Exploring XBees and XCTU a learn.sparkfun.com tutorial
Available online at: http://sfe.io/t353
Contents
Introduction
Selecting an Explorer
Drivers and Assembly
Starting With X-CTU
Configuring Networks
Troubleshooting
Resources and Going Further
Introduction
Heads up! Originally, this tutorial was written to configure an XBee Series 1 to communicate in transparency mode. However, this can
apply to the XBee Series 3 module as long as you configure the firmware to the legacy 802.15.4 protocol. For more information, read
through this guide!
Is your project being dragged down by wires? Looking for an easy transition to wireless communication? If you want reliable, low-cost, bi-
directional communication at moderate speeds, XBee may be the solution for you!
XBees are hugely popular wireless transceivers for a number of reasons. They're flexible -- they send and receive data over a serial port,
which means they're compatible with both computers and microcontrollers (like Arduino). And they're highly configurable -- you can have
meshed networks with dozens of XBees, or just a pair swapping data. You can use them to remotely control your robot, or arrange them
all over your house to monitor temperatures or lighting conditions in every room.
Covered In This Tutorial
The pair of XBees alone won't get you very far. In most cases you'll want a separate module to interface with the XBee. You can use an
XBee Shield to connect an XBee to your Arduino. Or you can use an XBee Explorer to connect an XBee to your computer.
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