SDM CLI Tool#

Install the SDM Package#

Simplicity Device Manager (SDM) is installed through Silicon Lab Tools (SLT) as the sdm package.

slt install sdmslt install sdm

The package includes the following subpackages:

sdm-cli
sdm-service
sdm-ui
sdm-meta
sdm-mcp
sdm-shrike
segger-driver

Set Up the Environment#

Add sdm to your PATH.

Locate the installed sdm package:

slt locate sdmslt locate sdm

Find the sdm entry and copy the path to the folder that contains the sdm executable.

Windows#

Add the SDM folder to the user Path environment variable:

Open Edit the system environment variables....
Click Environment Variables.
Select Path.
Click Edit.

Add the SDM executable folder. For example:

C:\Users\<username>\.silabs\slt\installs\archive\sdm-windows-x64\C:\Users\<username>\.silabs\slt\installs\archive\sdm-windows-x64\

Click OK.
Open a new terminal and verify the installation:
```
sdm --helpsdm --help
```

macOS#

Add the following line to your shell profile, replacing the path with the folder returned by slt locate:

export PATH="$HOME/.silabs/slt/installs/archive/sdm-darwin-arm64:$PATH"export PATH="$HOME/.silabs/slt/installs/archive/sdm-darwin-arm64:$PATH"

Open a new terminal and verify the installation:

sdm --helpsdm --help

Linux#

Add the following command to your shell profile, replacing the path with the folder returned by slt locate:

export PATH="$HOME/.silabs/slt/installs/archive/sdm-linux-x64:$PATH" export PATH="$HOME/.silabs/slt/installs/archive/sdm-linux-x64:$PATH"

Open a new terminal and verify the installation:

sdm --helpsdm --help

Command Reference#

Run the following command to display information about all available SDM commands:

sdm --helpsdm --help

Run the following command to show all options for a specific command:

sdm <command> --helpsdm <command> --help

Available Commands#


Command	Description
`adapter`	Adapter management
`apack`	Manage adapter packs
`art`	Print SDM art
`board`	Commands for working with the board database
`ci`	Commands for capture interfaces
`combine-binaries`	Combine two binary files into one
`commander`	Commands related to Simplicity Commander
`completion`	Generate an autocompletion script for the specified shell
`config`	Interact with configuration settings
`extcap`	Entry point for handling the Wireshark extcap interface
`file`	File-related commands
`help`	Help about any command
`isd`	Top-level command for managing ISD files
`jlink`	J-Link-related commands
`kit`	Commands for working with the kit database
`lock`	Commands for managing device and other locks
`part`	Commands for working with the part database
`pcap`	Top-level command for all PCAP or PCAPNG file mangling
`ping`	Send a simple ping to the server
`rps`	Commands for working with RPS files
`selfcheck`	Analyze the Simplicity Device Manager installation
`server`	Various server commands
`shrike`	Interface for running the Shrike test adapter
`tag`	Various tag commands
`terminal`	Opens a terminal session
`ui`	Interact with the user interface application
`wireshark`	Commands for working with Wireshark

Example Workflow#

Show available commands:
```
sdm --helpsdm --help
```
Discover connected devices:
```
sdm adapter listsdm adapter list
```

Inspect a connected device:

sdm adapter info --adapter <adapter string>sdm adapter info --adapter <adapter string>

Flash a binary to a device:

sdm adapter flash --adapter <adapter string> --file <file path>/<file name>.<file extension>sdm adapter flash --adapter <adapter string> --file <file path>/<file name>.<file extension>

Open a terminal for serial communication:

sdm terminal --adapter <adapter string> --connections <connection string>sdm terminal --adapter <adapter string> --connections <connection string>