Start OTA dongle coordintaor stack by host application

Dan Kain

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2538, Z-STACK

I am writing an OTA host on PC to communicate via serial port with a CC2538 board that is programmed as coordinator, and be able to send file to devices in network.

Coordinator is based on Dongle code that is provided by TI.

Should host applicatoin in PC send a MT_ZB_START_REQUEST to coordinator to start the stack and network? Or once coordinator is powered up it automatically starts network? I am not changing Dongle code.

over 9 years ago

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago

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There are three configurations, Coordinator, Router, and EndDevice in OTA dongle workspace. If you build coordinator configuration, it would start as coordinator automatically after power on.

0 Dan Kain over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Does Z-stack router by default announce to coordinator when it has joined network?
When a router joins network, I want Dongle announce that to Host application on PC. .
What MT Command should I use for this?

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to Dan Kain

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When router joins Zigbee network, it would broadcast end node announcement and coordinator can receive it.

0 embRTS over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Expert 1125 points

I have used OTA Dongle Code ( With Coordinator EB Configuration )

and I have NOT changed anything in the code

\Z-Stack Home 1.2.2a.44539\Projects\zstack\OTA\Dongle\CC2530DB

I am using Z tools for UARt Communication with 115200 baud rate

It is not coming up with the coordinator

Is there any thing I am missing or I need to add on in order to behave like Coordinator

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to embRTS

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When you build OTA dongle, do you select OTA_Dongle-CoordinatorEB? By the way, what do you mean "It is not coming up with the coordinator?"

0 embRTS over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Expert 1125 points

Yeah It is done, One problem is there with End Device Side

as per the ZigBee OAT Document, I have merged the Boot Code and the Light Application code ( With ZCL OTA Files included in the task List and Event Loop )

and But I am not able to Read the OTA"s Cluster Attributes as shown in the document

Please refer the image

and how it is in that Document

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to embRTS

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If you run SampleLight OTA example, can it read attributes?

0 embRTS over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Expert 1125 points

That I have not checked is there any sample Light OTA code available

Also Z tools it worked one time and after that it didn't work,
Predecessor i have enabled :
ZtOOL P1
and HAL_UART I

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to embRTS

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1. There is no SampleLight OTA example.
2. What do you connect to ZTOOL?

0 embRTS over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Expert 1125 points

OTA Dongle Application with Coordinator configuration

The same which I am trying with ota_server.exe

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to embRTS

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Sometimes you have to restart ZTOOL several times to make it connected.

0 embRTS over 9 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

Expert 1125 points

That also I have done but Not working any other way to debug this situation

I have checked HAl_UART functions also by debugging

0 YiKai Chen over 9 years ago in reply to embRTS

Guru 735685 points

Try to use COM communication tool such as COM operator to send SYS_PING command (0xFE 0x00 0x21 0x01 0x20) to your OTA dongle and see if there is SYS_PING response (0xFE 0x02 0x61 0x01 0x11 0x00 0x73).

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