Digi XBee-PRO 868 Adapter Quick start guide

XBee-PRO® 868 Development Kit

Getting Started Guide

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3/27/2012

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Table of Contents

Using this Guide............................................................................................................ 4

Conventions used in this Guide.............................................................................. 4

Contact Information................................................................................................. 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................... 5

Goals of the Kit ....................................................................................................... 5

Requirements of the Kit .......................................................................................... 5

5. System Requirements ......................................................................................5

5. Additional Documentation .................................................................................5

Part 1: Set up your XBee-PRO 868 Development Kit .......................................... 6

Identify Kit Components.......................................................................................... 6

Assemble your Development Kit ............................................................................ 7

Part 2: Download and Install X-CTU Software....................................................... 8

Installing USB Drivers............................................................................................. 8

Installing X-CTU Software ...................................................................................... 8

Part 3: Test Communications Link and Establish a Network............................ 9

Perform a Range Test ............................................................................................ 9

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Using this Guide

Conventions used in this Guide

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Contact Information

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Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasinganXBee‐PRO®868DevelopmentKit.Thiskitisdesignedtomakeiteasytoset

upanXBeenetwork,senddatafromoneXBeetoanother,andadjusttheXBeesettings.Beforeyoustart

workingwiththekit,let'scoversomebasics.

Goals of the Kit

Asyougothroughthestepsinthiskit,youwill:

1.SetupyourXBee‐PRO868DevelopmentKit.

2.Downlo

adandinstallX‐CTUconfigurationsoftware.

3.Pe

rformarangetest.

4.Es

tablishanetwork.

5.Con

figuretheradios.

Requirements of the Kit

System Requirements

Toinstallthesoftwarementionedinthisguide,youwillneedaPCrunningMicrosoftWindows

2000,XP,VistaorWindows7.

Additional Documentation

Formoreinformationaboutthesoftware,APIoperations,ATcommandmodes,ortheform

factorpleaserefertotheXBee‐PRO868ProductManualavailableontheDigiSupportwebsite.

Formor

einformationonconfiguringandusingtheX‐CTUutility,pleaserefertotheX‐CTU 

Configuration&Te

stUtilitySoftwareUser’sGuide.

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Part 1: Set up your XBee-PRO 868

Development Kit

Identify Kit Components

Carefullyunpackandverifythecontentsofyourkit.Yourkitshouldincludethefollowing:

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 Development Kit

ToassembleyourDevelopmentKit,performthefollowingsteps:

1.Ins

tallthemodulesontheXBeeInterfaceBoards(XBIB)byliningthepinsupwiththeheadersand

pressingthemoduleintoplace.

2.At

tachthedipoleantennastothemodules.

3.Connectthefir

stXBIBtoyourcomputerusingaUSBcable.Thisfirstdevicewillbedesignatedas

yourbaseradio.

4.Connectther

emainingmodulesandinterfaceboards,andsetthemasidefornow.

Youar

enowreadytoruntheX‐CTUsoftwareandtobeginconfiguringyourXBeenetwork.

YouhavejustcompletedGoal#1‐settingupyour

XBee‐PRO868DevelopmentKit.

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Part 2: Download and Install X-CTU Software

ForproperkitconfigurationandoperationX‐CTUsoftware(version5.15orlater)mustbedownloaded

andinstalled.AcopyofX‐CTUsoftwareandUSBdriverswillneedtobeinstalledoneachcomputerused

inconjunctionwiththisguide.

Installing USB Drivers

TheXBeeUSBinterfaceboardisa"plug‐and‐play"devicethatshouldbedetectedbythePC

automatically.IfyouareusingWindows7orVista,theUSBdriversshouldautomaticallyinstallanda

notificationwillappearinthelowerrightportionofyourscreenindicatingsuccessorfailure.

IftheUSBdriv

ersfailtoinstall,pleasefollowtheUSBdriverinstallationinstructionsfoundhere:

http://www.digi.com/support/kbase/kbaseresultdetl.jsp?id=3214.

Ifyo

uareusingWindows2000orXP,downloadandinstall thedriverasperthefollowingdirections.

Toins

talltheUSBdriver:

1.Downlo

adthedriversetupfileat:

http://ftp1.digi.com/support/driver/FTDI_W

indows_Driver_Setup.exe.

2.Double‐clickonthesetupfi

le.Awindowwillpopupduringinstallationandautomaticallyclose

whentheprocessiscomplete.

Installing X-CTU Software

1.DownloadX‐CTUatwww.digi.com/xctu.

2.Browsetothefo

ldertowhichyousavedtheaboveinstallfile.

3.Double‐clickontheins

tallerfileandfollowtheX‐CTUSetupWizard.

4.Whenas

kedifyouwouldli ketocheckDigi'sweb siteforfirmwareupdates,clickYes.

5.Af

terthefirmwareupdatesarecomplete,clickClose.Updatesmaytakeafewminutes,pleasebe

patient.

6.St

artX‐CTUbydouble‐clickingontheX‐CTUicononyourdesktop,orbyselectingStart>Programs

>Digi>X‐CTU.

TheX‐CT

Usoftwareisnowreadytobeused.

YouhavejustcompletedGoal#2‐downloadingandinstalling

theX‐CTUconfigurationsoftware.

Part 3: Test Communications Link and

Establish a Network

Perform a Range Test

Befor erunningarangetest,youwillneedtoestablishaconnectionwiththeX‐CTUsoftware:

1.Double‐clicktheX‐CTUsho

rtcutonyourdesktop.

2.U

nderthePCSettingstab,selecttheserialCOMportassociatedwiththedevelopmentboardsyou

havejustat tachedtoyourcomputer.

3.Verifythatthebaudrateanddatasettingsmatchtheinternalsettingsofthedevices:

• BaudRate:9600

• FlowControl:NONE

• DataBits:8

• Parity:NONE

• StopBits:1

4.OntheModemCon

figurationtab,clickRead.

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5.SelectthePLparameterandchoosetheappropriatepowerlevelfromthedrop‐down

menuPle

asefollowtheseguidelines:

• PL=1(25mW)orlowerisrequiredinItaly.

• PL=3(200mW)orlowerisrequiredwhenusingtheenclosed

USBin

terfaceboardfromDigi,duetocurrentdrawlimitationsof<400mA.

6.ClickWr

itetosavetonon‐volatilememory.

7.Re

movethemodulesfromeachinterfaceboardandswapin terfaceboards.Repeatsteps4‐6to

configurethesecondRFmodulewiththecorrectPLsetting.

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8.ClicktheTest/Querybuttontoverifycommunicationwiththeradio.Apop‐upwi llbedisplayed

showingstatusandsomebasicinformation.

9.Applypow

ertothesecondradiousingapowersupplyinafixedlocation.Thiswillbedesignatedas

yourremoteradio.

Note:YouwillneedtohaveajumperatP8ontheloopbackheaderontheXBIB

fortheremoteradio.

EnsurethattheP8jumperisnotbridgingthetwopinstogetheronthebase

radio.ThiscouldcauseX‐CTUtostallifthejumperispopulatedandrequests

aresenttotheradio.

10.SelecttheRang

eTesttab.

11.(

Optional)Checkthe“RSSI”checkboxtoenableReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator.

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12.ClickStarttobegintherangetest.

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13.MonitorthelinkqualitybyreadingthePercent sectionontheRangeTesttab.Thissection

displaystherunningpercentageofgoodpacketssenttothereceivingradioandloopedbacktothe

base.



Asyo

urdistanceincreasesbeyondthemaximumrangeoftheradios,youwill

startseeinggreaterpacketloss.

14.ClickSt

optoendtherangetest.

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TheAdvancedtaballowsyoutheabilitytoincreasethedatareceivetimeout.whichdefaultsatone

second.Becauseofregulatoryrequirments,youwillneedtoincreasethetimeouttotenseconds

(10,000ms).

Youhavejustcomplet edGoal#3‐performingarangetest.

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