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XBEE S2 RPSMA not working with batteries

I have a couple of XBEE S2 with RPSMA antenna I'm using the xbee explorer(with arduino) and XBIB development board with X-CTU on a PC. if I drive the arduino from the USB,,, it works... not really ...
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xbee and interoperability

i'm studying interoperability in the telecommunication field and i want to know we must do what to have an xbee module interoperable with other zigbee devices of other manufacturers (not Digi). I ...
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Interference beetween ADC samples with XBee and photoresistor

I'm using an XBee serie 2 module for sampling the values of three sensors, a photoresistor (LDR) a moisture sensor and a temperature sensor (LM35). When there is no brightness the photoresistor has ...
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How do I interface an XBee wireless module with the Uno?

I want to use an XBee wireless module with my Arduino Uno. How should I go about doing this? Do I need a shield like this one?
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How to connect RFduino to internet?

I backed the RFduino project on Kickstarter to use it in my next project. It is basically a tiny Arduino compatible board with built in Bluetooth LE that supports additional shields. I've also got a ...
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Xbee to act as wireless i/o extension

I want to have an arduino with an xbee (call it xbee1) connected to it and another wireless xbee (call it xbee2) communicating with xbee1. Then I would have DIO1 on xbee2 acting as a digital input and ...
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Connect XBee to Arduino without shield

Is it possible to connect the XBee to the Arduino without a shield? Currently most of the sources that I have looked at have some sort of shield connected. I use this shield currently: ...
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Using 2 xbees Series 2 and arduinos

I have 2 xbee series 2s that I want to talk to each other with ardunios. I have the ardunio xbee shields but I can't find any good resources on how to get them to communicate together. So how would I ...
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trouble with arduino standalone circuit and xbee

I have an application that sends data from 1 XBee connected to a computer to another Xbee connected to a microprocessor(ATMEGA328P-PU). I programmed the program into the microprocessor using a arduino ...
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The appropriate code (arduino) of Xbee

Can you tell me what is the appropriate code to send two variables (x,y) from an xbee to another xbee (series 1). I configured them and i can't write a code (because i don't know how to recieve ...
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I think my XBee XSC is broken. Am I missing something?

I have two XBee XSC 9600-baud chips, and I've been trying to make sure I know how to use them before integrating them into my project. Other people have used these same boards successfully, so they ...
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Resetting XBee with an Arduino

I would like to be able to reset an XBee with an Arduino by connecting the reset pin on the XBee to a General I/O pin on the Arduino. I'm wondering if any additional components (transistors, resistors ...
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Web connection through Arduino with WiFi

I'd like to be able to make an HTTP request on the web to a specific server from my Arduino. I already have a Wireless SD Shield, and I am wondering if what I want to do is possible / what I would ...
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Low power sensor module

My next project requires me to have energy-efficient wireless sensor modules. Basically, these modules read sensor data and transmits it over a wireless transceiver. Currently, my setup includes an ...
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How to call AT command on XBee from Arduino

I am trying to set the SM (sleep mode) register on the XBee radio. These registers can be set with so called AT Commands, listed from pg. 28 in the XBee/XBee Pro Product Manual. This can be done ...
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How to make XBee sleep?

Arduino Fio with XBee radio. I have read the XBee manual (pg. 24-25), trying to figure out how to put it to sleep, but what I tried did not work. Then I found an example sketch using XBee sleeping, ...
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Simple and safe solution to control a power plug with Arduino or PC

What solutions are available to control a power plug (or even if possible a light socket), i.e. turning it On and Off? I have looked for xbee/zigbee solutions but there doesn't seem to be a solution ...
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2.4GHz Warmer/Colder game based on signal strength

I'm currently looking for options to build a 3 piece game for an outdoor activity company based around the warmer/colder game. Two teams are each issued a receiver, and each team starts around 400 ...
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What is an “API-formatted packet”?

Arduino.cc recommends this page as an introduction to XBee radios. Physical Computing at ITP | Tutorials / Xbee Basics You generally choose to work in either API mode and AT mode and can't use ...
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Configuration for two XBEE S1 together

I am trying to configure two XBEE S1 both of them using the 10EC firmware. I tried to set this settings on the first one and the second one : ...
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Decoding XBee Series 1 API Packet

I'm having issues trying to decode a XBee API packet. I start decoding it, but I'm not sure what my actual analog data should be. Several of them look like: ...
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UDP Like Protocol for XBee

My situation is as follows, I have a robot that has 4 motor controllers attached to an arduino that has a xbee series 1 connected. Xbee has its default settings except baudrate which is set to 57600. ...
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how to associate Xbee TxStatusResponse Frame ID to proper packet sent?

I am currently working on a xbee sensor with multiple input buttons. Each time one of them is pressed, I send a packet to the coordinator and wait for the TxStatusResponse before acting on it. Each ...
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how to resolve 64 bit address of remote xbee using Arduino xbee library

Does anyone know how to resolve the 64 bit address of a remote xbee (series 2) using the Xbee Arduino library (http://code.google.com/p/xbee-arduino) ? The getRemoteAddress() public function of class ...
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What should I buy to set up this Arduino wireless captors network? [closed]

I want to make a Curling chronometer with 3 IR curtain barrier and 1 LCD display. When the first barrier is cut, the (XBee) ZigBee module send a message to the ZigBee module on the LCD board the same ...
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Xbee Shield - Turning jumper settings into ON/OFF (XBEE/USB) manual switch

I have the following Xbee Shield where I need to constantly switch jumpers in order to allow Xbee communication and/or USB communication. The following is set for Xbee communication: "Xbee ...
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Xbee module works for 10 seconds

I am trying to communicate between 2 arduinos using 2 xbee shields. I am trying to configure the Xbee shield with PAN ID, address etc. I am using X-CTU utility on a windows 7 64 bit operating system. ...
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Greenhouse Control Interface

I'm working on a control system for my school's tropical greenhouse based on the Arduino. It'll just do basic logging things, along with allowing someone to selectively water sections of the ...
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What is a good communicaton device among teensy and arduino besides “XBees”

I have been using XBees to communicate my teensies so far. However, as you know, XBees are really expensive and when I want multiple devices to communicate with each other, I have to pay for several ...
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Wireless accelerometer with Arduino

I'm planning to build something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RGcYiV4hEE But with an Arduino replaced with the easyUSB chip. Is there any simple solution for that. Here there is an ...
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XBee Pro S2B in AT mode keeps resetting the Arduino

I have just bought a whole bunch of Xbee Pro S2Bs and Freetronics Eleven boards. When I set up the XBees in AT mode, the Arduino constantly resets. At least that's what I think it is doing - the D13 ...
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How to send data through XBee using ATMega328?

I bought Seeeduino Stalker UartsBee Two XBees When I physically connect (1), (2) and the computer USB, I can receive on my computer data sent by (1) at 115200 Kbps. But when I physically ...
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Problem with XBee Arduino Shield

As requested by Marcus, here is a short post about a piece of hardware I bought recently from Little Bird Electronics. I recently bought an XBee Arduino Shield, and was a bit curious when I tried to ...
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Using X-CTU to setup XBee modem

I recently got an XBee Pro Series 2.5 and another XBee Series 2.5 as listed here: http://www.littlebirdelectronics.com/products/XBee-2mW-Series-2.5-Chip-Antenna.html ...