newtmgr conn

Manage newtmgr connection profiles.

Usage:

newtmgr conn [command] [flags]

Global Flags:

-c, --conn string       connection profile to use
-l, --loglevel string   log level to use (default "info")
    --name string       name of target BLE device; overrides profile setting
-t, --timeout float     timeout in seconds (partial seconds allowed) (default 10)
-r, --tries int         total number of tries in case of timeout (default 1)

Description

The conn command provides subcommands to add, delete, and view connection profiles. A connection profile specifies information on how to connect and communicate with a remote device. Newtmgr commands use the information from a connection profile to send newtmgr requests to remote devices.

Add Sub-Command

The newtmgr conn add <conn_profile> <var-name=value ...> command creates a connection profile named conn_profile. The command requires the conn_profile name and a list of, space separated, var-name=value pairs.

The var-names are: type, and connstring. The valid values for each var-name parameter are:

• type: The connection type. Valid values are:

  • serial: Newtmgr protocol over a serial connection.

  • oic_serial: OIC protocol over a serial connection.

  • udp:newtmgr protocol over UDP.

  • oic_udp: OIC protocol over UDP.

  • ble newtmgr protocol over BLE. This type uses native OS BLE support

  • oic_ble: OIC protocol over BLE. This type uses native OS BLE support.

  • bhd: newtmgr protocol over BLE. This type uses the blehostd implemenation.

  • oic_bhd: OIC protocol over BLE. This type uses the blehostd implementation.

  Note: newtmgr does not support BLE on Windows.

• connstring: The physical or virtual address for the connection. The format of the connstring value depends on the connection type value as follows:

  • serial and oic_serial: A quoted string with two, comma separated, attribute=value pairs. The attribute names and value format for each attribute are:

    • dev: (Required) The name of the serial port to use. For example: /dev/ttyUSB0 on a Linux platform or COM1 on a Windows platform .

    • baud: (Optional) A number that specifies the buad rate for the connection. Defaults to 115200 if the attribute is not specified.

    Example: connstring="dev=/dev/ttyUSB0,baud=9600" Note: The 1.0 format, which only requires a serial port name, is still supported. For example, connstring=/dev/ttyUSB0.

  • udp and oic_udp: The peer ip address and port number that the newtmgr or oicmgr on the remote device is listening on. It must be of the form: [<ip-address>]:<port-number>.

  • ble and oic_ble: The format is a quoted string of, comma separated, attribute=value pairs. The attribute names and the value for each attribute are:

    • peer_name: A string that specifies the name the peer BLE device advertises. Note: If this attribute is specified, you do not need to specify a value for the peer_id attribute.

    • peer_id: The peer BLE device address or UUID. The format depends on the OS that the newtmgr tool is running on:

      Linux: 6 byte BLE address. Each byte must be a hexidecimal number and separated by a colon.

      MacOS: 128 bit UUID.

      Note: This value is only used when a peer name is not specified for the connection profile or with the --name flag option.

    • ctlr_name: (Optional) Controller name. This value depends on the OS that the newtmgr tool is running on.

    Notes:

    • You must specify connstring=" " if you do not specify any attribute values.

    • You can use the --name flag to specify a device name when you issue a newtmgr command that communicates with a BLE device. You can use this flag to override or in lieu of specifying a peer_name or peer_id attribute in the connection profile.

  • bhd and oic_bhd: The format is a quoted string of, comma separated, attribute=value pairs. The attribute names and the value format for each attribute are:

    • peer_name: A string that specifies the name the peer BLE device advertises. Note: If this attribute is specified, you do not need to specify values for the peer_addr and peer_addr_type attributes.

    • peer_addr: A 6 byte peer BLE device address. Each byte must be a hexidecimal number and separated by a colon. You must also specify a peer_addr_type value for the device address. Note: This value is only used when a peer name is not specified for the connection profile or with the --name flag option.

    • peer_addr_type: The peer address type. Valid values are:

      • public: Public address assigned by the manufacturer.

      • random: Static random address.

      • rpa_pub: Resolvable Private Address with public identity address.

      • rpa_rnd: Resolvable Private Address with static random identity address.

      Note: This value is only used when a peer name is not specified for the connection profile or with the --name flag option.

    • own_addr_type: (Optional) The address type of the BLE controller for the host that the newtmgr tool is running on. See the peer_addr_type attribute for valid values. Defaults to random.

    • ctlr_path: The path of the port that is used to connect the BLE controller to the host that the newtmgr tool is running on.

  Note: You can use the --name flag to specify a device name when you issue a newtmgr command that communicates with a BLE device. You can use this flag to override or in lieu of specifying a peer_name or peer_addr attribute in the connection profile.

Delete Sub-Command

The newtmgr conn delete <conn_profile> command deletes the conn_profile connection profile.

Show Sub-Command

The newtmgr conn show [conn_profile] command shows the information for the conn_profile connection profile. It shows information for all the connection profiles if conn_profile is not specified.

Examples

Sub-command	Usage	Explanation
add	newtmgr conn add myserial02 type=oic_serial connstring=/dev/ttys002	Creates a connection profile, named myserial02, to communicate over a serial connection at 115200 baud rate with the oicmgr on a device that is connected to the host on port /dev/ttys002.
add	newtmgr conn add myserial03 type=serial connstring="dev=/dev/ttys003, baud=57600"	Creates a connection profile, named myserial03, to communicate over a serial connection at 57600 baud rate with the newtmgr on a device that is connected to the host on port /dev/ttys003.
add	newtmgr conn add myudp5683 type=oic_udpconnstring=[127.0.0.1]:5683	Creates a connection profile, named myudp5683, to communicate over UDP with the oicmgr on a device listening on localhost and port 5683.
add	newtmgr conn add mybleprph type=ble connstring="peer_name=nimble-bleprph"	Creates a connection profile, named mybleprph, to communicate over BLE, using the native OS BLE support, with the newtmgr on a device named nimble-bleprph.
add	newtmgr conn add mybletype=ble connstring=" "	Creates a connection profile, named myble, to communicate over BLE, using the native OS BLE support, with the newtmgr on a device. You must use the --name flag to specify the device name when you issue a newtmgr command that communicates with the device.
add	newtmgr conn add myblehostd type=oic_bhd connstring="peer_name=nimble-bleprph,ctlr_path=/dev/cu.usbmodem14221"	Creates a connection profile, named myblehostd, to communicate over BLE, using the blehostd implementation, with the oicmgr on a device named nimble-bleprph. The BLE controller is connected to the host on USB port /dev/cu.usbmodem14211 and uses static random address.
delete	newtmgr conn delete myserial02	Deletes the connection profile named myserial02
delete	newtmgr conn delete myserial02	Deletes the connection profile named myserial02
show	newtmgr conn show myserial01	Displays the information for the myserial01 connection profile.
show	newtmgr conn show	Displays the information for all connection profiles.