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@chshu chshu released this 11 Sep 07:45
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The Espressif Thread Border Router SDK v1.0-beta release. The documentation is available at: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-thread-br

It's based on ESP-IDF v5.1.1, the corresponding OpenThread commit is 5beae14.

Supported Features

Networking Features

  • Bi-directional IPv6 Connectivity: The devices on the backbone link (typically Wi-Fi) and the Thread network can reach each other.
  • Service Discovery Delegate: The nodes on the Thread network can find the mDNS services on the backbone link.
  • Service Registration Server: The nodes on the Thread network can register services to the border router for devices on the backbone link to discover.
  • Multicast Forwarding: The devices joining the same multicast group on the backbone link and the Thread network can be reached with one single multicast.
  • NAT64: The devices can access the IPv4 Internet via the border router.

Production Features

  • RCP Update: The built border router image will contain an updatable RCP image and can automatically update the RCP on version mismatch or RCP failure.
  • Web GUI: The border router will enable a web server and provide some practical functions including Thread network discovery, network formation and status query.