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USB ZigBee Adapter
User Manual
1.0, Dec 2011

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  • Page 1 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual 1.0, Dec 2011...
  • Page 2 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 India License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/in/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..........................1 1. Features ........................1 2. Wireless Parameters ...................... 1 2. Board Design ......................... 2 1. Overview ........................2 2. Locating Components ..................... 2 3. Power Supply ........................ 2 4.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    At the core of the USB ZigBee Adapter is the XBee module from Digi, which implements the ZigBee stack. Once connected to the PC, the USB ZigBee Adapter is visible as a virtual COM port. The user can interact with the ZigBee stack, by sending commands through the virtual COM port.

  • Page 5: Board Design

    The location of the components on the board is indicated in the following diagram. Figure 2.2. Front View 3. Power Supply The USB ZigBee Adapter is powered from a PC USB port, and does not require an external power supply. Zilogic Systems...

  • Page 6: Xbee Module

    Rev. 1.0 4. XBee Module The XBee ZB Module or XBee-PRO ZB Module can be mounted in the USB ZigBee Adapter. The module provides a UART interface through which the host PC can send and received data. The module can also be configured through the serial interface.

  • Page 7: Board Usage

    The AT mode also supports transparent mode of operation in which serial data sent to the module, is transmitted over the air to a remote ZigBee node. In API mode, the module uses a binary packet interface for communicating with the host. The available packets and their formats is described in the module user manual.
  • Page 8 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 2. Download the file ftp://ftp1.digi.com/support/firmware/update/xbee_zb/XB24-ZB_2070.zip $ wget ftp://ftp1.digi.com/support/firmware/update/xbee_zb/XB24-ZB_2070.zip 3. Unzip the downloaded zip archive. $ unzip XB24-ZB_2070.zip 4. Update the firmware using xbfwup. Specify the current mode using the -A <mode> option. mode is 1 for API mode, and 0 for AT mode.

  • Page 9: Communicating In At Mode

    USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 Parameter Value Baudrate 9600 Data Bits Parity NONE Stop Bits Flow Control NONE Enable API True / False The Enable API parameter depends on the current firmware within the device. If the current firmware is API firmware set this to True.
  • Page 10 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 When the device is connected to the host system, it is detected a Virtual COM device in Windows, and a USB serial device in Linux. The procedure to determine the COM port name in Windows, is specified in Appendix B, Determining COM Port.
  • Page 11 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 Figure 3.4. Terminal Configuration Screenshot Figure 3.5. Session Screenshot In the Session panel, 1. Specify the serial port device name. 2. Click the Open button. By default the module will be in transparent mode of operation, to enter AT command mode type +++.

  • Page 12: Sending And Receiving Data In Transparent Mode

    The following sequence shows how to send a message from the coordinator to the router. 1. Update the coordinator AT firmware in module A, and router AT firmware in module B. 2. Connect the ZigBee Adapters to the host PC. Ensure the ASC LED is blinking in both the modules.
  • Page 13 USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 4. In module A, set the destination addressing using the DH and DL AT commands. DH is used to specify the higher order 32 bits and DL is used to specify the lower order 32 bits.

  • Page 14: Legal Information

    USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 Appendix A. Legal Information 1. Copying This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 India License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/in/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

  • Page 15: Determining Com Port

    USB ZigBee Adapter User Manual Rev. 1.0 Appendix B. Determining COM Port The USB Serial Adapter uses a USB serial interface to communicate with the PC. When the USB port of the board is connected to the PC, MS Windows assigns a COM port to the board. To determine the assigned COM port, follow the instructions given below.

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