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XBee Radio Configuration

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Connor Novak edited this page Sep 18, 2019 · 1 revision

Overview

The following document describes the configuration settings changed on the paired XBee radio network responsible for Koda's wireless communication and control, as well as why each value was changed. The network is comprised of two XBee Pro S3B Radios.

Configurations

Pertinent Radio Settings

  • NI: Node Identifier

The node identifier string for this module. This can be up to 20 ASCII characters. This value is returned in a ND query and can be used to easily identify modules.

  • HP: Preamble ID

The preamble ID for which module communicates. Only modules with matching preamble IDs can communicate with each other. Different preamble ID's minimize interference between multiple sets of modules operating in the same vicinity. When receiving a packet this is checked before the network ID, as it is encoded in the preamble, and the network ID is encoded in the MAC header.

Ground Station Radio

  • NI: ground_station
  • HP: 1

Changed from 0 to counteract possible crosstalk from default network setups

Rover Radio

  • NI: rover
  • HP: 1

Changed to match Ground Station Radio

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