What kind of XBee is this, how to know the firmware

Question

Hi guys,

I'm quite new to XBee, not to Arduino and Hardware programming though.

I have this model:


I want to communicate with it, but how do I get the Firmware from it and the correct version that it can mate with. The module is connected to a USB cable. I want to intercept the messages from the other side that this unit apparently cooperates with.

I see a lot of different Xbee modules at e.g. the Seeedstudio website, but what module do I need to interface it with. It is an older module so the S1?!!! How do I know it has 802.15.4 capabilities or not etc.?

Sincerely,

Johan, just some software engineer.

Comments

I don't see an xbee in the picture. What happens when you attach the usb cable to your computer? Does it create a serial port? Try using the X-CTU software to connect to it?

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@plater:

The image is indeed a bit too large bit if you look at the link you see that there IS an XBee there

I already solved it and more problems, but that is no wonder since you reply on a 3 months old question, I don't know how you develop, but most people need a faster pace!

Thanks anyway for the help!

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There is no clickable link available to me.

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link: http://80.113.1.36/sites/IVS/Thesis/IMG_0045.jpg

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well, the image is just way too large, so right click it, press "copy image location", then open it in a new browser window and see the result... you don't need to be a rocketeer for that or do you?!

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Correct, a "rocketeer" as you say would have just corrected the image in the first place.

Answer 1

Hello,

This is a picture of an XBee Pro, Series 1. See this KBase article http://www.digi.com/support/kbase/kbaseresultdetl?id=3150.

You can also read the firmware with the XCTU utility.

Answer 2

well, and I'm not so live with it