XBEE 3 Click

Xbee 3 Click is a compact add-on board suitable for mission-critical wireless applications. This board features the XB8X-DMUS-001, a low-power CE/RED certified Digi Xbee® RF module delivering superior performance and interference immunity from Digi International. The module can run either a proprietary DigiMesh® or point-to-multipoint networking protocol utilizing a low-power Silicon Labs MCU and an ADF7023 transceiver, along with an integrated SAW filter that offers industry-leading interference blocking. Operating between 863MHz and 870MHz (868MHz), it allows use in several regions, including approved European countries.

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Click library

• Author : Stefan Filipovic
• Date : Aug 2022.
• Type : UART type

Software Support

We provide a library for the XBEE 3 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for XBEE 3 Click driver.

Standard key functions :

• xbee3_cfg_setup Config Object Initialization function.

  void xbee3_cfg_setup ( xbee3_cfg_t *cfg );

• xbee3_init Initialization function.

  err_t xbee3_init ( xbee3_t *ctx, xbee3_cfg_t *cfg );

Example key functions :

• xbee3_get_serial_number This function sends a get serial number command.

  err_t xbee3_get_serial_number ( xbee3_t *ctx );

• xbee3_set_device_name This function sets the device name (node identifier).

  err_t xbee3_set_device_name ( xbee3_t *ctx, char *dev_name );

• xbee3_set_destination_address This function sets the destination address high and low bytes.

  err_t xbee3_set_destination_address ( xbee3_t *ctx, char *dest_addr_high, char *dest_addr_low );

Example Description

This example demonstrates the use of an XBEE 3 Click board by showing the communication between the two Click boards configured in transparent mode.

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

Initializes the driver and configures the Click board by performing a factory reset, and setting the device name, destination address, and api mode to transparent.

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;  /**< Logger config object. */
    xbee3_cfg_t xbee3_cfg;  /**< Click config object. */

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );

    // Click initialization.
    xbee3_cfg_setup( &xbee3_cfg );
    XBEE3_MAP_MIKROBUS( xbee3_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    if ( UART_ERROR == xbee3_init( &xbee3, &xbee3_cfg ) ) 
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
        for ( ; ; );
    }

    xbee3_hw_reset ( &xbee3 );
    xbee3_process( );
    xbee3_clear_app_buf( );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Enter command mode -\r\n" );
    xbee3_enter_command_mode ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Factory Reset -\r\n" );
    xbee3_factory_reset ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Get serial number -\r\n" );
    xbee3_get_serial_number ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Set Device Name -\r\n" );
    xbee3_set_device_name ( &xbee3, DEVICE_NAME );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Set Destination Address -\r\n" );
    xbee3_set_destination_address ( &xbee3, DESTINATION_ADDRESS_HIGH, DESTINATION_ADDRESS_LOW );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Set API mode -\r\n" );
    xbee3_set_api_mode ( &xbee3, XBEE3_MODE_TRANSPARENT );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Apply changes -\r\n" );
    xbee3_apply_changes ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 ); 

    log_printf( &logger, " - Save changes -\r\n" );
    xbee3_save_changes ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 );

    log_printf( &logger, " - Exit command mode -\r\n" );
    xbee3_exit_command_mode ( &xbee3 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    xbee3_display_rsp ( 1000 ); 

    app_buf_len = 0;
    app_buf_cnt = 0;

#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
    log_printf( &logger, " Application Mode: Transmitter\r\n" );
#else
    log_printf( &logger, " Application Mode: Receiver\r\n" );
#endif

    log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}

Application Task

Depending on the selected application mode, it reads all the received data or sends the desired message every 3 seconds.

void application_task ( void )
{
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
    xbee3_generic_write( &xbee3, DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE, strlen( DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE ) );
    log_printf( &logger, "%s", ( char * ) DEMO_TEXT_MESSAGE );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
    Delay_ms ( 1000 ); 
#else
    xbee3_process( );
    if ( app_buf_len > 0 ) 
    {
        log_printf( &logger, "%s", app_buf );
        xbee3_clear_app_buf(  );
    }
#endif
}

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

• MikroSDK.Board
• MikroSDK.Log
• Click.XBEE3

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.