RE: [Paparazzi-devel] Xbee pro modules won't communicate

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Hey Eddie,

Might take a look at the Ardupilot Manual which gives some instructions on 
setting up XBP-09's (altough 
they MAY be Ardupilot specific, especially Baudrate)

http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/TelemetryPage
They're also discussing issues with their modems over there in 
the discussion section and you might get some useful infos from the comments...

http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/xbee-900-help?id=705844%3ATopic%3A150797&page=1
You might take a look at this 
stuff, I don't have 900 Mhz version here so I can't test it myself, Sorry.

Good Luck,

Nico


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Datum: 10.08.2010 05:09
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Hi Nathan, thank you for the information.  
Unfortunately, I don't have that type of modem, so, I don't think it will work. 
 I have the Xbee Pro 900 MHz model 
XBP09-DP and it won't let me select which one is the end device or the 
coordinator at.  It is a mesh system and it 
won't have an option to input a PAN number either.  I am already tired of 
messing with this modem.  I checked the 
airframe files and it is exactly as it is supposed to be according to the wiki 
and forums.  I am using the PPRZ 
Transport and not the XBEE in the airframe.  I already checked so many times 
the baud rate in the airframe code and in 
XTCU to make sure.  Verified also the control panel.xml to match the baud rate. 
 I changed pin locations also and 
nothing.  FYI, I am using the Sparkfun USB transport to connect the ground 
modem and the Sparkfun regulator to connect 
the air modem.  For the regulator board, I have connected the 3.3V, GND, DOUT, 
and DIN pins and plugged in directly to 
the TWOG.  It is very exhausting!  I ran out of options.  I might be in the 
code.  Maybe I have to use the XBEE uplink 
instead of the PPRZ serial transport.

Thanks.

Eddie.

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Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Xbee 
pro modules won't communicate
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:41:11 +1000
To: address@hidden



Hi Eddie,
Please 
see this piece of information that David from PPZUAV sent me about configuring 
my modems. After doing what he said, 
they just worked.
I asked about the OS because the auto stuff isn't as supported on Linux. So 
X-CTU will run under 
Linux but don't expect the auto-read of the modem config to work. So I ask 
because if you're on Windows I don't need to 
bother explaining all the stuff for Linux. 

Just know the BPS default is 9600 so in X-CTU you must setup the PC 
interface to be using 9600. Don't change anything else. Then in the modem 
config window set the modem type as XBP24-B I 
think. The only menu you need to change is the Modem and then the Function set 
to the right of that.  There are 2. One 
for each. 
Wire Antenna: Select ZNET 2.5 ROUTER/END DEVICE AT
RPSMA: Select ZNET 2.5 COORDINATOR AT

The reason is you 
have modems capable of providing digi-mesh networking. You can fly multiple 
aircraft at the same time. You would just 
set all the wire antenna ones as ROUTER/END DEVICE modems.

The AT is important. Using the "TRANSPARENT" Protocol in 
the configuration means you're interfacing with the modem using standard AT 
command set. As sent from the factory I 
think they are all END DEVICE but using non-AT (API) command set. So you would 
need to change your aircraft config to 
support that. But then the FTDI / serial wouldn't work. So just set them up as 
AT first. You're not going to need the 
API mode unless you fly multi-aircraft. 

Do the Write ... if you get a dialog read it. The LED should go out as you 
are writing to the modem. If when you plug in the modem you don't get a light 
then you will for sure get a message. 
What you do is set everything. Then click write...after a few seconds a 
dialogue pops up. Essentially just telling you 
to remove the modem and replace it. On placing it in the socket the dialogue 
should go out and it should start 
programming. 

Kindest regards, Nathan AherneReddog TechnologyWeb: 
www.reddog.com.auEmail:address@hidden: 0402 555 080


On 
10/08/2010, at 2:44 AM, Edixon Giraldo wrote:I am sorry for my ignorance, but, 
how do you do that?  I am not familiar 
with the XCTU configuration software.
 
Thanks.
 
Eddie.
 
> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:14:23 +0200
> From: address@hidden
dateien.info
> Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Xbee pro modules won't communicate
> To: address@hidden
> 
> 
Hi,
> 
> you have to "bind" the modules if you want to use the transparent mode (what 
> is suggested for the first 
trials..)
> So go to CTU and set the number of the other module as destination adress. 
> The same for the other module 
respectively.
> 
> Then they act just like a serial cable.
> 
> Marc
> 
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > 
Datum: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:37:31 -0500
> > Von: Edixon Giraldo <address@hidden>
> > An: "address@hidden
org" <address@hidden>
> > Betreff: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Xbee pro modules won\'t communicate
> 
> > No, I 
have not touched the firmware. I have no idea what is wrong then.
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> > On 
Aug 9, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Felix Ruess <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> > > then it should work out of the box... 
no coordinator needed.
> > > unless you already flashed a different firmware.
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:11 
PM, Edixon Giraldo <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > >> I have the xbee pro 802.15.4
> > >> 
> > >> Sent from my 
iPhone
> > >> 
> > >> On Aug 9, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Felix Ruess <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >>> Hi,
> > 
>>> 
> > >>> the configuration (coordinator needed or not) you need depends on
> > >>> which version exactly you have.

> > >>> 
> > >>> Basically two different hardware/software stacks:
> > >>> Digi XBee Pro 802.15.4 and Digi XBee Pro ZB

> > >>> 
> > >>> See http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Modemsfor that also
> > >>> 
> > >>> Cheers, Felix
> > >>> 
> > >>> On Mon, 
Aug 9, 2010 at 4:43 PM, maq <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >>>> Did you already check out this guide? I used it 
successfully a few
> > weeks
> > >>>> ago.
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> http://pixhawk.ethz.ch/tutorials/how_to_configure_xbee> > >>>> 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> Am 09.08.2010 um 16:28 
schrieb Edixon Giraldo:
> > >>>> 
> > >>>>> Hi, I have been working with this for hours and cannot make the xbee
> > 
>>>>> modules to communicate with each other. I am very new at this,
> > therefore, I
> > >>>>> am not very familiar on 
bow to set them up to make one the
> > coordinator and
> > >>>>> the other one the server. Any ideas on how to do this 
in XTCU? I did
> > find
> > >>>>> some instructions on how to do this, but, it was not clear to me. It
> > seems
> > 
>>>>> that you have to type some commands on a terminal. I have also been
> > trying
> > >>>>> to run range tests and 
all, but, it is not successful.
> > >>>>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> Thanks.
> > >>>>> 

> > >>>>> Eddie.
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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