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This sample demonstrates a minimal implementation of the Matter application layer.
This basic implementation enables the commissioning on the device, which allows it to join a Matter network built on top of a low-power, 802.15.4 Thread network or on top of a Wi-Fi network.
Support for both Thread and Wi-Fi is mutually exclusive and depends on the hardware platform, so only one protocol can be supported for a specific Matter device.
In case of Thread, this device works as a Thread Minimal End Device.
Use this sample as a reference for developing your own application.
See the Adding clusters to Matter application page for an overview of the process you need to follow.
For testing purposes, that is to commission the device and control it remotely through a Thread network, you also need a Matter controller device configured on PC or smartphone. This requires additional hardware depending on the setup you choose.
Note
Matter requires the GN tool.
If you are updating from the nRF Connect SDK version earlier than v1.5.0, see the GN installation instructions.
The sample starts the Bluetooth® LE advertising automatically and prepares the Matter device for commissioning into a Matter-enabled Thread network.
The sample uses an LED to show the state of the connection.
You can press a button to start the factory reset when needed.
Testing in either a Matter-enabled Thread or a Wi-Fi network requires a Matter controller that you can configure on PC or mobile device.
By default, the Matter accessory device has IPv6 networking disabled.
You must pair the device with the Matter controller over Bluetooth® LE to get the configuration from the controller to use the device within a Thread or a Wi-Fi network.
You can enable the controller after building and running the sample.
To pair the device, the controller must get the Onboarding information from the Matter accessory device and commission the device into the network.
In Matter, the commissioning procedure takes place over Bluetooth LE between a Matter accessory device and the Matter controller, where the controller has the commissioner role.
When the procedure has completed, the device is equipped with all information needed to securely operate in the Matter network.
During the last part of the commissioning procedure (the provisioning operation), the Matter controller sends the Thread or Wi-Fi network credentials to the Matter accessory device.
As a result, the device can join the IPv6 network and communicate with other devices in the network.
When you start the commissioning procedure, the controller must get the onboarding information from the Matter accessory device.
The onboarding information representation depends on your commissioner setup.
For this sample, you can use one of the following onboarding information formats to provide the commissioner with the data payload that includes the device discriminator and the setup PIN code:
Scan the following QR code with the app for your ecosystem:
MT:Y.K9042C00KA0648G00
34970112332
When the factory data support is enabled, the onboarding information will be stored in the build directory in the following files:
The factory_data.png file includes the generated QR code.
The factory_data.txt file includes the QR Code Payload and the manual pairing code.
This data payload also includes test Device Attestation, with test Certification Declaration, Product ID, and Vendor ID.
These are used for Device Attestation within commissioning, and you can generate your own test Certification Declaration when you work on Matter end product.
The sample does not use a single prj.conf file.
Configuration files are provided for different build types, and they are located in the sample root directory.
Before you start testing the application, you can select one of the build types supported by the application.
Debug version of the application; can be used to enable additional features for verifying the application behavior, such as logs or command-line shell.
You can enable over-the-air Device Firmware Upgrade only on hardware platforms that have external flash memory.
Currently only nRF52840 DK, nRF5340 DK and nRF7002 DK support Device Firmware Upgrade feature.
The sample supports over-the-air (OTA) device firmware upgrade (DFU) using one of the two following protocols:
Matter OTA update protocol that uses the Matter operational network for querying and downloading a new firmware image.
Simple Management Protocol (SMP) over Bluetooth® LE.
In this case, the DFU can be done either using a smartphone application or a PC command line tool.
Note that this protocol is not part of the Matter specification.
In both cases, MCUboot secure bootloader is used to apply the new firmware image.
The DFU over Matter is enabled by default.
The following configuration arguments are available during the build process for configuring DFU:
To configure the sample to support the DFU over Matter and SMP, use the -DCONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=y build flag.
When building on the command line, run the following command with build_target replaced with the build target name of the hardware platform you are using (see Requirements), and dfu_build_flag replaced with the desired DFU build flag:
west build -b build_target -- dfu_build_flag
For example:
west build -b nrf52840dk_nrf52840 -- -DCONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=y
You can add support for the nRF21540 front-end module to this sample by using one of the following options, depending on your hardware:
Build the sample for one board that contains the nRF21540 FEM, such as nrf21540dk_nrf52840.
Manually create a devicetree overlay file that describes how FEM is connected to the nRF5 SoC in your device.
See Set devicetree overlays for different ways of adding the overlay file.
Provide nRF21540 FEM capabilities by using a shield, for example the nRF21540 EK shield that is available in the nRF Connect SDK.
In this case, build the project for a board connected to the shield you are using with an appropriate variable included in the build command, for example SHIELD=nrf21540ek.
This variable instructs the build system to append the appropriate devicetree overlay file.
To build the sample in the nRF Connect for VS Code IDE for an nRF52840 DK with the nRF21540 EK attached, add the shield variable in the build configuration’s Extra CMake arguments and rebuild the build configuration.
For example: -DSHIELD=nrf21540ek.
To build the sample from the command line for an nRF52840 DK with the nRF21540 EK attached, use the following command within the sample directory:
west build -b nrf52840dk_nrf52840 -- -DSHIELD=nrf21540ek
See Programming nRF21540 EK for information about how to program when you are using a board with a network core, for example nRF5340 DK.
Each of these options adds the description of the nRF21540 FEM to the devicetree.
See Working with RF front-end modules for more information about FEM in the nRF Connect SDK.
To add support for other front-end modules, add the respective devicetree file entries to the board devicetree file or the devicetree overlay file.
In this sample, the factory data support is enabled by default for all build types except for the target board nRF21540 DK.
This means that a new factory data set will be automatically generated when building for the target board.
To disable factory data support, set the following Kconfig options to n:
Shows the overall state of the device and its connectivity.
The following states are possible:
Short Flash On (50 ms on/950 ms off) - The device is in the unprovisioned (unpaired) state and is waiting for a commissioning application to connect.
Rapid Even Flashing (100 ms on/100 ms off) - The device is in the unprovisioned state and a commissioning application is connected over Bluetooth LE.
Solid On - The device is fully provisioned.
Button 1:
Depending on how long you press the button:
If pressed for less than three seconds:
If the device is not provisioned to the Matter network, it initiates the SMP server (Simple Management Protocol) and Bluetooth LE advertising for Matter commissioning.
After that, the Device Firmware Update (DFU) over Bluetooth Low Energy can be started.
(See Upgrading the device firmware.)
Bluetooth LE advertising makes the device discoverable over Bluetooth LE for the predefined period of time (15 minutes by default).
If the device is already provisioned to the Matter network it re-enables the SMP server.
After that, the DFU over Bluetooth Low Energy can be started.
(See Upgrading the device firmware.)
If pressed for more than three seconds, it initiates the factory reset of the device.
Releasing the button within a 3-second window of the initiation cancels the factory reset procedure.
SEGGER J-Link USB port:
Used for getting logs from the device or for communicating with it through the command-line interface.
When you have built the sample and programmed it to your development kit, it automatically starts the Bluetooth LE advertising and the LED1 starts flashing (Short Flash On).
At this point, you can press Button 1 for six seconds to initiate the factory reset of the device.
To test the sample in a Matter-enabled Thread network, complete the following steps:
Connect the kit to the computer using a USB cable.
The kit is assigned a COM port (Windows) or ttyACM device (Linux), which is visible in the Device Manager.
Open a serial port connection to the kit using a terminal emulator that supports VT100/ANSI escape characters (for example, nRF Connect Serial Terminal).
See Testing and optimization for the required settings and steps.
Commission the device into a Matter network by following the guides linked on the Testing Matter in the nRF Connect SDK page for the Matter controller you want to use.
The guides walk you through the following steps:
Only if you are configuring Matter over Thread: Configure the Thread Border Router.
Build and install the Matter controller.
Commission the device.
You can use the Onboarding information listed earlier on this page.
Send Matter commands.
At the end of this procedure, LED 1 of the Matter device programmed with the sample starts flashing in the Short Flash Off state.
This indicates that the device is fully provisioned, but does not yet have full IPv6 network connectivity.
Keep the Button 1 pressed for more than six seconds to initiate factory reset of the device.
The device reboots after all its settings are erased.
