How to communicate with xbee without using X-CTu

[fyp09]

How to communicate with xbee without using X-CTu maybe by using java or VB.Can anyone help ????

[yonghui]

hello fyp09,
continuing your question from last post:
http://forum.cytron.com.my/viewtopic.php?t=10311

Xbee module has Dout(pin2) and Din (pin3) which are equivalent to UART communication pins Tx and Rx pins. if you are using a computer to communicate with the module, you probably will choose to use either COM port/ serial port(with voltage level shifter such as MAX 232 and voltage divider to get the voltage level correct) or use a FT232 chip to get a virtual COM port and this chip is good that the voltage level is readily suitable to Xbee module (3.3V). For simplicity, just get SKXbee from cytron, which it has the FT chip onboard already and also it has 5V input output for normal applications.

How to communicate with xbee without using X-CTu maybe by using java or VB.

without using XCTU software, for sure you can write your own software to create the serial communication with the Xbee module.


yh
regards

[fyp09]

actually i already bought the SKXBEE .

[yonghui]

hi,

u have skxbee with you, then u can start write ur software, java, vB, C#;any of it to access the virtual COM port of the SKXbee and start your application, you will need to explore the programming software that u choose.

communication with Xbee will be same as using XCTU software, for transparent mode: it will be directly sending the data into Din pin to transmit to the end device with the DL address. entering commands sequence character +++ will bring u to command mode to change the config of the module.


regards,
yh

[zxteh]

Is it directly connect the PC for the based on VB design in GUI to SKXBee with UC00A or USB cable with SKXBee,it can transmit and receive the data from another XBee by control it by VB design.?

[sich]

If you have SKXBee, you don't need the UC00A. Just connect directly to PC using USB cable. Both of them create the virtual com port in your PC.