Echo Client

Overview

The echo-client sample application for Zephyr implements a UDP/TCP client that will send IPv4 or IPv6 packets, wait for the data to be sent back, and then verify it matches the data that was sent.

This sample is a port of the Echo Client. It has been rewritten to use socket API instead of native net-app API.

The source code for this sample application can be found at: samples/net/sockets/echo_client.

Requirements

• Networking with QEMU

Building and Running

There are multiple ways to use this application. One of the most common usage scenario is to run echo-client application inside QEMU. This is described in Networking with QEMU.

Build echo-client sample application like this:

# On Linux/macOS
cd $ZEPHYR_BASE/samples/net/sockets/echo_client
mkdir build && cd build
# On Windows
cd %ZEPHYR_BASE%\samples\net\sockets\echo_client
mkdir build & cd build
cmake -GNinja -DBOARD=<board_to_use> ..
ninja

board_to_use defaults to qemu_x86. In this case, you can run the application in QEMU using make run. If you used another BOARD, you will need to consult its documentation for application deployment instructions. You can read about Zephyr support for specific boards in the documentation at Supported Boards.

Running echo-server in Linux Host

There is one useful testing scenario that can be used with Linux host. Here echo-client is run in QEMU and echo-server is run in Linux host.

To use QEMU for testing, follow the Networking with QEMU guide.

In a terminal window:

$ sudo ./echo-server -i tap0

Run echo-client application in QEMU:

cd $ZEPHYR_BASE/samples/net/sockets/echo_client
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -GNinja -DBOARD=qemu_x86 ..
ninja run

Note that echo-server must be running in the Linux host terminal window before you start the echo-client application in QEMU.

See the Echo Server documentation for an alternate way of running, with the echo-client on the Linux host and the echo-server in QEMU.