API Operation
An alternative to Transparent Operation are Application Programming Interface (API) Operations. API
operation requires that the device communicate through a structured interface (that is, data is
communicated in frames in a defined order). The API specifies how the device sends and receives
commands, command responses, and module status messages using a serial port Data Frame.
API serial exchanges 235
API frame format 237
Send ZDO commands with the API 240
Send Zigbee cluster library (ZCL) commands with the API 243
Send Public Profile Commands with the API 248
Digi XBee® 3 Zigbee® RF Module
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