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Contents Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide Applicable firmware and hardware Purchase the correct SIM cards Getting started with the XBee Cellular Modem Development Kit Identify the kit contents Cellular service Connect the hardware Configure the device using XCTU...
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Pin sleep mode Cyclic sleep mode Cyclic sleep with pin wake up mode Airplane mode The sleep timer AT commands Special commands AC (Apply Changes) FR (Force Reset) RE (Restore Defaults) Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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Unresponsive cellular component in Bypass mode Not on expected network after APN change Certifications Modification statement Interference statement Wireless notice FCC Class B digital device notice Labelling requirements for the host device Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Identify the kit contents Cellular service Connect the hardware Configure the device using XCTU Software libraries XBIB-U_DEV reference XBee Cellular Modem examples Configure the XBee Cellular Modem using Device Cloud Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
SIM card in the XBee Cellular Modem. Note the expiration date and when cellular service expires, contact us at 1.877.890.4014 for further instructions on renewing cellular service for the device. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
5. Connect the USB cable from a PC to the USB port on the development board. The computer searches for a driver, which can take a few minutes to install. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
XBee Configuration and Test Utility (XCTU) is a multi-platform program that enables users to interact with Digi radio frequency (RF) devices through a graphical interface. The application includes built-in tools that make it easy to set up, configure, and test Digi RF devices.
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The XBee Java Library is a Java API. The package includes the XBee library, its source code and a collection of samples that help you develop Java applications to communicate with your XBee devices. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
XBIB-U_DEV reference This picture shows the XBIB-U development board and the table that follows explains the callouts in the picture. Number Item Description Programming header Header used to program XBee Programmable devices. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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Powering the board with J2 and J5 without R31 removed can cause shorts if the USB or barrel plug power are connected. Applying too high a voltage destroys electronic circuitry in the device and other board components and/or can cause injury. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Transparent mode. This allows you to send and receive text messages to and from an SMS capable device such as a mobile phone. The following table explains the AT commands that you use in this example. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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8. In the TD field, type D and click the Write button. 9. Note the number in the PH field; it is the XBee Cellular Modem phone number, which you see when it sends an SMS to your phone. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Connect the hardware. 2. Open XCTU and click the Configuration working mode button. 3. Select a device from the Radio Modules list. XCTU displays the current firmware settings for that device. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Bot. The following screenshot provides an example of this chat. Connect to the echo server This server echoes back the messages you type. The following table explains the AT commands that you use in this example. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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8. To enter the destination address of the echo server, in the DL field, type 52.43.121.77 and click the Write button. 9. To enter the destination IP port number, in the DE field, type 2329 and click the Write button. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
No information is sent until this character is entered, unless the maximum number of characters has been reached. Set to zero to disable text delimiter checking. To communicate with the Daytime server: Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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12. Click in the left pane of the Console log, then type in the Console to query the Daytime server. The following screenshot provides an example of this chat. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Connect the hardware. 2. Open XCTU and click the Configuration working mode button. 3. Select a device from the Radio Modules list. XCTU displays the current firmware settings for that device. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Send packets dialog. The Add new packet dialog appears. 11. Enter the name of the data packet. 12. Type the following data in the ASCII input tab: GET /ip HTTP/1.1 Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Configure the XBee Cellular Modem using Device Cloud Create a Device Cloud account Digi Device Cloud is an on-demand service with no infrastructure requirements. Remote devices and enterprise business applications connect to Device Cloud through standards-based web services. This section describes how to configure and manage an XBee using Device Cloud. For detailed information on using Device Cloud, refer to the Device Cloud User Guide, available via the Documentation tab in Device Cloud.
More menu. The Update Firmware dialog appears. 7. Click Browse to select the .ebin file that you unzipped earlier. 8. Click Update Firmware. The updated devices automatically reboot when the updates are complete. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Addressing options TCP/IP and SMS Carrier and technology Verizon 4G LTE Cat 1 Supported bands 4 and 13 Security SSL/TLS Power requirements The following table provides the power requirements for the device. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
0.3, 3.3) VDD_IO Supply voltage In normal running mode 3.3 V for I/O Voltage on any -0.3 VDD_IO + Input low voltage 0.3*VDD_ Input high 0.7*VDD_ voltage Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The following table provides the regulatory and carrier approvals for the device. Specification Value United States Contains FCC ID: RI7LE866SV1 Industry Canada Contains IC: 5131A-LE866SV1 Europe (CE) RoHS Lead-free and RoHS compliant Australia Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Antenna connections Antenna placement SIM card The Associate LED Heat considerations Heat sink considerations Power supply considerations Add a capacitor to the RESET line Add a fan to provide active cooling Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Input Input UART Data In DIO12 Either Digital I/O 12 RESET Input PWM0 / RSSI / DIO10 Either Output PWM Output 0 / RX Signal Strength Indicator / Digital I/O10 Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The XBee Cellular Modem has two U.FL antenna ports; a primary on the upper left of the board and a secondary port on the upper right, see the drawing below. You must connect the primary port and the Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The following table describes the Associate LED functionality. For the location of the Associate LED on the XBIB-U development board, see number 6 on the XBIB-U_DEV reference. Blink LED status timing Meaning On, solid Not joined to a mobile network. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
4. ScenarioMaxCurrent is the maximum current expected for the device. Heat sink considerations The following table provides a set of typical heat sink examples for scenarios that customers may encounter. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
0.1 V if drawing 0.5 W compared to drawing 2.8 W. Add a capacitor to the RESET line In high EMI noise environments, we recommend adding a 10 nF ceramic capacitor very close to pin 5. NR = not recommended. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
7. Set P1 to 1, which turns the fan on when the device gets above 70 °C and the cellular component is running, and off below 65 °C. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Cellular connection process Connecting Cellular network Data network connection Data communication with remote servers (TCP/UDP) Disconnecting SMS encoding Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
3. The cellular network may also close the connection after a timeout set by the network operator. Disconnecting When the XBee Cellular Modem is put into Airplane mode or deep sleep is requested: Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The device converts incoming SMS messages to ASCII. Characters that cannot be represented in ASCII are replaced with a space (' ', or 0x20 in hex). This includes emoji and other special characters. Also referred to as the GSM 7-bit alphabet. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Transparent operating mode. The device queues all serial data it receives through the DIN pin for RF transmission. When a device receives RF data, it sends the data out through the DOUT pin. You can set the configuration parameters using Command mode. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
0x2F. It may take a moment for Bypass operating mode to become active. Leave Bypass operating mode To configure a device to leave Bypass operating mode: Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Failure to enter Command mode is often due to baud rate mismatch. Ensure that the baud rate of the connection matches the baud rate of the device. By default, the BD parameter = 3 (9600 b/s). Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
WR writes parameter values to non-volatile memory so that parameter modifications persist through subsequent resets. Exit Command mode 1. Send the CN (Exit Command Mode) command followed by a carriage return. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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(Command Mode Timeout), it returns to Transparent or API mode. The default Command Mode Timeout is 10 seconds. For an example of programming the device using AT Commands and descriptions of each configurable parameter, see commands. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Sleep modes About sleep modes Normal mode Pin sleep mode Cyclic sleep mode Cyclic sleep with pin wake up mode Airplane mode The sleep timer Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
(SM = 4 or SM = 5), it starts a sleep timer (time until sleep). ST (Wake Time) to set the duration of the timer. When the sleep timer expires the device returns to sleep. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Writes parameter values to non-volatile memory so that parameter modifications persist through subsequent resets. Note Once you issue a WR command, do not send any additional characters to the device until after you receive the OK response. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Reads the device's International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). Parameter range Default Set in the factory MN (Operator) Reads the network operator on which the device is registered. Parameter range Default Verizon Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
AI (Association Indication) reaches 0x00. 4. Use FR to reset the device a second time. 5. Wait again for the cellular component to initialize: AI reaches 0x00. Parameter range 0 - 1 Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Due to known vulnerabilities in prior protocol versions, we strongly recommend that you use the latest TLS version whenever possible. Range Value Description 0x00 SSL v3 0x01 TLS v1.0 0x02 TLS v1.1 0x03 TLS v1.2 Default 0x03 Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Default my.devicecloud.com Addressing commands The following AT commands are addressing commands. SH (Serial Number High) The upper digits of the unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) assigned to this device. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
011 for the United States. Range 7 - 20 ASCII digits including an optional + prefix Default DE (Destination Port) Sets or reads the destination IP port number. Parameter range 0x0 - 0xFFFF Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
In API mode, the address is represented as the binary four byte big-endian numeric value representing the IPv4 address. In Transparent or Command mode, the address is represented as a dotted-quad string notation. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Default FT (Flow Control Threshold) Set or display the flow control threshold. De-assert CTS when FT bytes are in the UART receive buffer. Parameter range 0x9D - 0x82D Default 0x681 Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Cyclic Sleep with Pin Wake. In this mode the device acts as in Cyclic Sleep but does not sleep if the SLEEP_RQ pin is inactive, allowing the device to be kept awake or woken by the connected system. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Sets or reads the Command mode timeout parameter. If a device does not receive any valid commands within this time period, it returns to Idle mode from Command mode. Parameter range 2 - 0x1770 (x 100 ms) Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Read the device's hardware version. Use this command to distinguish between different hardware platforms. The upper byte returns a value that is unique to each device type. The lower byte indicates the hardware revision. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Displays the current Device Cloud status for the XBee. Range Value Description 0x00 Connected 0x01 Before connection to the Internet 0x02 Device Cloud connection in progress 0x03 Disconnecting from Device Cloud 0x04 Not configured for Device Cloud Default Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The following table provides the parameter's meaning when IP = 1 or 4 for TCP connections. Parameter Description 0x00 The socket is open. 0x01 Tried to send but could not. 0x02 Invalid parameters (bad IP/host). 0x03 TCP not supported on this cellular component. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The location where most AT commands set or query register values, execution commands execute an action on the device. Execution commands are executed immediately and do not require changes to be applied. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
CAUTION! This command is for advanced users, and you should only use it if the cellular component becomes completely stuck while in Bypass mode. Normal users should never need to run this command. See the FR (Force Reset) command instead. Range Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
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AT commands Execution commands Default Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Operate in API mode API frame specifications Calculate and verify checksums Frame descriptions Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
For more information on using this API mode, refer to the following knowledge base article: http://knowledge.digi.com/articles/Knowledge_Base_Article/Escaped-Characters-and-API-Mode-2 The following table shows the structure of an API frame with escaped characters: Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
This field contains the information that a device receives or will transmit. The structure of frame data depends on the purpose of the API frame: Frame data Start Frame delimiter Length type Checksum Data API frame type Single byte 0x7E Data Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
1. Add all bytes including the checksum; do not include the delimiter and length. 2. If the checksum is correct, the last two digits on the far right of the sum equal 0xFF. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Byte Command name: two ASCII characters that identify the AT command. command Parameter Byte If present, indicates the requested parameter value to set the given value register. If no characters are present, it queries the register. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Byte Command name: two ASCII characters that identify the AT command. command Parameter Byte If present, indicates the requested parameter value to set the given value register. If no characters are present, it queries the register. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
(0x0) byte. Use numbers and the + symbol only, no other symbols or letters. Payload Variable Data to send as the body of the SMS message. (160 characters maximum) Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Bit 1: When set, close TCP socket immediately after transmit bitfield success. All other bits are reserved and should be set to zero. Payload Variable Data to be transferred to the destination, may be up to 1500 bytes. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
1 = ERROR 2 = Invalid command 3 = Invalid parameter Parameter Byte Register data in binary format. If the register was set, then this field is value not returned. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Description Frame 0x9F Byte Type Phone 20 byte String representation of the phone number, padded out with number string null bytes (0x0). Payload Variable Body of the received SMS message. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Protocol Byte 0 = UDP 1 = TCP 4 = SSL over TCP Status Byte Reserved Payload Variable Data received from the source. The maximum size is 1500 bytes. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The XBee Cellular Modem implicitly opens the socket any time there is data to be sent, and closes it according to the timeout settings. The TM (TCP Client Connection Timeout) command controls the timeout settings. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
This section contains troubleshooting steps for the XBee Cellular Modem. Cannot find the serial port for the device Correct a macOS Java error Unresponsive cellular component in Bypass mode Not on expected network after APN change Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
4. Remove the development board from the USB port and view which port name no longer appears in the Discover radio devices list of ports. The port name that no longer appears is the correct port for the development board. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
1. Click More info to open a browser window. 2. Click Download to get the file javaforosx.dmg. 3. Double-click on the downloaded javaforosx.dmg. 4. In the dialog, double-click the JavaForOSX.pkg and follow the instructions to install Java. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
XBee Cellular Modem software. If AI is 0x2F, Bypass mode should work. If not, look at the status codes in AI (Association Indication) for guidance. 2. You can send the !R (Modem Reset) command to reset only the cellular component. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
The XBee Cellular Modem is not on the expected network after a change to the AN (APN) command. Solution Send ATNR0 to reset Internet connectivity. See NR (Network Reset) for more information. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Certifications Modification statement Interference statement Wireless notice FCC Class B digital device notice Labelling requirements for the host device Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...
Modification statement Modification statement Digi International has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Digi International n’approuve aucune modification apportée à l’appareil par l’utilisateur, quelle qu’en soit la nature.
Contains IC: 5131A-LE866SV1 CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme à la norme canadienne ICES-003. Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide...