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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Xbee®/Xbee-PRO SX RF Module User Guide
11
Applicable Firmware and Hardware
12
Technical Specifications
13
Regulatory Conformity Summary
14
Power Requirements
14
Networking Specifications
14
Performance Specifications
15
General Specifications
16
GPIO Specifications
17
Hardware
18
Mechanical Drawings
19
Pin Signals
20
Pin Connection Recommendations
22
Getting Started with the Xbee/Xbee-PRO SX RF Module Development
23
Kit
24
Xbee SX Development Board
24
Connect Xbee-PRO SX Development Boards to a PC
25
Connect the XBIB-U-SS Development Board to a PC
26
Configure the Device Using XCTU
26
Configure the Devices for a Range Test
26
Perform a Range Test
27
Mesh Network Demonstration
28
Modes
31
Transparent and API Operating Modes
32
Transparent Operating Mode
32
API Operating Mode
32
Comparing Transparent and API Modes
32
Modes of Operation
33
Receive Mode
33
Transmit Mode
34
Sleep Mode
34
Command Mode
34
Sleep Modes
37
About Sleep Modes
38
Asynchronous Modes
38
Synchronous Modes
38
Normal Mode
38
Asynchronous Pin Sleep Mode
39
Asynchronous Cyclic Sleep Mode
39
Asynchronous Cyclic Sleep with Pin Wake up Mode
39
Synchronous Sleep Support Mode
39
Synchronous Cyclic Sleep Mode
40
The Sleep Timer
40
Indirect Messaging and Polling
40
Indirect Messaging
40
Polling
41
Sleeping Routers
41
Sleep Coordinator Sleep Modes in the Digimesh Network
41
Synchronization Messages
42
Become a Sleep Coordinator
44
Preferred Sleep Coordinator Option
44
Resolution Criteria and Selection Option
44
Commissioning Pushbutton Option
45
Auto-Early Wake-Up Sleep Option
46
Select Sleep Parameters
46
Start a Sleeping Synchronous Network
46
Add a New Node to an Existing Network
47
Change Sleep Parameters
48
Rejoin Nodes that Lose Sync
48
Diagnostics
49
Query Sleep Cycle
49
Sleep Status
49
Missed Sync Messages Command
50
Sleep Status API Messages
50
Networking Methods
51
The MAC and PHY Layers
52
64-Bit Addresses
52
Make a Unicast Transmission
53
Make a Broadcast Transmission
53
Delivery Methods
53
Point to Point / Point to Multipoint (P2MP)
53
Repeater/Directed Broadcast
54
Digimesh Networking
54
Serial Communication
58
UART Data Flow
59
Serial Data
59
SPI Signals
59
Signal Description
60
Slave Mode Characteristics
60
Full Duplex Operation
61
Low Power Operation
61
Configuration Considerations
62
SPI and API Mode
62
SPI Parameters
62
Serial Port Selection
62
Serial Receive Buffer
63
Serial Transmit Buffer
63
UART Flow Control
63
CTS Flow Control
63
RTS Flow Control
63
AT Commands
64
Special Commands
65
AC (Apply Changes)
65
FR (Software Reset)
65
RE (Restore Defaults)
65
WR (Write)
65
MAC/PHY Commands
66
AF (Available Frequencies)
66
CM (Channel Mask)
66
MF (Minimum Frequencies)
67
HP (Preamble ID)
68
ID (Network ID)
68
MT (Broadcast Multi-Transmits)
68
BR (RF Data Rate)
68
PL (TX Power Level)
69
RR (Unicast Mac Retries)
70
Diagnostic Commands - MAC Statistics and Timeouts
70
BC (Bytes Transmitted)
70
DB (Last Packet RSSI)
70
ER (Receive Count Error)
71
GD (Good Packets Received)
71
EA (MAC ACK Failure Count)
71
TR (Transmission Failure Count)
71
UA (Unicasts Attempted Count)
71
H (MAC Unicast One Hop Time)
72
MAC Broadcast One Hop Time)
72
Network Commands
72
CE (Routing / Messaging Mode)
72
BH (Broadcast Hops)
73
NH (Network Hops)
73
MR (Mesh Unicast Retries)
73
NN (Network Delay Slots)
74
Addressing Commands
74
SH (Serial Number High)
74
SL (Serial Number Low)
74
DH (Destination Address High)
74
DL Command
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TO (Transmit Options)
75
NI (Node Identifier)
76
NT (Network Discovery Back-Off)
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NO (Network Discovery Options)
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CI (Cluster ID)
77
Diagnostic - Addressing Commands
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N? (Network Discovery Timeout)
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Addressing Discovery/Configuration Commands
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AG (Aggregator Support)
78
DN (Discover Node)
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ND (Network Discover)
79
FN (Find Neighbors)
79
Security Commands
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EE (Encryption Enable)
80
KY (AES Encryption Key)
80
Serial Interfacing Commands
81
BD (Interface Data Rate)
81
NB (Parity)
82
SB (Stop Bits)
82
RO (Packetization Timeout)
83
FT (Flow Control Threshold)
83
API Enable
83
AO (API Options)
84
I/O Settings Commands
84
D0 (Dio0/Ad0)
84
D1 (Dio1/Ad1)
85
D2 (Dio2/Ad2)
85
D3 (Dio3/Ad3)
86
D4 (Dio4)
86
D5 (Dio5/Associated_Indicator)
87
D6 (Dio6/Rts)
87
D7 (Dio7/Cts)
88
D8 (Dio8/Sleep_Request)
88
D9 (Dio9/On_Sleep)
89
P0 (DIO10/RSSI/PWM0 Configuration)
89
P1 (DIO11/PWM1 Configuration)
90
P2 (DIO12 Configuration)
90
P3 (Dio13/Dout)
91
P4 (Dio14/Din)
91
P6 (SPI_MOSI Configuration)
92
P5 (Dio15/Spi_Miso)
92
P9 (Dio19/Spi_Attn)
93
P7 (Dio17/Spi_Ssel )
93
PD (Pull Direction)
94
PR (Pull-Up/Down Resistor Enable)
94
M0 (PWM0 Duty Cycle)
95
M1 (PWM1 Duty Cycle)
95
LT (Associate LED Blink Time)
96
RP (RSSI PWM Timer)
96
I/O Sampling Commands
96
AV (Analog Voltage Reference)
96
IC (DIO Change Detect)
97
IF (Sleep Sample Rate)
97
IR (Sample Rate)
98
TP (Board Temperature)
98
Voltage Supply Monitoring)
98
I/O Line Passing Commands
98
IU (I/O Output Enable)
99
IA (I/O Input Address)
99
T0 (D0 Timeout)
99
T1 (D1 Output Timeout)
99
T2 (D2 Output Timeout)
100
T3 (D3 Output Timeout)
100
T4 (D4 Output Timeout)
100
T5 (D5 Output Timeout)
100
T6 (D6 Output Timeout)
101
T7 (D7 Output Timeout)
101
T8 (D8 Timeout)
101
T9 (D9 Timeout)
101
Q0 (P0 Timeout)
101
Q1 (P1 Timeout)
102
Q2 (P2 Timeout)
102
Q3 (P3 Timeout)
102
Q4 (P4 Timeout)
102
PT (PWM Output Timeout)
102
Sleep Commands
103
SM (Sleep Mode)
103
SO (Sleep Options)
104
SN (Number of Cycles between ON_SLEEP )
104
SP (Sleep Time)
105
ST (Wake Time)
105
WH Command
105
Diagnostic - Sleep Status/Timing Commands
106
SS (Sleep Status)
106
OS (Operating Sleep Time)
107
OW (Operating Wake Time)
107
MS (Missed Sync Messages)
107
SQ (Missed Sleep Sync Count)
107
Command Mode Options
107
CC (Command Character)
108
CT (Command Mode Timeout)
108
GT (Guard Times)
108
Firmware Version/Information Commands
108
VR (Firmware Version)
108
HV (Hardware Version)
109
HS (Hardware Series)
109
DD (Device Type Identifier)
109
NP (Maximum Packet Payload Bytes)
109
CK (Configuration CRC)
109
Operate in API Mode
111
API Mode Overview
112
Use the AP Command to Set the Operation Mode
112
API Frame Format
112
API Operation (AP Parameter = 1)
112
API Operation with Escaped Characters (AP Parameter = 2)
113
Length Field
114
Frame Data
114
Calculate and Verify Checksums
114
API Frames
115
API Frame Exchanges
116
Code to Support Future API Frames
118
Legacy TX Request Frame - 0X00
119
AT Command Frame - 0X08
121
AT Command - Queue Parameter Value Frame - 0X09
122
Transmit Request Frame - 0X10
124
Explicit Addressing Command Frame - 0X11
126
Remote at Command Request Frame - 0X17
129
Modem Status Frame - 0X8A
131
Transmit Status Frame - 0X8B
132
Route Information Packet Frame - 0X8D
134
Aggregate Addressing Update Frame - 0X8E
137
Legacy RX Indicator Frame - 0X80
139
AT Command Response Frame - 0X88
141
Legacy TX Status Frame - 0X89
143
RX Indicator Frame - 0X90
144
Explicit Rx Indicator Frame - 0X91
146
Node Identification Indicator Frame - 0X95
148
Remote Command Response Frame - 0X97
151
Work with Networked Devices
153
Network Commissioning and Diagnostics
154
Local Configuration
154
Remote Configuration
154
Send a Remote Command
154
Apply Changes on Remote Devices
154
Remote Command Response
154
Establish and Maintain Network Links
155
Build Aggregate Routes
155
Digimesh Routing Examples
155
Replace Nodes
156
Test Links in a Network - Loopback Cluster
156
Test Links between Adjacent Devices
157
Example
158
RSSI Indicators
159
Discover All the Devices on a Network
159
Trace Route Option
160
NACK Messages
161
The Commissioning Pushbutton
161
Associate LED
163
Monitor I/O Lines
164
Pin Configurations
164
Queried Sampling
165
Periodic I/O Sampling
166
Detect Digital I/O Changes
166
I/O Line Passing
168
Configuration Example
168
General Purpose Flash Memory
170
General Purpose Flash Memory
171
Access General Purpose Flash Memory
171
General Purpose Flash Memory Commands
172
PLATFORM_INFO_REQUEST (0X00)
172
PLATFORM_INFO (0X80)
172
ERASE (0X01)
173
ERASE_RESPONSE (0X81)
173
WRITE (0X02) and ERASE_THEN_WRITE (0X03)
174
WRITE _RESPONSE (0X82) and ERASE_THEN_WRITE_RESPONSE (0X83)
175
READ (0X04)
175
READ_RESPONSE (0X84)
176
FIRMWARE_VERIFY (0X05) and FIRMWARE_VERIFY_AND_INSTALL(0X06)
176
FIRMWARE_VERIFY_RESPONSE (0X85)
177
FIRMWARE_VERIFY _AND_INSTALL_RESPONSE (0X86)
177
Update the Firmware Over-The-Air
179
Over-The-Air Firmware Updates
179
Distribute the New Application
179
Example
179
Verify the New Application
180
Install the Application
180
Important Considerations
180
Regulatory Information
181
FCC (United States)
182
OEM Labeling Requirements
182
FCC Notices
182
FCC Antenna Certifications
183
Xbee-PRO SX RF Module Antenna Options (30 Dbm Maximum RF Power)
184
Xbee SX Antenna Options (13 Dbm Maximum RF Power)
189
Industry Canada (IC)
194
Labeling Requirements
194
Transmitters for Detachable Antennas
194
Detachable Antennas
194
ACMA (Australia)
195
Power Requirements
195
RSM (New Zealand)
195
Brazil (Anatel)
195
ANATEL Brazil for Xbee-PRO SX Radio Products (XBP9X)
195
SX ANATEL Brazil for XK9X-DMS-1 Xbee SX RF Module Dev Kit (XK9X-DMS-1)
196
ANATEL Brazil for Xbee SX Radio Products (XB9X)
197
PCB Design and Manufacturing
199
Recommended Footprint and Keepout
200
Design Notes
202
Host Board Design
202
Improve Antenna Performance
203
Recommended Solder Reflow Cycle
204
Flux and Cleaning
205
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Model
XBee SX
Category
Control Unit
Language
English
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