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To configure the radio channel, scanning periods, XBee ID, master/slave configurations use XCTU
https://www.digi.com/products/embedded-systems/digi-xbee/digi-xbee-tools/xctu
Notes:
Connect to the XBee by click the magnifying glass button on the top right corner (as shown on image)
Keep everything default and just search
If nothing pops up, try making sure that the ports are working and the correct drivers are installed
If it still doesn’t work try redownloading the firmware through the recovery tool in the tools dropdown on the top of the page. The product family is on the white stick tag of the XBee
Make sure to update the firmware of each XBee. The Product family is on the white sticker tag on the back of the XBee.
You can update the firmware by pressing update button (on the right hand side of image below)
If the chip icon on the has a “C” like on the 2nd chip “CO-YODA” in the image below, it is a Coordinator, meaning it sends out the messages. Chips with “E” are the ends, which receive the message
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Things Other Teams Do
UBC: Runs a bare-metal application that runs off ISRs. Warned us about packet linkage occurring, where adjacent packets have no distinction on the receiver's side. Seems to be a transceiver issue and is likely not a FW issue. However, we can include software checks to prevent this.