How do I program XBee?

Follow the steps below:

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Plug your XBee into your XBee Explorer, and plug the Explorer into your computer.
Open XCTU.
Hit Test/Query to make sure you can communicate with your XBee WiFi.
Click over to the “Modem Configuration” tab.
Select “Active Scan” near the top of the scrolling window.

How do I use XCTU software?

Launch XCTU. Click the Configuration working modes button . Click the Discover radio modules button ….Optional: Add a radio module

Click the Add a radio module specifying the port settings button .
In the Add radio device dialog, select the COM port for the device you want to add.
Click Finish.

How do I install XCTU?

Install XCTU – Windows

Go to www.digi.com/xctu.
Click Download XCTU.
Under Utilities, click the Windows installer link.
When the file has finished downloading, run the executable file and follow the steps in the XCTU Setup Wizard. A “What’s new” dialog appears when installation is complete.

How do I program a Zigbee module?

How to configure ZigBee/Xbee Pro

XBee connection with USB adapter. Place the XBee module on XBee USB adapter:
Download and Install XCTU software 6.1.
Now configure the first radio as COORDINATOR.
Now click on the second radio and configure this as ROUTER.
Communication between Coordinator and Router.
Check the Output.

What is a transmitter module?

An RF transmitter module is a small PCB sub-assembly capable of transmitting a radio wave and modulating that wave to carry data. Transmitter modules are usually implemented alongside a microcontroller which will provide data to the module which can be transmitted.

How do I install XCTU on Windows 10?

What is Zigbee module?

Zigbee is a standards-based wireless technology developed to enable low-cost, low-power wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) networks. Zigbee is for low-data rate, low-power applications and is an open standard.

What is xctu and how do I install it?

X-CTU is free software, provided by Digi (the manufacturer of XBee), which we use to configure and manage XBees, and test XBee networks. If you haven’t already, head over to their website and download the latest release and follow their instructions to install the software.

How do I add my XBee to X-CTU?

After initially opening X-CTU, you’ll be presented with a window like this: To add your XBee (s), click the “Add device” icon — — in the upper-left part of the window. That will prompt this screen to show up: If you’re lucky (or just don’t have a lot of stuff connected to your computer) you may only have one option here.

What is the serial terminal on an X-CTU?

Serial Terminal Basics — The X-CTU software we’ll use has an integrated serial terminal called the “console”. You can use your preferred terminal instead; if you don’t have a preferred serial terminal, check out this tutorial.