The Hands-on XBEE Lab Manual

Dedication

Foreword to The Hands-on XBee Lab Manual

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Experiment 1. Introduction to the X-CTU Software

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 2. How to Change XBee Module Configurations

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 3. One-Way Digital-Input Communications

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 4. Use an XBee Module for Remote Control

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 5. XBee Modules Transfer and Control Analog Signals

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 6. Remote Control of Digital and Analog Devices

Requirements

Introduction

Optional Steps

Answers to Questions in Step 6

Experiment 7. How to Transmit Data on a Logic-Level Change

Requirements

Introduction

Make Clean Logic Transitions

Experiment 8. How to Handle Data from Several Analog Inputs

Requirements

Introduction

A Reminder About Sample Rates

Answers to Questions in Step 8

Experiment 9. Investigate Sleep Modes and Sleep-Mode Timing

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 10. How to Use API Packets to Control a Local XBee Module

Requirements

Introduction

Answers to Questions in Step 8

Experiment 11. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote XBee Modules

Requirements

Introduction

Immediate Command Actions

Experiment 12. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote I/O Lines

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment Answers

Experiment 13. Remote Control of PWM Outputs

Requirements

Introduction

A Better Approach

Reference

Experiment 14. How to Parse Data from Digital and Analog Pins and Control Individual Digital Outputs

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment Answers

Experiment 15. How to Control Several XBee Modules with Broadcast Commands

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment Answers

Experiment 16. How to Communicate Between an MCU and an XBee Module

Requirements

Introduction

Using a UART

Terminal-Emulation Software

Using an Arduino Uno

Using an ARM mbed Module

Experiment 17. Two-Way Communications with XBee Modules

Requirements

Introduction

Software

Terminal-Emulation Software

Using an Arduino Uno Module

Using an ARM mbed Module

Control of Remote XBee Modules with MCU AT Commands

Experiment 18. How to Discover Nearby XBee Modules

Requirements

Introduction

Experiment 18 Software Flow Chart

Using an Arduino Uno Module

Using an ARM mbed Module

Final Steps

Important Notes

Experiment 19. How to Set Up a Small XBee Network

Requirements

Introduction

Why Associate XBee Modules in a Network?

Conclusion

Experiment 20. Digital and Analog Measurements in a Network

Requirements

Introduction

Using an ARM mbed Module

Using an Arduino Uno Module

Experiment 21. How to Handle an Unknown Number of XBee Modules

Requirements

Introduction

MCU Software

Program Description

Using an ARM mbed Module

Using an Arduino Uno Module

Conclusion

Experiment 22. Exploring Cyclic-Sleep Operations

Requirements

Introduction

Periodic Wake-Up with I/O Report

Periodic Wake-Up with Coordinator Polling

APPENDIX A. Logic-Level-Conversion Circuits

APPENDIX B. Hexadecimal Numbers and Checksums

Checksums

APPENDIX C. Default Modem-Configuration Settings for XBee (XB24) Modules

APPENDIX D. Electronic and XBee Resources

Resistors and their Color Codes

Breadboards

Work Area

XBee Modules and Breadboard Adapters

XBee Modules and USB Adapters

Power Sources

Tools

Suppliers

APPENDIX E. Excel Spreadsheet Packet-Creator Tool

Troubleshooting

APPENDIX F. XBee Experiments Bill of Materials

APPENDIX G. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

APPENDIX H. Troubleshooting

APPENDIX I. Blank Tables

APPENDIX J. XBee Connection Information

Glossary

Index