Step 1: Requirements; Step 2: Connect The Components; Step 3: Configure The Xbee Zigbee Modules - Digi XBee Zigbee Mesh Kit User Manual

Signal strength and radio frequency range
Step 1: Requirements
Hardware
Two XBee Zigbee modules
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Two XBee Grove Development Boards
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Two micro USB cables
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One computer, although you may also use two
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Software
XCTU 6.3.1 or later
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Step 2: Connect the components
To get started, connect the components and start XCTU.
1. Plug the XBee modules into the XBee Grove Development Boards and connect them to your
computer using the micro USB cables provided. You can find more specific steps in
XBee module.
2. After connecting the modules to your computer, open XCTU.
3. Make sure you are in Configuration working mode.
Step 3: Configure the XBee Zigbee modules
To perform a range test, configure one device as coordinator (XBee A, local) and the other as router
(XBee B, remote).
The XBee Zigbee modules support the loopback cluster (0x12). Using this type of range test is
advantageous because you do not have to close the loopback jumper of the remote module and the it
can work in any operating mode.
To configure your modules to perform the range test, follow these steps:
1. Restore the default settings of all XBee modules with the Load default firmware settings
button at the top of the Radio Configuration section.
XBee® Zigbee® Mesh Kit
Example: perform a range test
Plug in the
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