Thread Fundamentals#

NOTE: This section replaces UG103.11: Thread Fundamentals. Further updates to this user guide will be provided here.

This guide includes a brief background on the emergence of Thread, provides a technology overview, and describes some key features of Thread to consider when implementing a Thread solution.

Silicon Labs’ Fundamentals series covers topics that project managers, application designers, and developers should understand before beginning to work on an embedded networking solution using Silicon Labs chips, networking stacks such as EmberZNet PRO or Silicon Labs Bluetooth, and associated development tools. These guides can be used as a starting place for anyone needing an introduction to developing wireless networking applications, or who is new to the Silicon Labs development environment.