July 2012
Beginner to intermediate
324 pages
8h 5m
English
Content preview from The Hands-on XBEE Lab Manual
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Experiment 18
How to Discover Nearby XBee Modules
Objective: Understand how to discover and identify wireless devices available for communications.
Requirements
2 or 3 XBee modules
1 or 2 XBee adapter boards
1 Solderless breadboard
1 USB-to-XBee adapter
1 USB cable—type-A to mini-B
1 Arduino Uno or ARM mbed microcontroller module
1 5-V-to-3.3-V logic-conversion circuit or module (Arduino Uno only)
1 3.3-V-to-5-V logic-conversion circuit or module (Arduino Uno only)
1 1000-ohm (1 kohm), 1/4-watt resistor (brown-black-red)
1 220-ohm, 1/4-watt resistor (red-red-brown)
1 LED
1 Pushbutton (optional)
1 Double-pole double throw (DPDT) toggle switch (Arduino Uno only)
Terminal-emulation software such as HyperTerminal for Windows (ARM mbed only)
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