Program XBee

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Mario Frei edited this page Nov 20, 2018 · 13 revisions

Install X-CTU from digi.com
Connect SparkFun XBee Explorer USB board
Click on «Discover devices»
Select the Serial Port of the XBee Explorer USB board
Click «Next»
Click «Add selected devices»
Select the XBee you want to program in the left-hand side panel
Click on «Profile» -> Load configuration file
Choose the appropriate XBee configuration file from the repository
About the naming convention: The XBee profiles were numbered as follows:
- Coordinator devices were numbered as multiple of hundred, e.g. 100, 200, 300, etc. The XBee profile for coordinator nr. 100 is named «Coordinator_C100.xml». XBees programmed as coordinators are used for the gateways.
- End device numbers follow the number of coordinators, e.g. 101, 102, 103, etc. these end devices belong to the coordinator 100. The Xbee profile for the end device nr. 101 is named «Endnode_E1xx.xml». XBees programmed as end devices are used for the main modules
- Router nodes start from 80, e.g. 180, 181, 182, etc. the router nodes belong to the coordinator 100. The XBee profile for router node nr. 180 is named «Router_R180x.xml». XBee programmed as routers are used for the router nodes.

Debugging XBee network

Connect coordinator with SparkFun Explorer USB board to the computer.
Open the XBee module in X-CTU.
In the top right corner of the X-CTU window, click on the mesh network button.
Click on «Scan».
All XBee modules connected to the coordinator will show up.