Connecting Devices over Smart Development Bridge

The Smart Development Bridge (SDB) is a command line tool that communicates with a connected target device (it can be an emulator instance or a real Tizen device).

• The SDB manages multiple connections with the target devices. You can list connected devices and send a command to a specific device with a serial number that is created by the SDB.
• The SDB supplies basic commands for application development, such as file transfer, remote shell command, port forwarding for a debugger, viewing, filtering, and controlling target log output.

The SDB is a client-server program that consists of a client, daemon, and server:

• Client sends commands to the server. The client runs on your computer. You can invoke the client from a shell by issuing the sdb command at the prompt.
• Daemon runs commands on the device. The daemon runs as a background process on each target device.
• Server manages communication between the client and the daemon. The server runs as a background process on your computer.

You can find the SDB tools in the $<TIZEN_STUDIO>/tools/ folder.

Enabling the SDB

The SDB can communicate with a target over a USB or Wi-Fi connection. To use the SDB over USB, open the system settings of the target device, and enable the USB debugging mode in Settings > More system settings > Developer options (the location can vary depending on the device).

Syntax and Commands

Run the SDB with a shell using the following command:

> sdb [option] <command> [parameters]

You can specify a target of <command> by entering the following in the [option]:

• d: Sends the <command> to a connected device and returns an error if there are other devices.
• e: Sends the <command> to a running emulator instance and returns an error if there are other instances.
• s <serial number>: Sends the <command> to a target through <serial number>.

For more information on commands and parameters, see the following table.

Table: SDB commands