.md) about the extension commands.
The following examples are supported by `ot_cli`:
* TCP and UDP Example
## Using iPerf to measure bandwidth
iPerf is a tool used to obtain TCP or UDP throughput on the Thread network. To run iPerf, you need to have two Thread devices on the same network.
Refer to [the iperf-cmd component](https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/iperf-cmd) for details on specific configurations.
### Typical usage on a thread network
> [!NOTE]
> The [ML-EID](https://openthread.io/guides/thread-primer/ipv6-addressing#unicast_address_types) address is used for iperf.
For measuring the TCP throughput, first get the ML-EID address, then create an iperf service on one node:
```text
> ot ipaddr mleid
fdde:ad00:beef:0:a7c6:6311:9c8c:271b
Done
> iperf -V -s -t 20 -i 3 -p 5001 -f k
Done
```
Then create an iperf client connecting to the service on another node.
```text
> iperf -V -c fdde:ad00:beef:0:a7c6:6311:9c8c:271b -t 20 -i 1 -p 5001 -l 85 -f k
Done
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 1] 0.0- 1.0 sec 3.15 KBytes 25.16 Kbits/sec
[ 1] 1.0- 2.0 sec 2.89 KBytes 23.12 Kbits/sec
[ 1] 2.0- 3.0 sec 2.98 KBytes 23.80 Kbits/sec
...
[ 1] 9.0-10.0 sec 2.55 KBytes 20.40 Kbits/sec
[ 1] 0.0-10.0 sec 27.80 KBytes 22.24 Kbits/sec
```
To create a project from this example, run:
idf.py create-project-from-example "espressif/esp_hosted=2.12.7:host_openthread_cli"