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| RPi - XBee | <----------------------------> | XBee - PC |
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I would have thought it would be much easier to hook the Xbee directly to the RPi TTL serial port..... But either way.....makgab wrote:I see on the internet the XBee Pro S1 is usable over simple USB port.
Which app can I test the file transfer with? Can anybody suggest such Linux app?
I would like to test XBee for transfering files. I would like to transfer some files between two XBee (~8-10MB/file).klricks wrote: What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Sending files over serial is cumbersome and very slow. Requires user intervention at both ends. etc.....
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The following terms will be used to explicate the network operations:
Terms and definitions
Term Definition
1. PAN Personal ---> Area Network - A data communication network that includes one or more End Devices and
optionally a Coordinator.
2. Coordinator ---> A Full-function device (FFD) that provides network synchronization by polling nodes [NonBeacon
(w/ Coordinator) networks only]
3. End Device ---> When in the same network as a Coordinator - RF modules that rely on a Coordinator for
synchronization and can be put into states of sleep for low-power applications.
4. Association ---> The establishment of membership between End Devices and a Coordinator. Association is only
applicable in NonBeacon (w/Coordinator) networks.
Peer-to-Peer:
By default, XBee®/XBee-PRO RF Modules are configured to operate within a Peer-to-Peer network
topology and therefore are not dependent upon Master/Slave relationships. NonBeacon systems
operate within a Peer-to-Peer network topology and therefore are not dependent upon Master/
Slave relationships. This means that modules remain synchronized without use of master/server
configurations and each module in the network shares both roles of master and slave. Digi's peer-
to-peer architecture features fast synchronization times and fast cold start times. This default con-
figuration accommodates a wide range of RF data applications.
Figure 2‐06. Peer‐to‐Peer Architecture
A peer-to-peer network can be established by
configuring each module to operate as an End Device (CE = 0), disabling End Device Association
on all modules (A1 = 0) and setting ID and CH parameters to be identical across the network.
As mentioned already get a terminal program running on both ends and use Xmodem protocol.makgab wrote:I found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77LTEjP-S6Y
How can I configure them for file transfering?
In docs of XBee Pro:klricks wrote: If my calculations are right, be prepared to wait over 15 hours to transfer one 10MB file. @ 115200 baud
Using Xmodem will take even longer as it has to send and calculate checksums etc.