The Hands-On XBee Lab Manual: Experiments That Teach You XBee Wirelesss Communications

ISBN-13: 9780123914040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 301 str.

Jonathan Titus

Opis

Get the practical knowledge you need to set up and deploy XBee modules with this hands-on, step-by-step series of experiments. The Hands-on XBee Lab Manual takes the reader through a range of experiments, using a hands-on approach. Each section demonstrates module set up and configuration, explores module functions and capabilities, and, where applicable, introduces the necessary microcontrollers and software to control and communicate with the modules. Experiments cover simple setup of modules, establishing a network of modules, identifying modules in the network, and some sensor-interface designs. This book explains, in practical terms, the basic capabilities and potential uses of XBee modules, and gives engineers the know-how that they need to apply the technology to their networks and embedded systems. Jon Titus (KZ1G) is a Freelance technical writer, editor, and designer based in Herriman, Utah, USA and previously editorial director at Test & Measurement World magazine and EDN magazine. Titus is the inventor of the first personal-computer kit, the Mark-8, now in the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

• The only book to cover XBee in practical fashion; enables you to get up and running quickly with step-by-step tutorials
• Provides insight into the product data sheets, saving you time and helping you get straight to the information you need
• Includes troubleshooting and testing information, plus downloadable configuration files and fully-documented source code to illustrate and explain operations

Recenzje

"The value of this book lies in the way it guides the reader through assembling the hardware pieces and setting up the experiments, and provides information not easily found in product specifications, user manuals, or application notes." --ComputingReviews.com, March 2013

"For communications systems engineers and designers, this guide to the Digi International XBee radio communication modules provides practical instruction on real world uses of this robust collection of communications products. Beginning with an overview of the X-CTU module software, the work covers topics such as module configuration, one-way digital input communications, remote control applications, analog signals, handling data from multiple analog inputs, remote module control, device discovery, and setting up XBee networks. A series of appendices provides information on module presets and common configuration options. Chapters include detailed schematics and code examples, and additional online resources are provided. Titus is a renowned computer expert and technical writer." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2012

Spis treści

Experiment 1. Introduction to the X-CTU SoftwareExperiment 2. How to Change XBee Module ConfigurationsExperiment 3. One-Way Digital-Input CommunicationsExperiment 4. Use an XBee Module for Remote ControlExperiment 5. XBee Modules Transfer and Control Analog SignalsExperiment 6. Remote Control of Digital and Analog DevicesExperiment 7. How to Transmit Data on a Logic-Level ChangeExperiment 8. How to Handle Data from Several Analog InputsExperiment 9. Investigate Sleep Modes and Sleep-Mode TimingExperiment 10. How to Use API Packets to Control a Local XBee ModuleExperiment 11. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote XBee Modules Experiment 12. How to Use API Packets to Control Remote I/O LinesExperiment 13. Remote Control of PWM OutputsExperiment 14. How to Parse Data from Digital and Analog Pins and Control Individual Digital OutputsExperiment 15. How to Control Several XBee Modules with Broadcast CommandsExperiment 16. How to Communicate Between an MCU and an XBee ModuleExperiment 17. Two-Way Communications with XBee Modules Experiment 18. How to Discover Nearby XBee ModulesExperiment 19. How to Set Up a Small XBee NetworkExperiment 20. Digital and Analog Measurements in a NetworkExperiment 21. How to Handle an Unknown Number of XBee ModulesExperiment 22. Exploring Cyclic-Sleep Operations

O autorze

Jon Titus (KZ1G) is a Freelance technical writer, editor, and designer based in Herriman, Utah, USA and previously editorial director at Test & Measurement World magazine and EDN magazine.

Titus is the inventor of the first personal-computer kit, the Mark-8, now in the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.