Modifying DO through API frame

Question

Hi. Is it possible to send a packet to a remote Xbee to modify the behavior of a DO pin?
I read about I/O Line passing but the base Xbee is encapsulated and is impossible to modify the DI input, so I want to send a packet and modify the state of a DO pin sending an API frame on a remote Xbee. How can I accomplish this?

Answer 1

Hi,

if you can get at least one micro-controller (like an Arduino), it's very simple, you just hate to send en AT frame trough API mode to change the status of you output but with only 2 Xbee I don't really think about it.

Here is a youtube channel that show you basic exemple of Chat between Xbee : Your text to link here....

And here an official DIGI exemple of "how to do an Xbee switch".

Hope i can help you

Answer 2

But is not possible to change for example Dn = 4 or 5 through API frames to give a LOW or HIGH to control a switch? Or this works only for I/O Line Passing?
Thanks.
PD: I can't open "how to do an Xbee switch" page.

Answer 3

See the Digi API Packet Generator for ZB (ZigBee) Networks and the Tutorial for the Digi API Packet Generator (Frame Maker) Utility at this link http://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=4549&type=documentation under the Diagnostics, Utilities and MIBs section. See Example #2 in the tutorial.

If you use the newest version of XCTU you can generate the packet from within that application.