ZigBee multicasting

Question

How can I create groups in a ZigBee PRO network to multicast these groups from the coordinator?

I am using XBee s2 modules in API mode.

I want send only one multicast message that has multiple nodes as the destination; some kind of broadcast message but not for all devices. I think that the 16-bit address is for this propose, but I can't change the 16-bit address.

Is there any functionality to create groups in ZigBee pro?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 21 '15 at 18:49

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From experience and based on the XBee ZB documentation, I would say that those modules do not currently support ZigBee Multicast Addressing. I searched that PDF for "multicast" and had zero matches (but 159 matches for broadcast).

answered May 21 '15 at 18:49

tomlogic

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Thank you tomlogic. I read something for multicast messages using the binding table. I need to read more about that. Have you experience using the binding table for this purposes?. Best Regards – iñigo De La Fuente Jun 01 '15 at 09:33
The binding table may have been a feature in an early firmware release, but I don't believe it's present in the current firmware. – tomlogic Jun 01 '15 at 15:49
Thanks for you response – iñigo De La Fuente Jun 02 '15 at 12:30

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '15 at 19:14

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Using c# I was able to create a datagridview table with multiple xbee modules in it. Using their 64bit addresses and a column that I could use to group specific modules together (ie. group A, B, C, etc) I was able to loop through the table and communicate to a specific group.

answered Jun 12 '15 at 19:14

vertigonix

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Thank you, Finally I implement it on my app and I use broadcast. I think is not the best way to do it. Maybe I will try the binding table in the future. I would appreciate if you can explain it better or show some example . Best Regards. – iñigo De La Fuente Jun 16 '15 at 14:01

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