Hello,
I have an Xbee USB Explorer and a pair of Xbee Pro’s. I’ve installed X-CTU and updated the firmware on each Xbee to 10E6. I’m trying to set up one as a coordinator and the other as a router.
So, for the first modem in the modem Configuration tab, I selected XPP-24B and then ZNET 2.5 Coordinator AT. When I write to the modem, I get the following error: “Unable to program module. Incompatible function set selected for current module”. Any help appreciated.
This is because you have Series 1 XBee modules and ZNET only runs on Series 2 modules. The two series have different hardware (processors) and can not run the same code.
For the Modem: XBee type in X-CTU chose XBP24 not XBP24-B.
Look at the thread in this forum titled “Better XBee documents” in which there are many links to help you.
A series 1 module can only run 802.15.4 or Digimesh firmware. I recommend staying with 802.15.4 as it is easier to use.
What do you want your XBees to do? How are you using them?
Thanks for the help. I’ll check out the thread you suggested.
The project I’m involved with is building a 2 wheeled self-balancing robot that is being controlled by a PIC microcontroller. For sensors, we have a Sparkfun IMU Combo Board with an ADXL203 accelerometer and a ADXRS614 gyroscope. I was hoping to use one of the Xbee’s on the robot to send real time sensor data from the robot to an Xbee attached to my laptop.
waltr:
This is because you have Series 1 XBee modules and ZNET only runs on Series 2 modules. The two series have different hardware (processors) and can not run the same code.For the Modem: XBee type in X-CTU chose XBP24 not XBP24-B.
Look at the thread in this forum titled “Better XBee documents” in which there are many links to help you.
A series 1 module can only run 802.15.4 or Digimesh firmware. I recommend staying with 802.15.4 as it is easier to use.
What do you want your XBees to do? How are you using them?
I was hoping to use one of the Xbee’s on the robot to send real time sensor data from the robot to an Xbee attached to my laptop.
This is a good use for an XBee and the series 1 modules running 802.15.4 (Firmware v10E6) in transparent mode should work fine. No need for setting them to Coordinator/Router. Just use them Peer-to-Peer.
I have a XBee (series 2) on my bot to send real time data back from a PIC to the PC for analysis. The PIC’s UART lines connect to the DI & DOUT line on a Sparkfun regulated explorer board and a Digi XBIB USB board on the PC side. Serial data in to serial data out works just like when the PIC is hardwired (with a MAX232) to the PC.
This is a great set-up the find out how my control algorithms work in the real world in real time.