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Configure the XBee-PRO 900HP RF Module
Software libraries
One way to communicate with the XBee-PRO 900HP RF Module is by using a software library. The
libraries available for use with the XBee-PRO 900HP RF Module include:
XBee Java library
n
XBee Python library
n
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.
The XBee Python Library is a Python API that dramatically reduces the time to market of XBee
projects developed in Python and facilitates the development of these types of applications, making it
an easy process.
Configure the device using XCTU
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.
For instructions on downloading and using XCTU, see
Click Discover devices and follow the instructions. XCTU should discover the connected XBee-PRO
900HP RF Modules using the provided settings.
Click Add selected devices.The devices appear in the Radio Modules list. You can click a module to
view and configure its individual settings. For more information on these items, see
Over-the-air firmware updates
There are two methods of updating the firmware on the device. You can update the firmware locally
with XCTU using the device's serial port interface. You can also update firmware using the device's RF
interface (over-the-air updating.)
The over-the-air firmware update method provided is a robust and versatile technique that you can
tailor to many different networks and applications. OTA updates are reliable and minimize disruption
of normal network operations.
In the following sections, we refer to the node that will be updated as the target node. We refer to the
node providing the update information as the source node. In most applications the source node is
locally attached to a computer running update software.
There are three phases of the over-the-air update process:
1.
Distribute the new application
2.
Verify the new application
3.
Install the application
Distribute the new application
The first phase of performing an over-the-air update on a device is transferring the new firmware file
to the target node. Load the new firmware image in the target node's GPM prior to installation. XBee-
PRO 900HP RF Modules use an encrypted binary (.ebin) file for both serial and over-the-air firmware
updates. These firmware files are available on the
Send the contents of the .ebin file to the target device using general purpose memory WRITE
commands. Erase the entire GPM prior to beginning an upload of an .ebin file. The contents of the .ebin
XBee®-PRO 900HP/XSC RF Modules
the XCTU User
Guide.
Digi Support website
and via XCTU.
Software libraries
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