CHIP Client Example

An example application that uses CHIP to send messages to a CHIP server.

• CHIP Client Example
• Building the Example Application
• Using the Client to Request an Echo

Building the Example Application

Building the example application is quite straightforward.

• In the root of the example directory, run make.

    $ make
  

• After the application is built, it can be found in the build directory as chip-standalone-demo.out

Using the Client to Request an Echo

To start the Client in echo mode, run the built executable and pass it the IP address and port of the server to talk to, as well as the command “echo”.

      $ ./build/chip-standalone-demo.out 192.168.0.30 8000 echo

If valid values are supplied, it will begin to periodically send messages to the server address provided.

It also verifies that the incoming echo from the server matches what was sent out.

Stop the Client at any time with Ctrl + C.

Using the Client to Send CHIP Commands

To use the Client to send a CHIP comands, run the built executable and pass it the IP address and port of the server to talk to, as well as the name of the command to send. Right now the “off”, “on”, and “toggle” commands are supported, from the On/Off cluster.

      $ ./build/chip-standalone-demo.out 192.168.0.30 8000 on

The client will send a single command packet and then exit.