Get Started

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The quickest way to get started with Pyspinel is to try out the CLI:

1. First, Install Pyspinel and dependencies without extcap.

2. Directly on your machine, clone and build a simulated OpenThread NCP as described in How to build OpenThread. After cloning and bootstraping, build the sim example:

   make -f examples/Makefile-simulation
   

3. Run the Pyspinel CLI, using the path to your simulated build:

   cd path-to-pyspinel
   spinel-cli.py -p path-to-openthread/output/simulation/bin/ot-ncp-ftd -n 1
   
   

4. Verify the OpenThread version:

   version
   OPENTHREAD/20180926-01310-g9fdcef20; SIMULATION; Feb 11 2020 14:09:56
   

5. Start Thread on the simulated NCP and verify that it has become the leader in a Thread network:

   panid 1234
   Done
   ifconfig up
   Done
   thread start
   Done
   state
   leader
   Done
   

6. View the help menu to see what commands are available:

   help