Digi XBee Getting Started Manual

XBee Wi-Fi Development Kit

Getting Started Guide

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6/17/2011

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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

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

Additional Requirements ......................................................................................5

Part 1: Set up your XBee Wi-Fi Development Kit................................................. 6

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

Assemble your XBee Wi-Fi Development Kit......................................................... 7

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

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

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

Part 3: Establish an 802.11 bgn Network Connection......................................... 9

Starting the X-CTU Software.................................................................................. 9

Running the X-CTU Software............................................................................... 10

Part 4: Put the XBee Module into Deep Sleep Mode ......................................... 18

Further Information ............................................................................................... 22

Appendix A: Troubleshooting .................................................................................23

Resetting the XBee Wi-Fi Module........................................................................ 23

Appendix B: Possible Access Point/Router Connection Issues...................25

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Using this Guide

Conventions used in this Guide

Contact Information

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Furtherinformationregardingitemsmarkedwiththissymbolcanbe

foundin

“AppendixA”or“AppendixB”.

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Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasinganXBeeWi‐FiDevelopmentKit.Thiskitisdesignedtomakeiteasytosetupan

XBeeWi‐Finetwork,senddatafromoneXBeetotheother,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:

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 Requirements

Thisguideassumestheuseofan802.11bgnaccesspointorwirelessrouter(notprovided)with

WPA,orWPA2withPSKandDHCPenabled.TheXBeeWi‐FidoesnotsupportWEPorenterprise

encryption.

Further,thisguideassumesbothmodulesar econnectedtothesameaccesspointorrouter.

WhileitispossibletoconnecttheXBeeWi‐Fitodifferentaccesspointsorrouters,itisbeyond

thescopeofthisguide.Forinformationoncommunicationacrossaccess pointsseetheUser's

Manual.

1.SetupyourXBeeWi‐FiDevelopmentKit.

2.DownloadandinstallX‐CTUconfigurationsoftware.

3.UseX‐CTUtoestablishan802.11bgnnetworkconnectionbetween

theXBeeWi‐Fimodulesusinganaccesspointorwirelessrouter.

4.PuttheXBeeWi‐Fimoduleintodeepsleepmode.

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Part 1:

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Set up your XBee Wi-Fi Development Kit

Identify Kit Components

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

2 - XBee Interface Boards

XBee Wi-Fi PCB

Antenna Module

U.FL Antenna

XBee Wi-Fi

U.FL Module

2 - USB Cables

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Assemble your XBee Wi-Fi Development Kit

AssemblethekitbyplacingoneXBeeWi‐FimoduleoneachoftheXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoardsas

showninthediagrambelow.ConnecttheU.FLantennatotheU.FLXBeeasshown.ConnecttheUSB

cabletotheXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoard;itwillbeattachedtothecomputer

inalaterstep.

Notes:

1.TheantennaisonlyinstalledonU.FLmodules.ThePCBantennamodulecomesequipped

withanantennaalreadyonthemodule.

2.ModulesareinstalledbyaligningpinsandpressingintotheXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoard

socket.

3.ModulescanberemovedfromtheXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoardsocketbycarefully

applyingupwardpressuretothemodule.

4.Thepowersupplyjackisonthelowerleftcorneroftheboard.Itisnotrequiredforthis

module.ThisguideassumestheboardispoweredbyaUSBcableconnectedtothe

computer.

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

Wi‐Fi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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

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

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

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

ToinstalltheUSBdriver:

1.Downloadthedriversetupfileat:

http://ftp1.digi.com/support/driver/FTDI_Windows_Driver_Setup.exe.

2.Double‐clickonthesetupfile.Awindowwillpopupduringinstallationandautomaticallyclose

whentheprocessiscomplete.TheUSBinterfaceboardmaynowbeconnectedtothecomputer.

Installing X-CTU Software

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

2.Browsetothefoldertowhichyousavedtheaboveinstallfile.

3.Double‐clickontheinstallerfileandfollowtheX‐CTUSetupWizard.

4.WhenaskedifyouwouldliketocheckDigi'sweb siteforfirmwareupdates,clickYes.

5.Afterthefirmwareupdatesarecomplete,clickClose.Updatesmaytak eafewminutes,pleasebe

patient.

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

>Digi>X‐CTU.

TheX‐CTUsoftwareisnowreadytobeused.

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

theX‐CTUconfigurationsoftware.

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Part 3: Establish an 802.11 bgn Network

Connection

Twotypesofnetworkconnectionareavailable.Thefirstisad‐hocwhereatwomodulenetworkis

establishedwithouttheaidofanaccesspointorrouter.Thismodeisnotdiscussedinthisguide.Further

informationonad‐hocnetworksisavailableintheUser'sManual.Thesecondtype

ofnetworkiscreated

usinganaccesspointorrouter.Thebasicsofthistypeofconnectionwillbecoveredinthissection.

Starting the X-CTU Software

1.ConnecttheXBeeUSBDevelopmentBoardUSBcabletothecomputer.

2.GotothefilewhereyousavedtheX‐CTUsoftware.

3.Double‐clickonX‐CTU.exetostarttheprogram.

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Running the X-CTU Software

1.UnderthePCSettingstab,selectthePCserialCOMportthatwillbeused(USBSerialPort(COM4)

inthiscase.TheUSBportswillbelabeledas“USBSerialPort”andareassignedanumberbasedon

yourPC'ssettings.

2.SetthefollowingvaluesintheComPortSetupsectionofX‐CTU:

BaudRate: 9600

FlowControl: None

DataBits: 8

Parity: None

StopBits: 1

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Note:TheX‐CTUbaudratemustmatchthemodule'sBDparameterforproper

communication.Themoduledefaultis9600baud.

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3.SelecttheX‐CTU ModemConfigurationtab,andthenclickRead.

ThiswillcauseX‐CTUtodisplaytheavailablesettingsforthemodule.

4.Tofindtheavailableaccesspointsandrouterswithinthemodule’srange,scrolltothetopofthe

settingslistandclickonActiveScan.ThenclickontheScanbuttonthatwillappear.

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5.ThiswillcausetheXBeetoscanforavailableaccesspointsandroutersintheareaandbringupthe

Scanwindow,shownbelow:



TheSecuritysectionshowsthetypeofsecurityusedbyeachnetworklisted.Receiver

SignalStrengthIndicator(RSSI(dBm))isameasureofthepowerlevelreceivedatthe

module.Thehigherthenumber,themorepowerisreceivedfromthatnetwork.

ClickingtheCancelbuttonwillclosethewindow.ClickingtheScanbuttonwithintheScan

windowwillcausetheXBeetore‐scanforallavailableaccesspointsandrouters.The

SecurityKeysectionisforenteringthesecuritykeyoftheaccesspointorrouterselected,

ifrequired.

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6.LocatethenetworkyouwouldlikeyourXBeeWi‐FimoduletojoinandclickontheSSIDwithinthe

scanwindow.YouwillnoticethattheSecurityKeysectionisgrayedoutifthenetwork’ssecurityis

"open".Ifthenetworkisusingasecuritykey ,enterthatkey

itintotheSecurityKeytextbox.Little

boxcharactersmayappearnexttoeachSSID.Pleasedisregardthesecharacters.

7.Onceyouhaveselectedanetwork,clickontheSelectAPbutton.ThisconnectstheXBeeWi‐Fito

thenetwork.TheInfowindow(shownbelow)willbedisplayed;thiswindowtellsyouhowlongit

tooktoconnecttoyourspecifiednetwork.

Warning:TheXBeeWi‐Fimodulewillnotconnecttoaccesspointsorroutersthatuse

WEPorEnterprisesecurity.TheaccesspointorrouterneedstobeconfiguredforDHCP

forthepurposesofthisguide.

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Note:IfyourXBeeWi‐Fimoduledoesnotjointheaccesspoint,pleasereferto

"AppendixB:PossibleAccessPoint/RouterConnectionIssues".

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8.ClicktheOKbutton.Thiswillcloseboththeinfoandscanwindows.

9.ConnecttheotherXBeeInterfaceBoardUSBcabletothecomputerandrepeatsteps1through8

forthesecondmodule.YoucaneitheropenmultipleX‐CTUwindowsonthesamecomputeroruse

asepar a tecomputerforeachmodule.

10.WithintheAddressingfolderyouwillfindtheModuleIPAddressline.ThisistheIPaddress

assignedbytheaccesspointorrouter.

Note:TheIPaddresswillbedynamicallyassignedbytheaccesspointorrouter.

Thiscantakeafewsecondstocomplete.

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Warning:Forthepurposesofthisguide,itisrequiredthatbothmodulesjointhesame

accesspoint.

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11.AlsowithintheAddressingfolderyouwillfindtheDestinationIPAddress.Clickonthisaddressto

displayaSetbutton.

12.ClickontheSetbuttontodisplaytheSetStringwindow.

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Note:IftheModuleIPAddresslistedis0.0.0.0,clicktheReadbuttonandtheIP address

willbedisplayed.ItmaytakeafewsecondsfortheaccesspointorroutertoassignanIP

addresstotheXBeeWi‐Fimodule.

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13.EntertheModuleIPAddressfrommodule2intomodule1'sDestinationIPAddress,andthe

ModuleIPAddressformodule1intomodule2'sDestinationIPAddress.

14.ClicktheWritebutton(nexttotheReadbutton).Thiswillsav ethesettingstothemodule.

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Note:TorestorethefactoryoriginalsettingsclicktheRestorebutton(nexttotheWrite

button).Thiswillplacethemoduleintheoriginalsettingsandallowyoutoconnecttoa

newnetwork.

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15.SelecttheTerminaltabforeachmodule,clickanywherewithinthewhitewindow,andtypeany

charactersthatyouwouldliketheXBeeWi‐Fimoduletotransmit.

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Note:Typedcharactersinthewindowofonemodulewillbetransmittedtotheother

moduleanddisplayedinthatmodulesX‐CTUscreen.Characterstransmittedaredisplayed

inbluetextandcharactersreceivedaredisplayedinredText.

YouhavejustcompletedGoal#3‐usingX‐CTUtoestablishan

802.11bgnnetworkconnectionbetweentheXBeemodules,

usingaccesspointsorawirelessrouter.

Part 4:

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Put the XBee Module into Deep Sleep Mode

Twotypesofsleepareavailableonthemodule;thefirstisassociatedsleep.Inassociatedsleepmodethe

modulewillremembertheconnectiontothelastaccesspointorrouteritwasconnectedto.Formore

informationonassociatedsleepseetheUser'sManual.

Thesecondtypeofsleepisdeepsleep;deepsleepmodewillcompletelypowerdowntheWi‐Fiportion

ofthemodule.DeepsleepisthelowestcurrentmodefortheXBeeWi‐Fimodule.

ToenterdeepsleepandwakeuptheXBeeWi‐Fimoduleperformthefollowingsteps:

1.MakesuretheX‐CTUTerminaltabisselected.

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2.EnterATcommandmodebytyping+++inthetextwindow.ThemodulewillrespondwitharedOK

asshownbelow:

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3.Typeatsm1andpresstheEnterkeytoenablethedeepsleepmode.

Note:ATSM1isanATcommandspecifyingsleepmode1.Additionalinformationon

sleepmodeisavailableintheProductManual.

Warning:Thiscommandneedstobeenteredwithina fewsecondsortheXBeeWi‐Fiwill

automaticallyexitcommandmodeandyouwillneedtogobacktoStep2.Thedefault

commandmodetimeoutis10seconds.

Note:Youcanexitthecommandmodebytypingatcnandpressing theEnterkey .

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