Xbee 2 Click is a compact add-on board providing wireless end-point connectivity to other devices. This board features the XB3-24Z8UM, a Digi XBee® 3 transceiver module offering a fully interoperable ecosystem covering all vertical markets from Digi International. Building on industry-leading technology, the pre-certified Digi XBee® 3 module delivers the flexibility to switch between multiple frequencies and wireless protocols as needed (Zigbee, 802.15.4, DigiMesh® and BLE). It can be easily configured and controlled from a simple, central platform and comes with built-in Digi TrustFence® security, identity, and data privacy features which use more than 175 controls to protect against new and evolving cyber threats.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Aug 2022.
- Type : UART type
We provide a library for the XBEE 2 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for XBEE 2 Click driver.
xbee2_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void xbee2_cfg_setup ( xbee2_cfg_t *cfg );
xbee2_init
Initialization function.
err_t xbee2_init ( xbee2_t *ctx, xbee2_cfg_t *cfg );
xbee2_get_serial_number
This function sends a get serial number command.
err_t xbee2_get_serial_number ( xbee2_t *ctx );
xbee2_set_device_name
This function sets the device name (node identifier).
err_t xbee2_set_device_name ( xbee2_t *ctx, char *dev_name );
xbee2_set_destination_address
This function sets the destination address high and low bytes.
err_t xbee2_set_destination_address ( xbee2_t *ctx, char *dest_addr_high, char *dest_addr_low );
This example demonstrates the use of an XBEE 2 Click board by showing the communication between the two Click boards configured in transparent mode.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and configures the Click board by performing a factory reset, and setting the device name, destination address, api mode to transparent, and a device role to join or form network depending on the application mode.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
xbee2_cfg_t xbee2_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
xbee2_cfg_setup( &xbee2_cfg );
XBEE2_MAP_MIKROBUS( xbee2_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( UART_ERROR == xbee2_init( &xbee2, &xbee2_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
xbee2_hw_reset ( &xbee2 );
xbee2_process( );
xbee2_clear_app_buf( );
log_printf( &logger, " - Enter command mode -\r\n" );
xbee2_enter_command_mode ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Factory Reset -\r\n" );
xbee2_factory_reset ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Get serial number -\r\n" );
xbee2_get_serial_number ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Set Device Name -\r\n" );
xbee2_set_device_name ( &xbee2, DEVICE_NAME );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Set Destination Address -\r\n" );
xbee2_set_destination_address ( &xbee2, DESTINATION_ADDRESS_HIGH, DESTINATION_ADDRESS_LOW );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Set API mode -\r\n" );
xbee2_set_api_mode ( &xbee2, XBEE2_MODE_TRANSPARENT );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Set Device Role -\r\n" );
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
xbee2_set_device_role ( &xbee2, XBEE2_DEVICE_ROLE_JOIN_NETWORK );
#else
xbee2_set_device_role ( &xbee2, XBEE2_DEVICE_ROLE_FORM_NETWORK );
#endif
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Apply changes -\r\n" );
xbee2_apply_changes ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Save changes -\r\n" );
xbee2_save_changes ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
log_printf( &logger, " - Exit command mode -\r\n" );
xbee2_exit_command_mode ( &xbee2 );
Delay_ms ( 100 );
xbee2_display_rsp ( 1000 );
app_buf_len = 0;
app_buf_cnt = 0;
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
log_printf( &logger, " Application Mode: Transmitter\r\n" );
#else
log_printf( &logger, " Application Mode: Receiver\r\n" );
#endif
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Depending on the selected application mode, it reads all the received data or sends the desired message every 3 seconds.
void application_task ( void )
{
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
xbee2_generic_write( &xbee2, DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE, strlen( DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE ) );
log_printf( &logger, "%s", ( char * ) DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
#else
xbee2_process( );
if ( app_buf_len > 0 )
{
log_printf( &logger, "%s", app_buf );
xbee2_clear_app_buf( );
}
#endif
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.XBEE2
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.