Riot: on what platforms RIOT support OpenThread?

[Kabariya]

I want to use Openthread with RIOT but I don't know on what platform ROIT support Openthread?

[Citrullin]

@Kabariya I just looked into the package. Looks like RIOT is just cloning the repo and implements a layer on top of it to use RIOTs network abstraction layer. So every driver which is available in RIOT should also work in combination in Openthread. Just take a look into: http://riot-os.org/api/group__pkg__openthread__cli.html and http://riot-os.org/api/group__drivers__netdev__api.html#ga14012f723b7591ad2fa42ace34601ac4
There are also some examples in the example folder. So you get an idea how to use it.

[aabadie]

From what I see in the OpenThread adaption code in RIOT [1], only at86rf2xx based radios are supported. So it should work with samr21-xpro, iotlab-a8-m3, iotlab-m3, fox, at least.
For others 802.15.4 radios (cc2538, xbee), it's not supported and it even doesn't build.

[1] https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/master/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c#L73

[Citrullin]

@aabadie True. Good catch. Haven't seen that. Shouldn't it also work with other driver, since it is just using the network layer? Okay, you need to add a bit code and try it on your module.

[Kabariya]

thanks for helping me out. I am still new to this field so I don't know what kind of changes, I need to make it work,

btw, @Citrullin if you find out your questions answer please let us know...

Shouldn't it also work with other drivers, since it is just using the network layer? :)

[PeterKietzmann]

@jia200x can you please answer the question?!

[PeterKietzmann]

PS: If it is answered I guess we can close the issue

[jia200x]

Shouldn't it also work with other drivers, since it is just using the network layer? :)

It _should_. The reason why we can only use at86rf2xx radios is because that's the only radio with FRAME_PENDING support. If we are able to add this to other radios (not that hard to do), we are able to use OpenThread in all radios.

[bergzand]

It _should_. The reason why we can only use at86rf2xx radios is because that's the only radio with FRAME_PENDING support. If we are able to add this to other radios (not that hard to do), we are able to use OpenThread in all radios.

Is there a tracking issue for this somewhere? I don't mind adding this to the mrf24j40, but then I need to know that it is missing and what/when this event should trigger :)

[jia200x]

Is there a tracking issue for this somewhere? I don't mind adding this to the mrf24j40, but then I need to know that it is missing and what/when this event should trigger :)

Cool! Thanks.
I will open an issue explaining the situation and how to proceed for other radios :)

[PeterKietzmann]

Once done, please close this issue here

[jia200x]

I just opened a new issue for tracking OpenThread status in other radios. Then, I close this issue.