Digi SX 868 User Manual
XBee® SX 868
Radio Frequency (RF) Module
User Guide
Revision history—90001538
Revision Date Description
A June 2017 Initial release.
B September
2017
C May 2018 Added note on range estimation.
D March 2019 Added a receiver category to Performance specifications.
E November
2020
Updated power consumption values. Added the LB (LNA Bypass)
command.
Added the C8 and R? commands. Added the Sleep Immediate and
Synchronous pulse sections. Added information on randomizing a
single I/O sample. Revised BC.
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Contents
XBee® SX 868 RF Module User Guide
Applicable firmware and hardware 13
Technical specifications
Regulatory conformity summary 15
Power requirements 16
Networking and security specifications 17
Performance specifications 17
General specifications 18
GPIO specifications 19
LBT and AFA specifications 19
Get started
Verify kit contents 22
Connect the hardware 23
Configure the device using XCTU 24
Configure the devices for a range test 24
Configure remote devices 24
Perform a range test 26
XBee Network Assistant 27
XBee Multi Programmer 27
Hardware
Mechanical drawings 30
Pin signals 31
Pin connection recommendations 33
Operation
Operation 35
Listen Before Talk and Automatic Frequency Agility 35
Single frequency mode band mode 36
Serial communications 36
UART data flow 36
SPI communications 37
SPI operation 38
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Configuration considerations 40
Serial port selection 40
Data format 40
SPI parameters 40
Serial buffers 41
Serial receive buffer 41
Serial transmit buffer 41
UART flow control 41
CTS flow control 41
RTS flow control 42
Serial interface protocols 42
Transparent operating mode 42
API operating mode 42
Advanced application features
Remote configuration commands 45
Send a remote command 45
Apply changes on remote devices 45
Remote command responses 45
Network commissioning and diagnostics 45
Configure devices 46
Network link establishment and maintenance 46
Place devices 47
Device discovery 48
Link reliability 49
Commissioning pushbutton and associate LED 52
I/O line monitoring 54
I/O samples 54
Pin configurations 54
Periodic I/O sampling 57
Detect digital I/O changes 57
I/O line passing 58
Configuration example 58
General Purpose Flash Memory 60
Access General Purpose Flash Memory 60
General Purpose Flash Memory commands 61
Work with flash memory 67
Over-the-air firmware updates 67
Distribute the new application 68
Verify the new application 68
Install the application 69
Software libraries 69
Networking methods
Directed Broadcast/Repeater mode 71
Point to Point/Multipoint mode 71
Permanent (dedicated) 71
Switched 71
DigiMesh networking 71
DigiMesh feature set 72
Networking concepts 73
Device Configuration 73
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Network ID 73
Data transmission and routing 73
Unicast addressing 73
Broadcast addressing 73
Routing 74
Route discovery 74
DigiMesh throughput 74
Transmission timeouts 75
Modes
Transmit mode 78
Receive mode 78
Command mode 78
Enter Command mode 78
Troubleshooting 79
Send AT commands 79
Response to AT commands 80
Apply command changes 80
Make command changes permanent 80
Exit Command mode 80
Sleep mode 81
Force UART operation 81
Condition 81
Solution 81
Sleep modes
About sleep modes 83
Asynchronous modes 83
Synchronous modes 83
Normal mode 83
Asynchronous pin sleep mode 83
Asynchronous cyclic sleep mode 84
Asynchronous cyclic sleep with pin wake up mode 84
Synchronous sleep support mode 84
Synchronous cyclic sleep mode 84
Wake timer 85
Indirect messaging and polling 85
Indirect messaging 85
Polling 86
Sleeping routers 86
Sleep coordinator sleep modes in the DigiMesh network 86
Synchronization messages 86
Become a sleep coordinator 89
Select sleep parameters 91
Sleep immediate 91
Synchronous pulse 92
Start a sleeping synchronous network 92
Add a new node to an existing network 93
Change sleep parameters 94
Rejoin nodes that lose sync 94
Diagnostics 95
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AT commands
Special commands 98
AC (Apply Changes) 98
FR (Software Reset) 98
RE (Restore Defaults) 98
WR (Write) 98
MAC/PHY commands 99
CM (Channel Mask) 99
HP (Preamble ID) 99
ID (Network ID) 99
MT(Broadcast Multi-Transmits) 100
BR (RF Data Rate) 100
PL (TX Power Level) 100
RR (Unicast Mac Retries) 101
ED (Energy Detect) 101
LB (LNA Bypass) 101
Diagnostic commands 102
BC (Bytes Transmitted) 102
DB (Last Packet RSSI) 102
ER (Received Error Count) 102
GD (Good Packets Received) 103
EA (MAC ACK Timeouts) 103
TR (Transmission Errors) 103
UA (MAC Unicast Transmission Count) 103
%H (MAC Unicast One Hop Time) 104
%8 (MAC Broadcast One Hop Time) 104
Network commands 104
CE (Node Messaging Options) 104
C8 (Compatibility Options) 105
BH (Broadcast Hops) 105
NH (Network Hops) 106
NN (Network Delay Slots) 106
MR (Mesh Unicast Retries) 106
Addressing commands 106
SH (Serial Number High) 106
SL (Serial Number Low) 107
DH (Destination Address High) 107
DL (Destination Address Low) 107
TO (Transmit Options) 107
NI (Node Identifier) 108
NT (Node Discover Timeout) 108
NO (Node Discovery Options) 109
CI (Cluster ID) 109
DE (Destination Endpoint) 109
SE (Source Endpoint) 110
Addressing discovery/configuration commands 110
AG (Aggregator Support) 110
DN (Discover Node) 110
ND (Network Discover) 111
FN (Find Neighbors) 112
Diagnostic - addressing commands 112
N? (Network Discovery Timeout) 112
Security commands 113
EE (Security Enable) 113
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KY (AES Encryption Key) 113
Serial interfacing commands 113
BD (Interface Data Rate) 113
NB (Parity) 114
SB (Stop Bits) 115
RO (Packetization Timeout) 115
FT (Flow Control Threshold) 116
AP (API Mode) 116
AO (API Options) 116
I/O settings commands 117
CB (Commissioning Pushbutton) 117
D0 (DIO0/AD0) 117
D1 (DIO1/AD1) 117
D2 (DIO2/AD2) 118
D3 (DIO3/AD3) 118
D4 (DIO4) 119
D5 (DIO5/ASSOCIATED_INDICATOR) 119
D6 (DIO6/RTS) 120
D7 (DIO7/CTS) 120
D8 (DIO8/DTR/SLEEP_REQUEST) 121
D9 (DIO9/ON_SLEEP) 121
P0 (DIO10/RSSI/PWM0 Configuration) 122
P1 (DIO11/PWM1 Configuration) 122
P2 (DIO12 Configuration) 122
P3 (DOUT) 123
P4 (DIN/CONFIG) 123
P5 (DIO15/SPI_MISO Configuration) 123
P6 (SPI_MOSI Configuration) 124
P7 (DIO17/SPI_SSEL ) 124
P8 (DIO18/SPI_SCLK) 125
P9 (DIO19/SPI_ATTN) 125
PD (Pull Up/Down Direction) 126
PR (Pull-up/Down Resistor Enable) 126
M0 (PWM0 Duty Cycle) 126
M1 (PWM1 Duty Cycle) 127
LT (Associated LED Blink Time) 127
RP (RSSI PWM Timer) 127
I/O sampling commands 127
AV (Analog Voltage Reference) 127
IC (DIO Change Detection) 128
IF (Sleep Sample Rate) 129
IR (I/O Sample Rate) 129
TP (Temperature) 129
IS (Force Sample) 130
%V (Voltage Supply Monitoring) 130
I/O line passing commands 130
IU (I/O Output Enable) 130
IA (I/O Input Address) 131
T0 (D0 Timeout) 131
T1 (D1 Output Timeout) 131
T2 (D2 Output Timeout) 131
T3 (D3 Output Timeout) 132
T4 (D4 Output Timeout) 132
T5 (D5 Output Timeout) 132
T6 (D6 Output Timeout) 132
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T7 (D7 Output Timeout) 132
T8 (D8 Timeout) 133
T9 (D9 Timeout) 133
Q0 (P0 Timeout) 133
Q1 (P1 Timeout) 133
Q2 (P2 Timeout) 134
Q3 (P3 Timeout) 134
Q4 (P4 Timeout) 134
PT (PWM Output Timeout) 134
Sleep commands 134
SM (Sleep Mode) 135
SO (Sleep Options) 135
SN (Number of Sleep Periods) 136
SP (Sleep Period) 136
ST (Wake Time) 137
WH (Wake Host) 137
Diagnostic - sleep status/timing commands 137
SS (Sleep Status) 137
OS (Operating Sleep Time) 138
OW (Operating Wake Time) 138
MS (Missed Sync Messages) 138
SQ (Missed Sleep Sync Count) 139
Command mode options 139
CC (Command Sequence Character) 139
CT (Command Mode Timeout) 139
CN (Exit Command Mode) 139
GT (Guard Times) 140
Firmware commands 140
VL (Version Long) 140
VR (Firmware Version) 140
HV (Hardware Version) 140
HS (Hardware Series) 141
DD (Device Type Identifier) 141
NP (Maximum Packet Payload Bytes) 141
CK (Configuration CRC) 141
Operate in API mode
API mode overview 143
Use the AP command to set the operation mode 143
API frame format 143
API operation (AP parameter = 1) 143
API operation with escaped characters (AP parameter = 2) 144
API serial exchanges 146
AT command frames 146
Transmit and receive RF data 147
Remote AT commands 147
Frame descriptions
Local AT Command Request - 0x08 149
Description 149
Format 149
Examples 149
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Queue Local AT Command Request - 0x09 151
Description 151
Examples 151
Transmit Request - 0x10 153
Description 153
Transmit options bit field 154
Examples 154
Explicit Addressing Command Request - 0x11 156
Description 156
64-bit addressing 156
Reserved endpoints 156
Reserved cluster IDs 156
Reserved profile IDs 156
Transmit options bit field 157
Examples 158
Remote AT Command Request - 0x17 160
Description 160
Format 160
Examples 161
Local AT Command Response - 0x88 163
Description 163
Examples 163
Modem Status - 0x8A 165
Description 165
Modem status codes 166
Examples 166
Extended Transmit Status - 0x8B 168
Description 168
Route Information - 0x8D 170
Description 170
Format 170
Examples 171
Aggregate Addressing Update- 0x8E 172
Description 172
Examples 172
Receive Packet - 0x90 173
Description 173
Examples 174
Explicit Receive Indicator - 0x91 175
Description 175
Examples 176
I/O Sample Indicator- 0x92 177
Description 177
Examples 178
Node Identification Indicator - 0x95 180
Description 180
Examples 181
Remote AT Command Response- 0x97 183
Description 183
Examples 184
Regulatory information
Europe (CE) 187
OEM labeling requirements 187
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Declarations of conformity 188
Antennas 188
PCB design and manufacturing
Recommended footprint and keepout 190
Design notes 192
Host board design 192
Improve antenna performance 193
RF pad version 193
Recommended solder reflow cycle 194
Flux and cleaning 195
Rework 195
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XBee® SX 868 RF Module User Guide
The XBee SX 868 RF Module is an embedded radio frequency (RF) device that provides wireless
connectivity to end-point devices in mesh networks.
The XBee SX 868 RF Module delivers up to 32 mW of Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) and
has excellent receive sensitivity, low operating current, and exceptional performance in low power
modes. The module’s frequency hopping technology offers advanced interference immunity, affording
long range data throughput even in challenging RF environments. The XBee SX 868 RF Module uses a
microprocessor that supports host communication through Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) or
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), as well as digital, analog, and pulse width
modulation (PWM) lines for interfacing with peripherals.
Applicable firmware and hardware 13
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XBee® SX 868 RF Module User Guide Applicable firmware and hardware
Applicable firmware and hardware
This manual supports the following firmware:
n 0xA00x, Europe
It supports the following hardware:
n XBee SX 868 RF Module
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Technical specifications
Regulatory conformity summary 15
Power requirements 16
Networking and security specifications 17
Performance specifications 17
General specifications 18
GPIO specifications 19
LBT and AFA specifications 19
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Technical specifications Regulatory conformity summary
Regulatory conformity summary
This table describes the agency approvals for the devices.
See Regulatory information for details.
Country Approval
Europe (CE) Yes
The following table shows the channel frequencies.
Operational frequency band
K 0 863.15 MHz
1
Channel # Frequency
1 863.35 MHz
2 863.55 MHz
3 863.75 MHz
4 863.95 MHz
5 864.15 MHz
6 864.35 MHz
7 864.55 MHz
8 864.75 MHz
9 N/A
2
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Technical specifications Power requirements
Operational frequency band
1
Channel # Frequency
L 10 865.15 MHz
11 865.35 MHz
12 865.55 MHz
13 865.75 MHz
14 865.95 MHz
15 866.15 MHz
16 866.35 MHz
17 866.55 MHz
18 866.75 MHz
19 866.95 MHz
20 867.15 MHz
21 867.35 MHz
22 867.55 MHz
23 867.75 MHz
24 N/A
2
M 25 868.15 MHz
N 27 868.85 MHz
3
Q/R
1
The operational frequency bands are in compliance with Table B.1 in ETSI EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1.
2
Channels 9 and 24 are removed to comply with section 4.3.4 of ETSI EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1
3
Band R applies when polite spectrum access is being used, i.e. more than one channel is enabled.
Band Q applies when polite spectrum access is not used, i.e. when channel 29 is the only enabled
channel.
Power requirements
The following table describes the power requirements for the XBee SX 868 RF Module.
Specification Condition Value
Supply voltage range 2.4 to 3.6 VDC
Typical supply voltage 3.3 V
26 868.35 MHz
28 869.05 MHz
29 869.85 MHz
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Technical specifications Networking and security specifications
Specification Condition Value
Receive current VCC = 3.3 V 40 mA
VCC = 3.3 V, LNA bypass enabled 34 mA
Transmit current VCC = 3.3 V 55 mA @ 32 mW EIRP
VCC = 3.3 V 45 mA @ 16 mW EIRP
VCC = 3.3 V 40 mA @ 10 mW EIRP
VCC = 3.3 V 35 mA @ 5 mW EIRP
VCC = 3.3 V 32 mA @ 2 mW EIRP
Sleep current VCC 3.3 V, temperature = 25 °C 1.8 µA
Networking and security specifications
The following table describes the networking and security specifications for the devices.
Specification Value
Modulation Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)
Spreading
technology
Supported
network
topologies
(software
selectable)
Encryption
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
Peer-to-peer (master/slave relationship not required), point-to-point/point-tomultipoint, mesh
Optional Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption which may be operated
in either electronic code book (ECB) mode or counter (CTR) mode. Use the EE
command to enable encryption. Use the KY command to set the encryption key.
Performance specifications
The following table describes the performance specifications for the devices.
Note Range figure estimates are based on free-air terrain with limited sources of interference. Actual
range will vary based on transmitting power, orientation of transmitter and receiver, height of
transmitting antenna, height of receiving antenna, weather conditions, interference sources in the
area, and terrain between receiver and transmitter, including indoor and outdoor structures such as
walls, trees, buildings, hills, and mountains.
Specification Condition Value
Frequency range 863 to 870 MHz
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Technical specifications General specifications
Specification Condition Value
RF data rate (software selectable) Low data rate 10 kb/s
High data rate 80 kb/s
Transmit power (software selectable) EIRP
ERP
1
2
Up to 15 dBm (32 mW)
Up to 13 dBm (20 mW)
Maximum data throughput High data rate 38.4 kb/s
Available channel frequencies All data rates
Rural range line of sight
Urban range line of sight
3
4
Low data rate Up to 14.5 km (9 mi)
Low data rate Up to 2.5 km (1.5 mi)
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Receiver category Class 2
Receiver sensitivity Low data rate -113 dBm
High data rate -106 dBm
Low data rate, LNA bypass enabled -100 dBm
High data rate, LNA bypass enabled -94 dBm
Receiver IF selectivity Low data rate ± 200 kHz 40 dB
Low data rate ± 400 kHz 45 dB
High data rate ± 200 kHz 33 dB
High data rate ± 400 kHz 40 dB
Receiver RF selectivity Below 863 MHz and above 870 MHz > 60 dB
UARTdata rate (software selectable) 1200 - 921600 baud
SPI clock rate Up to 6 Mb/s
General specifications
The following table describes the general specifications for the devices.
Specification Value
Dimensions 3.38 x 2.21 x 0.32 cm (1.33 x 0.87 x 0.125 in)
Weight 3 g
1
Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) is the device's output power plus 2.1 dBi (dipole antenna gain).
2
Effective radiated power (ERP) is the specification tested for regulatory compliance.
3
This number was measured with the LNA bypass disabled.
4
This number was measured with the LNA bypass disabled.
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Technical specifications GPIO specifications
Specification Value
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Compliant
Manufacturing ISO 9001:2008 registered standards
Host interface connector 37 castellated SMT pads
Antenna connector options U.FL or RF pad
Antenna impedance 50 Ω unbalanced
Maximum input RF level at antenna port 6 dBm
Operating temperature -40°C to 85°C
Digital I/O 13 I/O lines, 5 output lines
Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 4 10-bit analog inputs
Pulse width modulator (PWM) 2 outputs
GPIO specifications
The following table provides the electrical specifications for the GPIO pads.
GPIO electrical specification Value
Voltage - supply 2.4 - 3.6 V
Low Schmitt switching threshold
High Schmitt switching threshold
Input current for logic 0 -0.1 μA
Input current for logic 1 0.1 μA
Input pull-up resistor value 40 kΩ
Input pull-down resistor value 40 kΩ
Output voltage for logic 0 0.05 * VCC
Output voltage for logic 1 0.95 * VCC
Output source/sink current 1 mA
Total output current (for GPIO pads) 20 mA
LBT and AFA specifications
The following table provides the Listen Before Talk (LBT) and Adaptive Frequency Agility (AFA)
specifications.
0.3 * VCC
0.7 * VCC
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Technical specifications LBT and AFA specifications
Specification Condition Value
Channel spacing 200 kHz
Receiver bandwidth 150 kHz
Modulation bandwidth < 300 kHz
LBT threshold Low data rate < -95 dBm
High data rate < -90 dBm
TX on time < 1 second
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Get started
Verify kit contents 22
Connect the hardware 23
Configure the device using XCTU 24
Configure the devices for a range test 24
Configure remote devices 24
Perform a range test 26
XBee Network Assistant 27
XBee Multi Programmer 27
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Get started Verify kit contents
Verify kit contents
The XBee SX 868 RF Module development kit contains the following components:
XBee
U.FLmodule (3)
XBee
development
board (3)
USB cable (2)
Power supply
(2)
Set of power
supply adapters
(2)
Antenna U.FL
(3)
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Get started Connect the hardware
Connect the hardware
The following illustration shows you how to assemble the hardware components of the development
kit.
1. Attach the XBee SX 868 RF Modules to the development boards.
2. Attach the antennas to the devices.
3. Connect the USB cables to the development boards.
CAUTION! Before you remove a device from a development board, make sure the board is
not powered by a USB cable or a battery.
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Get started Configure the device using XCTU
Configure the device using XCTU
XBee Configuration and Test Utility (XCTU) is a multi-platform program that enables users to interact
with Digi radio frequency (RF) devices through a graphical interface. The application includes built-in
tools that make it easy to set up, configure, and test Digi RF devices.
For instructions on downloading and using XCTU, see the XCTU User Guide.
Click Discover devices and follow the instructions. XCTU should discover the connected XBee SX 868
RF Modules using the provided settings.
Click Add selected devices.The devices appear in the Radio Modules list. You can click a module to
view and configure its individual settings. For more information on these items, see AT commands.
Configure the devices for a range test
For devices to communicate with each other, you must configure them so they are in the same
network. To obtain all possible data from the remote device, you must also set the local device to API
mode. For more information on API mode, see Operate in API mode.
For devices to communicate with each other, you configure them so they are in the same network.
You also set the local device to API mode to obtain all possible data of the remote device.
When you connect the development board to a PC for the first time, the PC automatically installs
drivers, which may take a few minutes to complete.
1. Add the two devices to XCTU.
2. Select the first module and click the Load default firmware settings button.
3. Configure the following parameters:
ID: 2015
NI: LOCAL_DEVICE
AP: API Mode Without Escapes [1]
4. Click the Write radio settings button.
5. Select the other module and click the Default firmware settings button.
6. Configure the following parameters:
ID: 2015
NI: REMOTE_DEVICE
AP: Transparent Mode [0]
7. Click the Write radio settings button.
After you write the radio settings for each device, their names appear in the Radio Modules
area. The Port indicates that the LOCAL_DEVICE is in API mode.
8. Disconnect REMOTE_DEVICE from the computer, remove it from XCTU, and connect it to its
own power supply.
9. Leave LOCAL_DEVICE connected to the computer. Connect LOCAL_DEVICE to its own power
supply.
10. Place REMOTE_DEVICE at the testing location and connect its power supply.
Configure remote devices
You can communicate with remote devices over the air through a corresponding local device.
Configure the local device in API mode because remote commands only work in API mode. Configure
remote devices in either API or Transparent mode.
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Get started Configure remote devices
These instructions show you how to configure the LT (Associated LED Blink Time) parameter on a
remote device.
1. Add two XBee devices to XCTU.
2. Configure the first device in APImode and name it XBEE_A.
3. Configure the second device in either API or Transparent mode, and name it XBEE_B.
4. Disconnect XBEE_B from your computer and remove it from XCTU.
5. Connect XBEE_B to a power supply (or laptop or portable battery).
The Radio Modules area should look something like this.
6.
Select XBEE_A and click the Discover radio nodes in the same network button .
7. Click Add selected devices in the Discovering remote devices dialog. The discovered remote
device appears below XBEE_A.
8. Select the remote device XBEE_B, and configure the following parameter:
LT: FF (hexidecimal representation for 2550 ms)
9.
Click the Write radio settings button .
The remote XBee device now has a different LED blink time.
10. To return to the default LED blink times, change the LT parameter back to 0 for XBEE_B.
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Get started Perform a range test
Perform a range test
1. Go to the XCTU display for LOCAL_DEVICE.
2.
Click to discover remote devices within the same network. The Discover remote devices
dialog appears.
3. Click Add selected devices.
4.
Click and select Range test. The Radio Range Test dialog appears.
5. In the Select the local radio device area, select LOCAL_DEVICE. XCTU automatically selects
the Discovered device radio button and enables the Start Range Test button.
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Get started XBee Network Assistant
6. Click Start Range Test to begin the range test.
If the test is running properly, the packets sent should match the packets received. You will
also see the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) update for each radio after each
reception.
7. You can move the LOCAL_DEVICE and REMOTE_DEVICE farther from each other to observe the
signal strength at different distances.
8. Click Stop Range Test when the test is complete.
9. You can test different data rates by reconfiguring the BR (RF Data Rate) parameters on both
devices and starting a new range test.
XBee Network Assistant
The XBee Network Assistant is an application designed to inspect and manage RF networks created
by Digi XBee devices. Features include:
n Join and inspect any nearby XBee network to get detailed information about all the nodes it
contains.
n Update the configuration of all the nodes of the network, specific groups, or single devices
based on configuration profiles.
n Geo-locate your network devices or place them in custom maps and get information about the
connections between them.
n Export the network you are inspecting and import it later to continue working or work offline.
n Use automatic application updates to keep you up to date with the latest version of the tool.
See the XBee Network Assistant User Guide for more information.
To install the XBee Network Assistant:
1. Navigate to digi.com/xbeenetworkassistant.
2. Click General Diagnostics, Utilities and MIBs.
3. Click the XBee Network Assistant - Windows x86 link.
4. When the file finishes downloading, run the executable file and follow the steps in the XBee
Network Assistant Setup Wizard.
XBee Multi Programmer
The XBee Multi Programmer is a combination of hardware and software that enables partners and
distributors to program multiple Digi Radio frequency (RF) devices simultaneously. It provides a fast
and easy way to prepare devices for distribution or large networks deployment.
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Get started XBee Multi Programmer
The XBee Multi Programmer board is an enclosed hardware component that allows you to program up
to six RF modules thanks to its six external XBee sockets. The XBee Multi Programmer application
communicates with the boards and allows you to set up and execute programming sessions. Some of
the features include:
n Each XBee Multi Programmer board allows you to program up to six devices simultaneously.
Connect more boards to increase the programming concurrency.
n Different board variants cover all the XBee form factors to program almost any Digi RF device.
Download the XBee Multi Programmer application from:digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5641
See the XBee Multi Programmer User Guide for more information.
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Hardware
Mechanical drawings 30
Pin signals 31
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Hardware Mechanical drawings
Mechanical drawings
The following figures show the XBee SX 868 RF Module mechanical drawings. All dimensions are in
centimeters. The XBee SX 868 RF Module differs from other surface-mount XBee modules. It has an
additional ground pad on the underside of the module used for heat dissipation. For more details, see
PCB design and manufacturing.
XBee® SX 868 RF Module User Guide
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