Default/OS Management Group

OS management group defines following commands:

Command ID

Command description

0

Echo

1

Console/Terminal echo control; unimplemented by Zephyr

2

Task Statistics

3

Memory pool statistics

4

Date-time string

5

System reset

6

MCUMGR parameters

7

OS/Application info

8

Bootloader information

Echo command

Echo command responses by sending back string that it has received.

Echo request

Echo request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0 or 2

0

0

CBOR data of request:

{
    (str)"d" : (str)
}

where:

“d”

string to be replied by echo service.

Echo response

Echo response header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

Note

1

0

0

When request OP was 0

3

0

0

When request OP was 2

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)"r"        : (str)
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“r”

replying echo string.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Task statistics command

The command responds with some system statistics.

Task statistics request

Task statistics request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

2

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data.

Task statistics response

Task statistics response header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

2

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)"tasks" : {
        (str)<task_name> : {
            (str)"prio"         : (uint)
            (str)"tid"          : (uint)
            (str)"state"        : (uint)
            (str)"stkuse"       : (uint)
            (str)"stksiz"       : (uint)
            (str)"cswcnt"       : (uint)
            (str)"runtime"      : (uint)
            (str)"last_checkin" : (uint)
            (str)"next_checkin" : (uint)
        }
        ...
    }
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

<task_name>

string identifying task.

“prio”

task priority.

“tid”

numeric task ID.

“state”

numeric task state.

“stkuse”

task’s/thread’s stack usage.

“stksiz”

task’s/thread’s stack size.

“cswcnt”

task’s/thread’s context switches.

“runtime”

task’s/thread’s runtime in “ticks”.

“last_checkin”

set to 0 by Zephyr.

“next_checkin”

set to 0 by Zephyr.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Note

The unit for “stkuse” and “stksiz” is system dependent and in case of Zephyr this is number of 4 byte words.

Memory pool statistics

The command is used to obtain information on memory pools active in running system.

Memory pool statistic request

Memory pool statistics request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

3

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data.

Memory pool statistics response

Memory pool statistics response header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

3

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)<pool_name> {
        (str)"blksiz"   : (int)
        (str)"nblks"    : (int)
        (str)"nfree"    : (int)
        (str)"min'      : (int)
    }
    ...
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

<pool_name>

string representing the pool name, used as a key for dictionary with pool statistics data.

“blksiz”

size of the memory block in the pool.

“nblks”

number of blocks in the pool.

“nfree”

number of free blocks.

“min”

lowest number of free blocks the pool reached during run-time.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Date-time command

The command allows to obtain string representing current time-date on a device or set a new time to a device. The time format used, by both set and get operations, is:

“yyyy-MM-dd’T’HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSZZZZZ”

Date-time get

The command allows to obtain date-time from a device.

Date-time get request

Date-time request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

4

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data.

Date-time get response

Date-time get response header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

4

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)"datetime" : (str)
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“datetime”

String in format: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSZZZZZ.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Date-time set

The command allows to set date-time to a device.

Date-time set request

Date-time set request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

2

0

4

CBOR data of response:

{
    (str)"datetime" : (str)
}

where:

“datetime”

String in format: yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSSZZZZZ.

Date-time set response

Date-time set response header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

3

0

4

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data if successful. In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

System reset

Performs reset of system. The device should issue response before resetting so that the SMP client could receive information that the command has been accepted. By default, this command is accepted in all conditions, however if the CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS_RESET_HOOK is enabled and an application registers a callback, the callback will be called when this command is issued and can be used to perform any necessary tidy operations prior to the module rebooting, or to reject the reset request outright altogether with an error response. For details on this functionality, see MCUmgr Callbacks.

System reset request

System reset request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

2

0

5

Normally the command sends an empty CBOR map as data, but if a previous reset attempt has responded with “rc” equal to MGMT_ERR_EBUSY then the following map may be sent to force a reset:

{
    (opt)"force"       : (int)
}

where:

“force”

Force reset if value > 0, optional if 0.

System reset response

System reset response header fields

OP

Group ID

Command ID

3

0

5

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data if successful. In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

MCUmgr Parameters

Used to obtain parameters of mcumgr library.

MCUmgr Parameters Request

MCUmgr parameters request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

6

The command sends an empty CBOR map as data.

MCUmgr Parameters Response

MCUmgr parameters response header fields

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

6

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)"buf_size"     : (uint)
    (str)"buf_count"    : (uint)
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“buf_size”

Single SMP buffer size, this includes SMP header and CBOR payload.

“buf_count”

Number of SMP buffers supported.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

OS/Application Info

Used to obtain information on running image, similar functionality to the linux uname command, allowing details such as kernel name, kernel version, build date/time, processor type and application-defined details to be returned. This functionality can be enabled with CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS_INFO.

OS/Application Info Request

OS/Application info request header fields:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

7

CBOR data of request:

{
    (str,opt)"format"      : (str)
}

where:

“format”

Format specifier of returned response, fields are appended in their natural ascending index order, not the order of characters that are received by the command. Format specifiers:
* s Kernel name
* n Node name
* r Kernel release
* v Kernel version
* b Build date and time (requires CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS_INFO_BUILD_DATE_TIME)
* m Machine
* p Processor
* i Hardware platform
* o Operating system
* a All fields (shorthand for all above options)
If this option is not provided, the s Kernel name option will be used.

OS/Application Info Response

OS/Application info response header fields

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

7

CBOR data of successful response:

{
    (str)"output"       : (str)
}

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“output”

Text response including requested parameters.

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Bootloader Information

Allows retrieving information about the on-board bootloader and its parameters.

Bootloader Information Request

Bootloader information request header:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

0

0

8

CBOR data of request:

{
    (str,opt)"query"  : (str)
}

where:

“query”

Is string representing query for parameters, with no restrictions how the query looks like as processing of query is left for bootloader backend. If there is no query, then response will return string identifying the bootloader.

Bootloader Information Response

Bootloader information response header:

OP

Group ID

Command ID

1

0

8

In case when no “query” has been provided in request, CBOR data of response:

{
    (str)"bootloader"      : (str)
}

where:

“bootloader”

String representing bootloader name

In case when “query” is provided:

{
    (str,opt)<response>   : ()
    ...
}

where:

<response>

Response to “query”. This is optional and may be left out in case when query yields no response, SMP version 2 error code of OS_MGMT_ERR_QUERY_YIELDS_NO_ANSWER is expected. Response may have more than one parameter reported back or it may be a map, that is dependent on bootloader backednd and query.

Parameter characteristic information.

Parameter may be accompanied by additional, parameter specific, information keywords with assigned values.

In case of error the CBOR data takes the form:

{
    (str)"err" : {
        (str)"group"    : (uint)
        (str)"rc"       : (uint)
    }
}

where:

“err” -> “group”

mcumgr_group_t group of the group-based error code. Only appears if an error is returned when using SMP version 2.

“err” -> “rc”

contains the index of the group-based error code. Only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 2.

“rc”

mcumgr_err_t only appears if non-zero (error condition) when using SMP version 1 or for SMP errors when using SMP version 2.

Bootloader Information: MCUboot

In case when MCUboot is application bootloader, empty request will be responded with:

{
    (str)"bootloader"      : (str)"MCUboot"
}

Currently “MCUboot” supports querying for mode of operation:

{
    (str)"query"           : (str)"mode"
}

Response to “mode” is:

{
    (str)"mode"                     : (int)
    (str,opt)"no-downgrade"         : (bool)
}

where “mode” is one of:

-1

Unknown mode of MCUboot.

0

MCUboot is in single application mode.

1

MCUboot is in swap using scratch partition mode.

2

MCUboot is in overwrite (upgrade-only) mode.

3

MCUboot is in swap without scratch mode.

4

MCUboot is in DirectXIP without revert mode.

5

MCUboot is in DirectXIP with revert mode.

6

MCUboot is in RAM loader mode.

The no-downgrade field is a flag, which is always sent when true, indicating that MCUboot has downgrade prevention enabled; downgrade prevention means that if the uploaded image has a lower version than the currently running application, it will not be used for an update by MCUboot.

MCUmgr may reject images with a lower version in this configuration.