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Flashing with samples

The Golioth Firmware SDK includes a number of Zephyr example applications to demonstrate each of our services. In this section we'll build the hello sample which connects to Golioth and sends "Hello Golioth! n" messages to our remote logging service.

This same configure→build→flash process may be applied to all of the other Golioth Zephyr example apps.

Hardware choices​

These examples can be built for any hardware supported by Zephyr. However, each will need some device-specific configuration. Golioth maintains an NCS configuration for the Nordic nRF9160 DK cellular development board as part of our continuous integration (CI).

This page includes build commands for this board. You may model configuration for your own target hardware on the configuration and overlay files found in the boards directory of each example application.

Build the hello code example​

Navigate to the workspace installed in the previous section to ensure your virtual environment is activated before moving to the Golioth Firmware SDK folder:

cd ~/golioth-ncs-workspace
source .venv/bin/activate
cd modules/lib/golioth-firmware-sdk

Use hardcoded credentials​

Edit the examples/zephyr/hello/prj.conf file. Add the following lines, replacing the placeholder text with your credentials:

examples/zephyr/hello/prj.conf
CONFIG_GOLIOTH_SAMPLE_PSK_ID="my-psk-id"
CONFIG_GOLIOTH_SAMPLE_PSK="my-psk"
How to find credentials

You must set Golioth credentials for the example to authenticate with Golioth. For these granular examples we will use hardcoded credentials.

Golioth Console device credentials

  • Golioth credentials are available in the Credentials tab for your device
    • Open the Golioth Console
    • Select Devices on the left sidebar and choose your device from the resulting list
    • Click on the Credentials tab and copy your PSK-ID and PSK
Not recommended for production

We use hardcoded credentials for this example because they are the easiest to set up quickly. However, in production you should plan to use certificate authentication and store credentials outside of the firmware binary itself.

Build the firmware and flashing the device​

west build -b nrf9160dk/nrf9160/ns examples/zephyr/hello
west flash

Example Output​

View output from your device by opening a serial terminal (115200 8N1). The result should be a successful connection to Golioth.

*** Booting nRF Connect SDK v2.5.0 ***
[00:00:00.459,167] <dbg> hello_zephyr: main: start hello sample
[00:00:00.459,197] <inf> golioth_samples: Waiting to obtain IP address
[00:00:01.502,960] <inf> lte_monitor: Network: Searching
[00:00:01.570,312] <inf> lte_monitor: RRC: Connected
[00:00:04.557,617] <inf> lte_monitor: Network: Registered (roaming)
[00:00:04.558,593] <inf> golioth_mbox: Mbox created, bufsize: 1144, num_items: 10, item_size: 104
[00:00:04.866,027] <inf> golioth_coap_client: Start CoAP session with host: coaps://coap.golioth.io
[00:00:04.866,058] <inf> golioth_coap_client: Session PSK-ID: devboard-one-id@ttgo-demo
[00:00:04.867,492] <inf> golioth_coap_client: Entering CoAP I/O loop
[00:00:07.450,653] <inf> golioth_coap_client: Golioth CoAP client connected
[00:00:07.450,866] <inf> hello_zephyr: Sending hello! 0
[00:00:07.450,897] <inf> hello_zephyr: Golioth client connected
[00:00:12.450,927] <inf> hello_zephyr: Sending hello! 1
[00:00:13.819,091] <inf> lte_monitor: RRC: Idle
[00:00:13.955,017] <inf> lte_monitor: RRC: Connected
[00:00:17.451,049] <inf> hello_zephyr: Sending hello! 2
[00:00:19.182,403] <inf> lte_monitor: RRC: Idle
[00:00:19.315,307] <inf> lte_monitor: RRC: Connected
[00:00:22.451,171] <inf> hello_zephyr: Sending hello! 3

You can confirm this connection by viewing the Status section of the summary page for your device in the Golioth web console. You will also see the hello messages listed in the Log tab:

Golioth web console log messages

Additional Golioth Example Code​

Congratulations on running the Hello app! The same process may be used to run other Golioth example applications. Be sure to reference the README file for each for detailed configuration and usage information.

  • certificate_provisioning: Use certificate authentication
  • firmware_update: Use Golioth over-the-air (OTA) firmware update
  • hello: Connect and send hello logging messages
  • lightdb: Set, get, and observe stateful data between device and cloud
  • lightdb_stream: Send time-series data from device to cloud
  • logging: Demonstrate logging messages of each different log level
  • rpc: Issue a remote procedure call (rpc) and received data back from device
  • settings: Demonstrate fleet-wide device settings service