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haden



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xbee at commands
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:05 pm     Reply with quote

Hi
I've searched and read a lot in this nice forum, but I have no clue where to start. I'm totally newbie into PIC, but what a new world that had opened up... I hope some of you can point me in the right direction.
I have a PIC 16F886 connected to a xbee and are able to send data to another xbee connected to my pc and read the values in X-CTU terminal.
So far so good, but how do I make my PIC talk with the local xbee?
I want to execute the following:
+++ to enter command mode
ATSL [enter] to get the low part of the serialnumber
ATCN [enter] to exit command mode
send the result of ATSL to the pc.

Thanks
Kim
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:26 pm     Reply with quote

Your xbee module must have a datasheet with a list of commands/data structure,etc. Surely there's a sample program on the mfr.s website?
Sending '+++' is easy but HOW is the xbee connected? I2C,SPI,SIO ? we don't know as we don't know what module you're using !
The more info you give the faster we can respond.
'+++' is the old Hayes 'escape' command code....
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:23 am     Reply with quote

Thanks
Sorry for not providing that.
Its a DIGI XBEE series 2 module, in AT mode that is connected using the UART of the PIC(pin 17,18). I'm using the plain old rx/tx.
If other connection methods are prefered, please tell me so and i can look at that.
But to learn something I would like to understand how to use the UART.

kim
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:19 am     Reply with quote

Code:
#use rs232(baud=9600, xmit=PIN_C2,rcv=PIN_C3)

void SendSerial()
{
    printf("+++");
    printf("ATSL"\r);
    printf("ATCN"\r);
}

Not sure what you want to do, hope this helps.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:25 am     Reply with quote

Thanks

I can send using the printf, but how do i receive the result from the ATSL returned from the xbee?
Kim
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:59 pm     Reply with quote

I don't have your hardware or even a simulator running here.
This is just an IDEA...


Code:
#use rs232(baud=9600, UART1, ERRORS, PARITY=N, BITS=8, STOP=1)

char serialText[];
int8 i = 0;
int8 SerialLenght = 16;
void GetSerial(void)
{
    printf("+++");
    printf("ATSL\r");
    Enable_interrupts(INT_RDA);
}
void CloseGetSerial(void)
{
    Disable_interrupts(INT_RDA);
    printf("ATCN\r");
    sprintf(LCD_PUTC,serialText,n);
}

#INT_RDA
void isr_rda(void)
{
   char c;
   c = getc();
   serialText[i] = c;
   if(i==16)
     CloseGetSerial();
   i++;
}
void main(void)
{
    clear_interrupt(INT_RDA);
    enable_interrupts(GLOBAL);
    GetSerial();

    while(true)
    {
        Blinky();
    }
}

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:43 pm     Reply with quote

I've tried modify one the examplefiles, but no luck.
Code:
#include "16F886.h"
#fuses NOLVP,NOWDT,PUT,BROWNOUT,INTRC_IO
#use delay(clock=2000000)
#use rs232(baud=9600, xmit=pin_C6, rcv=pin_C7, ERRORS, PARITY=N, BITS=8, STOP=1)

#define BUFFER_SIZE 32
BYTE buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
BYTE next_in = 0;
BYTE next_out = 0;

#int_rda
void serial_isr() {
   int t;
   buffer[next_in]=getc();
   t=next_in;
   next_in=(next_in+1) % BUFFER_SIZE;
   if(next_in==next_out)
     next_in=t;     
}

#define bkbhit (next_in!=next_out)

BYTE bgetc() {
   BYTE c;
   while(!bkbhit) ;
   c=buffer[next_out];
   next_out=(next_out+1) % BUFFER_SIZE;
   return(c);
}

void main() {

   enable_interrupts(int_rda);
   enable_interrupts(global);
   printf("\r\n\PIC Alive\r\n");
   do {     
      delay_ms(10000);
      printf("+++");
      printf("\r\nData => ");
      while(bkbhit)
        putc( bgetc() );
   } while (TRUE);
}

Sending the +++ to the xbee should return ok, but it just return +++

Kim
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:47 pm     Reply with quote

I downloaded the manual for your xbee device....
I suggest you reread the ..
Section 2.2.4 Command mode....

You _must_ do exactly as they say...
pause 1 second
send +++
pause 1 second


you do this....
printf("+++");
printf("\r\nData => ");


You're sending \r\nDATA = > " to the xbee which is NOT allowed !

You MUST read the manual and do as they say,sending 'weird' data withing useconds of the +++ isn't correct.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:21 pm     Reply with quote

Those 1 second gaps are part of the "Hayes" command set - if you skip them, you are not following the standard and it will simply ignore you. As Temtronic points out, you MUST include them.

mikey
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:24 am     Reply with quote

Thank you very much. its awesome
I've change it to:
Code:
void main() {

   enable_interrupts(int_rda);
   enable_interrupts(global);
   delay_ms(2000);
   printf("PIC Alive\r");
   do {     
      delay_ms(2000);
      printf("+++");
      delay_ms(2000);
      printf("ATSL\r");
      delay_ms(2000);
      printf("ATCN\r");
      delay_ms(2000);
      while(bkbhit)
        putc( bgetc() );
   } while (TRUE);
}

And I can now get the result back to my terminal.
Now I just need to make it into some usefull functions.
Kim
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:02 pm     Reply with quote

The above code returns:
OK
4031F854
OK

But how can I verify that the +++ command returns OK before i continue? I've looked at the strcmp method, but can't figure out where to put it.. C is not my best friend Surprised

Another question for making me understand my code: Is it possible to debug the code runtime to view what happens? I'm used to C# so I'm just trying to understand whats possible in this world. I have a iCP02 programmer from piccircuit

Kim
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