XBee_Object_2.spin covers XBee Series 2 (Part# 32405)

MacTuxLin

Hi All,

I've purchased a number of this part recently & have gotten it to communicate via X-CTU. The information on XBee Series 2 in the manual (#122-32450) only contains the configuration part (last chapter) and the object in OBEX (http://obex.parallax.com/objects/146/) is (designed/tested with Series 1 - 802.15.4). Where can I get more information on Series 2 for use with the prop?

E.g. I think this init portion in the object is not relevant for Series 2 or am I wrong?

    XB.AT_ConfigVal(string("ATMY"),$5) ' Set MY address to 5

Thanks a lot!

johnfos

Could you just confirm which firmware you're running? As I see it, part #32405 is a series 1 model running the 802.15.4 firmware.

MacTuxLin

Ah, sorry. Typo error. It should be Part# 122-32450! Darn! No way to change the title now

MacTuxLin

Ahem ... mic testing 1 2 3 testing testing ....

johnfos

Sorry, but I'm still confused. Part 32450 is an XBee 802.15.4 starter kit - ie series 1.

Still, let's assume you do indeed have series 2 XBees.

For more information the place to start is the Digi product manual from www.digi.com.

Click the Support tab, and then choose your XBee model and firmware type from the (long) list of products. Once there, click the Documentation link and download the product manual.

You didn't say which firmware you were running: for a series 2 it would be either Zigbee (ZB) or the older ZNet2.5. You'd need to download the correct product manual for the firmware type.

For the series 1 802.15.4 firmware I've written an alternative and complementary guide (mentioned elsewhere in this forum). For the series 2 I don't know of any better source than the product manual.

If you need more information, can you use X-CTU to extract the firmware version from your models, and also post the part number from the chip (it's printed on the underside and looks something like XBP24-AWI-001-revB).

MacTuxLin

Hey, thanks. I've confirmed that these are indeed series 2 as only the series 2 configuration worked. I bought a total of 4 of these. Anyhow, I've managed to configure 1 as router & another as coordinator. They talked to each other alright but I was wondering if there are init codes from the prop to these guys like the series 1.

I'll tinker with these again tomorrow.