Try the following sample code:
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import sys
import xbee
# TODO: replace with the node identifier of your target device.
TARGET_NODE_ID = "RECEIVER"
MESSAGE = "Hello XBee!"
def find_device(node_id):
"""
Finds the XBee device with the given node identifier in the network and
returns it.
:param node_id: Node identifier of the XBee device to find.
:return: The XBee device with the given node identifier or ``None`` if it
could not be found.
"""
for dev in xbee.discover():
if dev == node_id:
return dev
return None
print(" +
+")
print(" | XBee MicroPython Transmit Data (NI) Sample |")
print(" +
+\n")
# Find the device with the configure node identifier.
device = find_device(TARGET_NODE_ID)
if not device:
print("Could not find the device with node identifier '%s'" % TARGET_NODE_ID)
sys.exit(-1)
addr16 = device
addr64 = device
print("Sending data to %s >> %s" % (TARGET_NODE_ID, MESSAGE))
try:
# Some protocols do not have 16-bit address. In those cases, use the 64-bit one.
xbee.transmit(addr16 if addr16 else addr64, MESSAGE)
print("Data sent successfully")
except Exception as e:
print("Transmit failure: %s" % str(e))