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Table of Contents
Using this Guide............................................................................................................ 5
Conventions used in this Guide .............................................................................. 5
Contact Information................................................................................................. 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 6
Goals of the Kit ....................................................................................................... 6
Requirements of the Kit .......................................................................................... 6
Part 1: Set up your XBee 802.15.4 Starter Kit ........................................................ 7
Identify Kit Components.......................................................................................... 7
Assemble your Starter Kit ....................................................................................... 8
Part 2: Download and Install X-CTU Software ....................................................... 9
Installing USB Drivers ............................................................................................. 9
Installing X-CTU Software ...................................................................................... 9
Part 3: Test Communications Link and Establish a Network .......................... 10
Perform a Range Test .......................................................................................... 10
Part 4: Configure the Modules................................................................................. 15
Set up a Point-to-Multipoint Network .................................................................... 15
Part 5: Explore Advanced Configurations ........................................................... 16
Configure Remote Modules .................................................................................. 16
Change Firmware Version .................................................................................... 18
Software Design Considerations .......................................................................... 20
Part 6: Managing the Network ................................................................................. 21
Digi Gateways ....................................................................................................... 21
To the Cloud! Make the most of your data. .......................................................... 22
To the Cloud! Take control of your device network.............................................. 22
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting .................................................................................23
Resetting the XBee 802.15.4 Module................................................................... 23
Why are the modules no longer communicating with one another? .................... 23
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Using this Guide
Conventions used in this Guide
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Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasinganXBee802.15.4StarterKit.Thiskitisdesignedtomakeiteasytosetupan
XBeenetwork,
send
data
from
one
XBee
to
another,
and
adjust
the
XBee
settings.
Before
you
start
workingwiththekit,let'scoversomebasics.
Goals of the Kit
Asyougothroughthestepsinthiskit,youwill:
1.SetupyourXBee802.15.4StarterKit.
2.DownloadandinstallXCTUconfigurationsoftware.
3.Performarangetest.
4.Establishanetwork.
5.Configurethemodules.
Requirements of the Kit
System Requirements
Toinstallthesoftwarementionedinthisguide,youwillneedaPCrunningMicrosoftWindows
2000,XP,VistaorWindows7.
Additional Documentation
Formoreinformationaboutthesoftware,APIoperations,ATcommandmodes,ortheform
factorpleaserefertotheXBee/XBeePRO802.15.4ProductManual.
FormoreinformationonconfiguringandusingtheXCTUutility,pleaserefertotheXCTU
Configuration&TestUtilitySoftwareUsersGuide.
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Part 1: Set up your XBee 802.15.4 Starter Kit
Identify Kit Components
Carefullyunpackandverifythecontentsofyourkit.Yourkitshouldincludethefollowing:
XBee Interface Board (2)Antenna (1)
XBee Wire
Module (1)
USB Cable (2) Power Supply (1) Power Supply
Adapters (1)
XBee RPSMA Module (1)
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Assemble your Starter Kit
Toassembleyourkit,performthefollowingsteps:
1.InstallthemodulesontheXBeeInterfaceBoards(XBIB)byliningthepinsupwiththeheadersand
pressingthemoduleintoplace.
2.Attach
the
dipole
antennas
to
the
modules.
3.ConnectthefirstXBIBtoyourcomputerusingaUSBcable.Thisfirstdevicewillbedesignatedas
yourbasemodule.
4.Connecttheremainingmodulesandinterfaceboards,andsetthemasidefornow.
YouarenowreadytoruntheXCTUsoftwareandtobeginconfiguringyourXBeenetwork.
YouhavejustcompletedGoal#1 settingupyour
XBee802.15.4StarterKit.
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Part 2: Download and Install X-CTU Software
Forproper
kit
configuration
and
operation
XCTU
software
(version
5.15
or
later)
must
be
downloaded
andinstalled.AcopyofXCTUsoftwareandUSBdriverswillneedtobeinstalledoneachcomputerused
inconjunctionwiththisguide.
Installing USB Drivers
TheXBeeUSBinterfaceboardisa"plugandplay"devicethatshouldbedetectedbythePC
automatically.IfyouareusingWindows7orVista,theUSBdriversshouldautomaticallyinstallanda
notificationwillappearinthelowerrightportionofyourscreenindicatingsuccessorfailure.
IftheUSBdriversfailtoinstall,pleasefollowtheUSBdriverinstallationinstructionsfoundhere:http://www.digi.com/support/kbase/kbaseresultdetl.jsp?id=3214.
IfyouareusingWindows2000orXP,downloadandinstallthedriverasperthefollowingdirections.
ToinstalltheUSBdriver:
1.Downloadthedriversetupfileat:http://ftp1.digi.com/support/driver/FTDI_Windows_Driver_Setup.exe.
2.Doubleclickonthesetupfile.Awindowwillpopupduringinstallationandautomaticallyclose
whentheprocessiscomplete.
Installing X-CTU Software1.DownloadXCTUatwww.digi.com/xctu.
2.Browsetothefoldertowhichyousavedtheaboveinstallfile.
3.DoubleclickontheinstallerfileandfollowtheXCTUSetupWizard.
4.WhenaskedifyouwouldliketocheckDigi'swebsiteforfirmwareupdates,clickYes.
5.Afterthefirmwareupdatesarecomplete,clickClose.Updatesmaytakeafewminutes,pleasebe
patient.
6.StartXCTUbydoubleclickingontheXCTUicononyourdesktop,orbyselectingStart>Programs
>Digi>XCTU.
TheXCTUsoftwareisnowreadytobeused.
YouhavejustcompletedGoal#2 downloadingandinstalling
theXCTUconfigurationsoftware.
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Part 3: Test Communications Link andEstablish a Network
Perform a Range Test
Beforerunningarangetest,youwillneedtoestablishaconnectionwiththeXCTUsoftware:
1.DoubleclicktheXCTUshortcutonyourdesktop.
2.UnderthePCSettingstab,selecttheserialCOMportassociatedwiththedevelopmentboardsyou
havejustattachedtoyourcomputer.
3.Verifythatthebaudrateanddatasettingsmatchtheinternalsettingsofthedevices:
BaudRate:9600
FlowControl:NONE
DataBits:8
Parity:NONE
StopBits:1
4.ClicktheTest/Querybuttontoverifycommunicationwiththemodule.Apopupwillbedisplayed
showingstatusandsomebasicinformation.
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5.OntheModemConfigurationtab,clickRead.
6.Applypowertothesecondmoduleusingapowersupplyinafixedlocation.Thiswillbedesignated
asyourremotemodule.
(bridged)(non-bridged)
Note:YouwillneedtohaveajumperatP8ontheloopbackheaderontheXBIB
fortheremotemodule.
EnsurethattheP8jumperisnotbridgingthetwopinstogetheronthebase
module.ThiscouldcauseXCTUtostallifthejumperispopulatedandrequests
aresenttothemodule.
7.SelecttheRangeTesttab.
8.(Optional)ChecktheRSSIcheckboxtoenableReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator.
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9.ClickStarttobegintherangetest.
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10.MonitorthelinkqualitybyreadingthePercentsectionontheRangeTesttab.Thissection
displaystherunningpercentageofgoodpacketssenttothereceivingmoduleandloopedbackto
thebase.
Asyourdistanceincreasesbeyondthemaximumrangeofthemodules,you
willstartseeinggreaterpacketloss.
11.ClickStoptoendtherangetest.
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TheAdvancedtaballowsyoutheabilitytoincreasethedatareceivetimeout.whichdefaultsatone
second.
YouhavejustcompletedGoal#3 performingarangetest.
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Part 4: Configure the Modules
Set up a Point-to-Multipoint Network
ToconfigureandsetupyourXBeenetwork,performthefollowingsteps:
1.IntheXCTUModemConfigurationtab,clickRead.
2.Selectanyofthemoduleparametersyouwanttochange(e.g.Address,Encryption,etc.)andtype
inorselectthedesiredvalue.
3.ThenclickWritetosavethechangestononvolatilememory.
4.Torestorethemodulebacktodefaults,clickRestore.
Refertotheproductmanualformoreinformation.
YouhavejustcompletedGoal#4 configuringthemodules.
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Part 5: Explore Advanced Configurations
Configure Remote Modules
TheXBeescanalsobeconfigured"overtheair"usingXCTU.Inordertousethisfeature,yourbase
devicemustbeconfiguredforAPImode.
Note:Toconfigureparametersonaremotemodule,setAP=1onyourbase
module.FormoreinformationaboutthedifferentAPsettings,seetheAPIsectionoftheproductmanual.
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Tosendovertheaircommands:
1.GototheModemConfigurationtabandclicktheRemoteConfigurationoptionatthetopofthe
window.
2.ClickOpenComPortandDiscoverfromthemenubaratthetopoftheNetworkwindow.Alistofallofthenodesinthenetworkwillpopulatethescreen.
3.Select
aparticular
node
from
the
list.
You
can
interact
with
it
as
ifit
was
connected
to
the
PC
directly.
4.ClickRead,Write,orRestoreparametersonthemainXCTUwindowandthosechangeswilloccur
overtheairontheremotemoduleselectedintheNetworkwindow.
5.ClosetheNetworkwindowwhenyouhavefinishedwithremoteconfiguration.
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Change Firmware Version
Thesemodulescanalsobesetupformeshcommunications.Insomecases,ameshsolutionmaybea
betteroption.DigiMeshisbetterfornetworksneedingroutingcapabilities.Also,DigiMeshprovidesthe
option
for
all
the
modules
in
the
network
to
sleep
synchronously.
If
you
want
to
try
mesh
mode,
you
can
simplyloaddifferentfirmwareonyourXBees.
Thesestepscanalsobeusedtoupdatetothelatestversionofpointtomultipointfirmware.
1.LaunchXCTUandselectthecorrespondingCOMPort.
2.SetthePCsettingsbacktodefault:
Baud Rate: 9600
Flow Control: HARDWARE
Data Bits: 8
Parity: NONE
Stop: Bits 1.3.ClickontheModemConfigurationtab.
4.Selectthemodemtype.ChooseXB24DMorXBP24DMtoconvertanXBee802.15.4moduleintoa
DigiMeshXBeeorXBeePRO2.4module.LeavethemodemtypeasXBP24tojustupdatethepoint
tomultipointfirmware.
5.ChoosetheFunctionSetandfirmwareVersiondesired.
6.ClicktheShowDefaultsbutton.Thishelpstoavoidoutofrangeerrorssincesomeparametershave
differentlimitsbasedonthefirmwaretype.
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7.ChecktheAlwaysupdatefirmwarebox.
8.ClickWrite.
YouhavejustcompletedGoal#5 exploringadvancedconfigurations.
Note:WhenyouselectXBP24DM,thefunctionsetthatautomaticallyloadsis
thestandardDigiMeshone.Theversionthatautomaticallyloadsisthenewest
firmwareinXCTU'sdatabase.YoucanclickDownloadnewversion,andthen
downloadthelatestfirmwareavailablefromDigisftpsiteintoXCTUsdatabase
onyourPC.
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Software Design Considerations
Inthisgettingstartedguidewehavebeendiscussing thetransmissionofdatabetweenthemodulesinAT
(transparent)mode.ThebenefitofusingATmodeontheXBeenetworkisthatitisverysimpletosend
andreceivedata.Inthisconfiguration,itactsasthoughyouhadconnectedthetworadioswithawire:
whateverdatagoesintoonemodulecomesoutoftheothertransparently.
Theother
operating
mode
is
API.
This
mode
is
amuch
more
powerful
way
of
transmitting
data
and
remotelycontrollingtheradio.Ifyouperformedthe"overtheairconfiguration", youhavealready
performedsomeoperationsusingAPI(RemoteATcommands)throughXCTU.
TheeasiestwaytoexplainwhyusingAPIissousefuliswithauserscenario:
Letussaythatyouhaveinstalledthreesensorstomonitoryourfactoryequipment.Youwouldliketo
wirelesslygatherthesensordatatoabaseradioandbeabletoremotelycontrolarelaylocatedateach
sensor.IfyouweretouseAT(transparent)mode,therewouldbenowaytodeterminewhichsensorsent
whatdata.Thedatafromthethreesensorswouldcomeoutofthebaseradio'sUARTinajumbledmess.
BysimplychangingthebaseradiotoAPImode,thedatathatissentbytheremoteradioswillcomeout
oftheUARTinanAPIframe.Includedinthisframeisthesourceaddressaswellasthesensordata,soitis
veryeasytokeeptrackofeachsensor.Thisprocessworkssimilarlyforsendingdatabacktoaspecificradio.YoucanalsosendaRemoteATcommandtotoggleapinononeofthesensorradios,allowingyou
toremotelycontroltherelay.
APImodeiscoveredindetailintheproductmanual.Wealsohaveausefultoolavailabletoaidin
prototypingandtestingAPIframes.
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Part 6: Managing the Network
Digi Gateways
NowthatyouhaveanRFnetworkrunning,itisimportanttoknowhowtomanagethatnetwork. XCTU
softwareandthevariousRFmodulefeaturesprovidegreattoolsforonsiteXBeeconfiguration, firmware
upgrades,andnetworkdiagnostics.However,inmanycasesitisnecessarytobeabletoperformthese
functionsfromaremotelocationviatheInternet. DigihassolvedthisproblembycreatingRFtoInternet
gatewaystoallowremoteaccess,monitoringandcontrolofyourRFnetworkovertheInternet.
Inthediagramabove,aDigiConnectPortX2gatewayisusedtoconnectanRFnetwork(plusother
peripherals)totheInternetviaeithertheEthernetportoracellularWANconnection.Notethatgateways
areprogrammable andcanalsobeusedtorunlocalapplications,whichcanmonitor/control theRF
network,withorwithoutInternetconnectivity.
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Seehttp://www.digi.com/products/wireless routersgateways/gateways/foranoverviewofDigi'ssuite
ofgatewayproducts. AsimpleConnectPortX2ZigBeetoEthernetgatewaycostsaround$100andcan
quicklyinternetenableyourZigBeenetwork.
To the Cloud! Make the most of your data.Soyou'vecreatedanRFnetworkandconnectedittotheinternetwithaDigigateway. Nowwhat? The
nextstepistodecidewhatyouwanttodowithallofthatvaluabledata. Askyourselfsomefundamental
questions.Doesanapplicationneedtobedeveloped,oristhereanexistingapplicationthatwillbe
utilized? Howshouldthedatabepresented? Whowillbeusingthisdata?Istheaudienceinternal,
externalorboth? Whatevertheanswerstothesequestions,theiDigiDeviceCloudcanhelpyourealize
yourvisionandmeetyourneedsfordatacapture.
TheiDigiDeviceCloudisapubliccloudplatformasaservicethatallowsanyapplication,anywhere,to
connectwithanything,anywhere. iDigitakescareoftheinfrastructure,scalabilityandsecurity,letting
youfocusonwhatyoudobest developingawesomeproductsandapplications.Getupandrunningwith
iDigiforfreeandconnectyourdevicetoexplorewhatiDigicandoforyou.Simplygotowww.idigi.com
andclick
on
Get
Started
Now
to
set
up
afree
demo
account.
To the Cloud! Take control of your device network.
Picturethis.Youhaveanetworkofthousandsofdevicestomanage,manyofthemremote. Youneedto
updatefirmware,editconfigurations, downloadsoftwareontothevariousdevicetypes,dealingwithIP
addresses,firewalls,securityandserverreliability. Soundslikeamammothtask. TheiDigiManagerPro
application, hostedontheiDigiDeviceCloud,meetsthischallengeheadon,allowingyoutoconnect,
controlandmonitorthevastarrayofdevicesinyournetwork.Perfectforlargescaledeployments,you
cangroupdevicesandscheduleoperations,makingdevicenetworkmanagementeasy. Takeatourof
iDigiManagerProathttp://www.idigi.com/tour/ andgetstartedforfree.
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Resetting the XBee 802.15.4 Module
EachXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoardhasaresetbutton(locatedasshownbelow):
Pressingthisbuttonpowercyclesthemodule,butwillnotclearanychangeswrittentothemodule.This
isusefulifyouarehavingissuesaccessingtheCOMport.Thiswillalsoresetanyparametersthatwere
changedbutnotwrittenintomemory.
Note:TheremainingbuttonsareconnectedtovariousI/Olinesandarenot
used
in
this
kit.
See
the
product
manual
for
more
details
relating
to
this
functionality.
Why are the modules no longer communicating with one another?
NetworksettingsthatcancauselossofcommunicationincludeBaudRate(BD),Parity(NB),and
EncryptionEnable(EE)amongothers.Checktoseeiftheseparametersaresetappropriately.Ifyouare
unsureifyoursettingsareaffectingyourcommunication, youmightwanttotrysettingyourmodules
backtotheirdefaultsettings.Todoso,gototheModemConfigurationtabinXCTUandclickRestore.
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