Re: ZNet works for API, but not ZigBee

[Andrew Rapp]

It may be that the default sleep configuration of the end device
cyclic sleep. If so, see this
http://rapplogic.blogspot.com/2009/02/xbee-zb-pro-upgrade-pin-sleep-trick.html

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Clinton Keith <clinto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a new member and I searched for this topic, but didn't see anything.
> Sorry if it's been covered....
>
> I've been using the API code from http://code.google.com/p/xbee-arduino/
> successfully to create a mesh network with Series 2 Xbees. This last week
> I've been trying to duplicate it with new hardware. I ran into problems
> getting the sample RX/TX code to work. As it turns out I was using the
> newer ZB firmware (1120 for the coordinator, 1320 for router/end point). I
> just couldn't get the messages passed across.
>
> So I tried going back to the older ZNet 2.5 firmware and everything worked
> again.
>
> I'm curious....is there a fix or reason for what I saw? I looked in many
> places, but didn't find an answer.
>
> Cheers!
> Clint
>
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[Clinton Keith]

That was my problem...thanks for the tip!

It's working now, but the coordinator/receiver is complaining that the end device is not receiving it's ACK.  Are you seeing this with your end devices?

Cheers,

Clint

[Andrew Rapp]

Nope, are the radios in range?

> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/xbee-api/-/qOat0CPD1jYJ.

[Clinton Keith]

It does it when they are even inches apart.

[Clinton Keith]

I just tried another xbee for the end_device.  The interesting thing is that the ACK is received when the xbee is setup as a router, but when I switch it to an end_device (and no other changes), the ACKs fail again.

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[Martin Jarvis]

The xbee configured as an end device is probably dropping into sleep mode.  I've updated my xbees to router firmware and I don't get these problems any more. 

Regards

Martin

Martin Jarvis

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[Clinton Keith]

Not an option for me since it's a solar/battery powered device.  

Thanks,

Clint

[eMyListsDDg]

i've got some xbee's setup about the house testing their functions and such. all of them are connected to pic16f88's.

i have digi's x-ctu showing data arriving to the 'base' xbee connected to a pc.

i'm looking for some examples using this java xbee-api to grab the packet stream coming into the computer.

my goal is to parse the data and save into a a mysql database.

anyone got links to examples or similar expamples of that?

tia