XK-Z11-EBP Digi International, XK-Z11-EBP Datasheet

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Drop-in Networking Professional Development Kit GETTING STARTED GUIDE 90001040-88_A ZB Series ...

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Upon completing this kit, you will be able to: • Set up a Drop-in Network • Perform a range test of the XBee • Discover wireless devices in an XBee network • Run applications written in Python • Send and ...

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OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................3 QUESTIONS?.............................................................................................4 Connect the gateway and USB interface board .....................................7 Connect and power on gateway ............................................................8 Connect and power on USB interface board ....................................... 12 LEDs and buttons for interface boards ................................................14 Perform a range test ............................................................................... 17 What ...

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For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) Contents ...

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The Drop-in Networking ...

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Connect and power on gateway 1. Open and unpack the box labeled ConnectPort X4 Gateway. 2. Connect the power supply to the gateway and turn the connector clockwise to tighten. Connect the power supply to an outlet. Note (International version ...

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LEDs and buttons The gateway has several LEDs that indicate activity, and a Reset button. Top panel ZIGBEE VDC ETHERNET 1.25A MAX Back panel Antenna Power Connector For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only onnect ...

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Color and LED/button Light Pattern Power LED Blue Not illuminated Status LED Yellow 1-1-1 blinking yellow 1-5-1 blinking yellow Other blinking yellow ZigBee/XBee Green Link LED Solid green Fast blinking (20 Hz) green Slow (1 Hz) blinking green Off ZigBee/XBee ...

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Now, your network looks like this: Gateway connected to power only For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) Connect the gateway and USB interface board 11 ...

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Connect and power on USB interface board 1. Open and unpack the box labeled XBee USB Interface Board. 2. Connect the XBee-PRO module to the connectors on the interface board. Orient the board and connector pins as shown in the ...

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Install USB driver The USB interface board is a "plug-and-play" device that should be detected by the PC automatically. After the USB interface board is detected, a wizard for installing USB drivers is launched. To interface between the modem and ...

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LEDs and buttons for interface boards The XBee interface boards in the kit have several LEDs that indicate network activity and signal strength, plus several buttons. USB interface board 14 For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) USB port RSSI ...

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LED and button descriptions/behaviors LED/button I/O and Indicate RF module activity: Associate/ • Yellow (top LED): Serial Data Out (to host) Power LEDs • Green (middle): Serial Data In (from host) • Red (bottom): Associate/Power Indicator. Indicates both power to ...

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What is a range test? A range test demonstrates the real-world RF range of the XBee embedded modules in the Drop-in Networking Professional Development Kit. This range information is useful when planning for and deploying an actual network. Equipment used ...

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The X-CTU software interface is displayed. X-CTU user interface The X-CTU interface has several tabs: • PC Settings: Sets up PC serial COM ports to interface with the XBee module. • Range Test: Tests the range of wireless links under ...

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Discover nodes This kit demonstrates discovering nodes from a variety of interfaces. In this first instance, node discovery is done through X-CTU. This procedure involves entering command mode and sending AT commands. If you are unfamiliar with either concept, see ...

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Enter the atnd (Node Discover) command followed by a carriage return. This command discovers and reports all modules on its current operating channel and PAN ID (ID parameter). All powered nodes that have joined the network respond to this ...

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Run range test 1. On the Terminal tab, re-enter command mode by typing +++ with no carriage return. 2. Set loopback mode for the XBee module on the gateway. Enter this command: atci12 The atci12 command (Destination Cluster ID=12, Loopback) ...

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The range test runs indefinitely until you click Stop. As the test runs, the 0123…LMNO data is the default data packet that is transmitted and received between the radios. The Percent field indicates true link quality by showing the percentage ...

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In this task, you will connect the rest of the kit’s devices and use the gateway's web interface to find and view all nodes in the Drop-in Network. Connect the gateway to Ethernet and discover this point, ...

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The Digi Device Discovery application is opened. It displays all Digi devices on the Ethernet network. Note: If the gateway does not display, click Refresh View still does not display, make sure any Windows firewalls are disabled. If ...

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Connect and power on RS-232 interface board Now, add the RS-232 interface board to the network. 1. Open and unpack the box labeled RS-232 Interface Board. 2. Connect the XBee module to the connectors on the interface board. Orient the ...

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LEDs and buttons The LEDs and buttons on the RS-232 interface board are shown below. Their operation and actions are the same as those for the USB interface board; see page 14 for descriptions. Ident button (SW1) 26 For technical ...

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Plug in the XBee Wall Router 1. Plug the XBee Wall Router into a wall socket. 2. Observe the Assoc LED (Associate/Power) on the end of the adapter. When it changes from solid green to blinking green, the XBee Wall ...

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LEDs, buttons, and integrated sensors Temperature sensor (internal) 28 For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) Associate/ Light sensor Power LED Reset/Ident button ...

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LED/button Associate/ Indicates power and the XBee Wall Router’s ZigBee network association status. Power LED • Solid green: XBee module is powered and not associated to a ZigBee network. • Blinking green: XBee module is powered and has associated to ...

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View nodes Next, find the two interface boards and the XBee Wall Router, known as nodes. In this task, you will see a network view of the nodes from the gateway’s web interface. 1. Return to the home page of ...

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In the list of System Information links on the System Information page, click XBee Network. For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) Use gateway to discover nodes 31 ...

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The XBee Network page is displayed. It shows several settings for the the gateway, followed by a network view of hte XBee devices, or nodes. Initially, this page will not show any nodes aside from the coordinator. To discover ...

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Here is how the values in the Type column are assigned in the network. Ethernet network router 5. To refresh the view, click the Discover XBee Devices button. For technical support, call 1-800-903-8430 (US only) Use gateway to discover nodes ...

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This kit includes two demo applications: • An application ...

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The Digi Drop-in Networking Setup wizard is launched. Follow the wizard prompts, choosing to install the demo application in the default location. 4. Click Finish to complete the wizard. The gateway demo application and PC companion application that will ...

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Upload the gateway demo application to gateway Next, upload the gateway demo application from the PC to the gateway. 1. Open the web interface for the gateway. 2. From the menu on the left side Applications > Python. ...

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Run the gateway demo application Start the application 1. Open a Telnet connection to the gateway, specifying the IP address of the gateway. (You can find the IP address by going back to the gateway's web interface home page, or ...

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Assign TCP socket numbers to the nodes Next, the gateway demo application assigns a TCP port number to each node. This assignment is the key link between the XBee and Ethernet networks, and allows the demo application to communicate with ...

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Run the PC companion application The PC companion application is a Windows application that is used with the gateway demo application, EmbeddedKitService.py. It was installed on your PC as part of the Drop-in Networking program group in the previous step. ...

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View status and read data from nodes Click on a node. In the right pane, several tabs of status information and other data read from the unit are displayed. For example, here is the I/O Status tab for one of ...

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Change light on/off set point on the XBee Wall Router On the XBee Wall Router, you can change the light level at which point the unit’s sensor program considers the lights off. Select the XBee Wall ...

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Send/receive serial data using the XBee module, interface board, and loopback adapter 1. Select the RS-232 interface board. 2. Click the Serial terminal tab. 3. Type some text. The text transmitted to the interface board is displayed in black. The ...

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... View PC Companion Application source Start > Digi > Drop-in Networking > Documentation > Digi ConnectPort X User’s Guide Visit Digi International’s Python Developer Resources page at: http://www.digi.com/technology/drop-in-networking/pdr.jsp From this page, you can view the Digi Python Library and documentation, demo programs, the Digi Python Wiki page and Python support forums ...

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Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Drop-in Networking Professional Development Kit and exercised the gateway and PC companion demo applications. Use Connectware Manager This kit includes a 30-day trial offer for a live demonstration version of Digi Connectware Manager. In ...

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More detailed views of nodes can be accessed from the Mesh/XBee Networks view. Here are the Radio and Summary tabs of a node’s Device Properties view. Digi Connectware Manager product information You can obtain the latest version of Connectware Manager ...

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