Uploading XBee firmware
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Uploading the XBee firmware
You'll need:
- Arduino board (the one in squidbee gateway)
- XBee shield for arduino
- 2 female pin-heads
- Soldering iron
- 2 wires
- A PC (linux or windows)
- X-CTU software (www.maxstream.net)
Hardware
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1 - Solder the pin-headers on the arduino board  |
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Arduino Duemilanove  | |
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2 - Connect two wires to the pin-headers and take out the ATmega (The microcontroller located in the Arduino board)
Ardino Diecimila:  |
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Arduino Duemilanove  | |
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3 - Plug the XBee shield on the arduino board and connect the wires as follows:
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4 - Connect the USB cable to your PC | |
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Software - Linux (tested in debian hetch) 1 - Install wine | |
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2 - Install X-CTU using wine | |
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3 - Run X-CTU software | |
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4 - Make a symbolic link between ttyUSB0 and com2 type in terminal: ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 /home/your_home/.wine/dosdevices/com2 | |
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5 - Add com2 port to X-CTU  | |
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6 - Check the communication (click on test button)  | |
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7 - Go to modem configuration | |
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8 - Press read button to check your actual firmware version  | |
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9 - Select the Function Set and version you want upload  | |
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10 - Press write button  | |
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11 - If you get OK, you have your xbee with the new firmware uploaded  Software - Windows | |
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1 - Run X-CTU software  | |
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2 - Check the communication (click on test button) | |
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3 - Go to modem configuration | |
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4 - Press read button to check your actual firmware version | |
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5 - Select the Function Set and version you want upload | |
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6 - Press write button | |
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7 - If you get OK, you have your xbee with the new firmware uploaded |
