Perform A Range Test - Digi XBee SX User Manual

Getting started with the XBee/XBee-PRO SX RF Module Development Kit
3. Configure the following parameters:
ID: 2015
NI: LOCAL_DEVICE
AP: API Mode Without Escapes [1]
4. Click the Write radio settings button.
5. Select the other module and click the Default firmware settings button.
6. Configure the following parameters:
ID: 2015
NI: REMOTE_DEVICE
AP: Transparent Mode [0]
7. Click the Write radio settings button.
After you write the radio settings for each device, their names appear in the Radio Modules
area. The Port indicates that the LOCAL_DEVICE is in API mode.
8. Disconnect REMOTE_DEVICE from your computer and remove it from XCTU; leave its power
supply connected and plugged in.
9. If you have not already done so, connect LOCAL_DEVICE to a battery. Its USB cable should still
be connected to the laptop.

Perform a range test

A range test is a simple point to point wireless demonstration that tests the devices' ability to
transmit to and receive from each other. Wireless environments vary dramatically depending on many
factors and the range test allows you to experiment with the devices in your own environment.
The range test instructions assume that you are using a laptop to configure the devices. You will need
a battery to power the device connected to the laptop (the "local device") so that you can move
around. Alternatively you can set the local device to PL: 21.5 dBm [0], and the device will run off of the
USB port exclusively. However, the achievable range will significantly decrease if you use the lower
power setting.
WARNING! Keep the boards 2 m (6 ft) apart when transmitting to protect the device's
front end.
Follow these steps to perform the range test:
1. Open the Tools menu within XCTU and select the Range Test option.
2. Your local devices are listed on the left side of the Devices Selection section. Select the local
device and click the Discover remote devices button
3. When the discovery process finishes, the remote device is displayed in the Discovering remote
devices... dialog. Click Add selected devices.
4. Select the remote device from the Discovered device list located on the right panel inside.
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