Project Slinky

The goal of the project is to use a sample application called “Slinky” included in the Mynewt repository to enable remote communications with a device running the Mynewt OS. The protocol for remote communications is called newt manager (newtmgr).

If you have an existing project using a target that does not use the Slinky application and you wish to add newtmgr functionality to it, check out the tutorial titled Enable newtmgr in any app.

###Available Tutorials Tutorials are available for the following boards:

• Slinky on a simulated device. This is supported on Mac OS and Linux platforms.
• Slinky on a nRF52.
• Slinky on an Olimex.
  

Prerequisites

Ensure that you meet the following prerequisites before continuing with this tutorial:

• Have Internet connectivity to fetch remote Mynewt components.
• Have a computer to build a Mynewt application and connect to the board over USB.
• Have a Micro-USB cable to connect the board and the computer.
• Have a serial port setup.
• Install the newt tool and the toolchains (See Basic Setup).
• Install the newtmgr tool.
• Read the Mynewt OS Concepts section.
• Create a project space (directory structure) and populated it with the core code repository (apache-mynewt-core) or kn ow how to as explained in Creating Your First Project.

Overview of Steps

• Install dependencies.
• Define the bootloader and Slinky application target for the target board.
• Build the bootloader target.
• Build the Slinky application target and create an application image.
• Set a up serial connection with the targets.
• Create a connection profile using the newtmgr tool.
• Use the newtmgr tool to communicate with the targets.