nes-proj/examples/nrf52dk/coap-demo/README.md
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A CoAP demo for nRF52 DK
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This demo contains two applications: coap-server and coap-client which are similar to
[Coap Observable Server] and [Coap Observer Client] examples provided by the nRF5 IoT SDK.
Note that before any CoAP requests can be made you'll need to configure an IPv6 connection
to the device and assign a routable IPv6 address.
For details how to do this please refer to sections 'Establishing an IPv6 connection'
and 'Distributing routable IPv6 prefix' in `platform/nrf52dk/README-BLE-6LoWPAN.md`.
CoAP Server
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The server exposes the following resources:
host
|-- .well-known
| `-- core
`-- lights
`-- led3
The state of LED 3 can be set and queried via CoAP through the observable resource `lights/led3`. Current
state of LED 3 is returned as a text string in the payload. The value 0 means that LED 3 is off, 1 otherwise.
Button 1 can be used to toggle state of the LED 3. This will cause a notification to be sent to
any subscriber observing `lights/led3`. The state of the resource can also be changed by using POST/PUT to
the resource with desired state encoded as a text in the payload. Send 1 to switch on and 0 to switch off.
In order to compile and flash the CoAP server to a DK execute:
make TARGET=nrf52dk coap-server.flash
Note, if you haven't previously used a given device with Contiki it is recommended
to erase the device and flash SoftDevice before flashing CoAP application, i.e.,
make TARGET=nrf52dk erase
make TARGET=nrf52dk softdevice.flash
Please refer to the *Testing* and *Python Example* sections of [Coap Observable Server] tutorial for detailed description how to query the Coap Server using a PC.
CoAP Client
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CoAP client compliments the CoAP server application. When Button 1 on the DK is pressed the the
client subscribes to `lights/led3` resource. If successful the LED 4 will blink briefly. From this moment
any change of the `lights/led3` resource will be automatically reflected by the client's LED 3.
Note that the client must know the server's IPv6 address. The address is specified as a make variable
during compliation.
In order to compile and flash the CoAP client to DK execute:
make TARGET=nrf52dk SERVER_IPV6_ADDR=<full-ip6-address> coap-client.flash
Note, that you can use `NRF52_JLINK_SN=<SN>` to select a particular devkit in a case when
you have more than one boards connected to PC. Please refer to `platform/README.md` for
details.
Please refer to the *Testing* and *Python Server Example* sections of [Coap Observer Client] tutorial for detailed description how to use CoAP client demo with a PC.
Resources
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[Coap Observable Server] http://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF5_IoT_SDK/doc/0.9.0/html/a00054.html
[Coap Observer Client] http://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF5_IoT_SDK/doc/0.9.0/html/a00051.html