Questions tagged [xbee]

XBee is a series of radio modules. Variants include 868 MHz, 900 MHz, and 2.4 GHz, using point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and mesh networks.

XBee is a series of radio modules. Variants include 868 MHz, 900 MHz, and 2.4 GHz, using point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and mesh networks.

Model Types:

  • Series 1 - 802.15.4, Point to Point or Star Networking
  • Series 2 - ZigBee Mesh Networking

Details are at:

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How to build an XBee Hex Long address in Python

I am trying to build an XBee dest_addr_long (Hex address of the XBee) but I keep getting error ValueError: The data provided for 'dest_addr_long' was not 8 bytes long I have tried the example: device={ …
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Unable to send data to XBee on Arduino

I have an XBee-PRO S1 on Arduino Uno R3 which acts like a transmitter to send data to another XBee which is acting like a receiver to turn on the LEDs connected to it. Here is what I'm doing: import java.io.BufferedReader; import…
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XBee Linux Serial Port on Raspberry Pi

I have 2 Adafruit XBee 2 Modules each connected with 1 FTDI cable (ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1)to the Raspberry Pi via a USB hub. I configure both XBee modules independently to be on the same PAN and then I try to read in a while loop with one, and write a…
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Why would the same payload have a slightly different looking IEEE 802.15.4 frame three days later?

I have two xbee S1s that successfully communicate with each other. But I am trying to get one of them to receive IEEE 802.15.4 frames from an Atmel transceiver. The goal, of course, is to "trick" an xbee into thinking it is talking to another xbee,…
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pySerial data received from XBee not properly displayed

I am trying to get multiple XBees running as sensors and output devices to send their samples to a coordinator XBee hooked up as below and to turn things on and off on these remote XBees when instructed to. This 'received data' problem of mine seems…
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How does Arduino XBee avoids using the serial I/O port?

I have two Arduinos and two XBee modules. The modules are just mounted directly on to the Arduino board. One Arduino is sending information and another Arduino is receiving information and meanwhile listening to command from the computer it connects…
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Get payload value of an XBee packet on Arduino UNO r3

I'm working on a project that using XBee S1 as a transmitter / receiver. These are the hardware I am using: Coordinator: XBee USB EXplorer v2.0 with XBee S1 Modules End Devices: Arduino Uno r3.0 with XBee shield and XBee S1 Modules The purpose of…
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Problems using javax.swing.SwingWorker while trying to connect to a Serial Port

I'm developing an application, in Java, that uploads data received from an Xbee device to an online database. The functionality is there and everything works, but when developing a GUI (with WindowsPro Builder), everything goes sour. The thing is,…
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Configuration of XBEE S1 Modules

I have two Xbee Series 1 Modules. I want to configure one as transmitter and one as receiver. Could someone please recommend a good website or a tutorial link to do the same ? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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XBee digital input for digital sensor

Is possible to use an XBee module to capture the value of a DHT11 digital sensor? If I set the DIO1 to digital input I should receive the value into two bytes, but if the sensor returns more than two bytes how is possible to read the value using an…
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XBEE Duplex Communication

I want to configure my Xbees in such a way that both of them can receive and also transmit data ? I have two Xbee S1 modules. One is currently configured as receiver and the other as transmitter. At certain times, I want the receiver module to…
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send and receive at the same time in arduino to xbee

I have tried to run the example programs from arduino-xbee library. I need to send some data to a node from a node and at the same time need to be ready to read the data available to the sending node itself. Assuming X sends a data to Y. When Y…
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API mode Xbee doesn't send digital samples?

I've been playing with getting an XBee to transmit whether a push button is up or down. To do this I have the wire coming out of the circuit connected to DIO4 on the XBee. I used X-CTU to set DIO4 to digital input mode. Nothing else is enabled. Now,…
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Running X-CTU on linux

I am trying to X-CTU running on linux under wine so I can apply firmware to my Xbee radio. The program install and runs fine under wine but when I go to the Modem Configuration tab it errors out saying it can't read my modem configuration. Has…
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XBee wireless 2 way communication

I have a simple three XBee (version 2) node network consisting of one coordinator and two routers. Each XBee is connected to an Arduino. From my investigation I can send a message via the serial interface from the routers to the coordinator…
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