Check For Cellular Registration And Connection; Update To The Latest Firmware - Digi XB3-C-A2-UT series User Manual

Getting started with the XBee Smart Modem Development Kit

Check for cellular registration and connection

In the following examples, proper cellular network registration and address assignment must occur
successfully. The LED on the development board blinks when the XBee Smart Modem is registered to
the cellular network; see
properly. Registration can take several minutes.
Note Make sure you are in an area with adequate cellular network reception or the XBee Smart
Modem will not make the connection.
In addition to the LED confirmation, you can check the AT commands below in XCTU to check the
registration and connection. To view these commands:
1. Open XCTU and
2. Click the Configuration working mode
3. Select a device from the Radio Modules list. XCTU displays the current firmware settings for
that device.
4. On the Configuration toolbar, click the Default button
established by the firmware, and click Yes to confirm.
The relevant commands are:
AI (Association Indication) reads zero when the device successfully registers to the cellular
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network. If it reads 0x23 it is connecting to the Internet; 0x22 means it is registering to the
cellular network.
MY (Module IP Address) should display a valid IP address. If it reads 0.0.0.0, it has not
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registered yet.
Note To search for an AT command in XCTU, use

Update to the latest firmware

Firmware is the program code stored in the device's persistent memory that provides the control
program for the device. Use XCTU to update the firmware.
1. Click the Configuration working modes button
2. Select a local XBee module from the Radio Modules list.
3. Click the Update firmware button
The Update firmware dialog displays the available and compatible firmware for the selected
XBee module.
4. Select the product family of the XBee module, the function set, and the latest firmware version.
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The Associate LED. If the LED remains solid, registration has not occurred
Add a device.
the search
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Configure the device using XCTU
button.
to load the default values
box.
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