The Hands-On XBee Lab Manual

Titus is the inventor of the first personal-computer kit, the Mark-8, now in the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

Get the practical knowledge you need to set up and deploy XBee modules with this hands-on, step-by-step series of experiments.

The Hands-on XBee Lab Manual takes the reader through a range of experiments, using a hands-on approach. Each section demonstrates module set up and configuration, explores module functions and capabilities, and, where applicable, introduces the necessary microcontrollers and software to control and communicate with the modules. Experiments cover simple setup of modules, establishing a network of modules, identifying modules in the network, and some sensor-interface designs.

This book explains, in practical terms, the basic capabilities and potential uses of XBee modules, and gives engineers the know-how that they need to apply the technology to their networks and embedded systems.

Jon Titus (KZ1G) is a Freelance technical writer, editor, and designer based in Herriman, Utah, USA and previously editorial director at Test & Measurement World magazine and EDN magazine. Titus is the inventor of the first personal-computer kit, the Mark-8, now in the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

Experiment 1. Introduction to the X-CTU SoftwareExperiment 2. How to Change XBee Module ConfigurationsExperiment 3. One-Way Digital-Input CommunicationsExperiment 4. Use an XBee Module for Remote ControlExperiment 5. XBee Modules Transfer and Control Analog SignalsExperiment 6. Remote Control of Digital and Analog DevicesExperiment 7. How to Transmit Data on a Logic-Level ChangeExperiment 8. How to Handle Data from Several Analog InputsExperiment 9. Investigate Sleep Modes and Sleep-Mode TimingExperiment 10. How to Use API Packets to Control a Local XBee ModuleExperiment 11. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote XBee Modules Experiment 12. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote I/O LinesExperiment 13. Remote Control of PWM OutputsExperiment 14. How to Parse Data from Digital and Analog Pins and Control Individual Digital OutputsExperiment 15. How to Control Several XBee Modules with Broadcast CommandsExperiment 16. How to Communicate Between an MCU and an XBee ModuleExperiment 17. Two-Way Communications with XBee Modules Experiment 18. How to Discover Nearby XBee ModulesExperiment 19. How to Set Up a Small XBee NetworkExperiment 20. Digital and Analog Measurements in a NetworkExperiment 21. How to Handle an Unknown Number of XBee ModulesExperiment 22. Exploring Cyclic-Sleep Operations