Everything Xbee

emersonvier · January 9, 2019, 10:40pm

I got my kit yesterday

XB24CZ7SIT-004
76000956 USB Adapter

Install XCTU
Made configuration as on the first post
Paring to Hubitat

Below my network

Now my questions
1 - My Xbee is working as a router?

2 - How "Find" works, I type 254E and nothing happening

3 - How I connect my Xiaomi devives to Xbee?

bertabcd1234 · January 9, 2019, 10:49pm

1: Yes, the "R" means "router" (as opposed to "E" for endpoint).

2: By default, I think Find searches on the "long" address. If you prefix your search with "MY:", I think that's the code for the short device ID. Hover over the search box and see the tool-tip text for everything you can search on there.

3: With great difficulty. OK, or just some effort. You can't force a ZigBee device to take a certain route; they will choose what they think is the best automatically. However, you can strongly encourage a Xiaomi device (or any device) to pair through the XBee by unplugging other repeaters and making sure you're far enough away from the hub that the device will "want" to pair through the XBee instead. (The XBee tends to be pretty attractive for most devices, so you probably won't need to be that far away from the hub, but other repeaters might also attract it during pairing.)

Unlike standard devices, I've noticed Xiaomi devices tend to stay routing through the device that they were originally paired/routed through, so if you get it paired through an XBee, it's unlikely to switch to another repeater. (But maybe I just haven't seen that happen.)

Cobra · January 10, 2019, 1:07am

I have 3 of them but I can’t remember what I paid.
I’ll try and find some emails or invoices.

Andy

gabriele · January 10, 2019, 6:46pm

Hi guys,
do you know if zigbee mapping with Digi USB Dongle Key XU-Z11 is working as well?
I'd like to have a simpler product than a board, with antenna etc...

Thanks!

NoWon · January 10, 2019, 10:06pm

I do not own one but looking at the data sheet it should work just make sure you get the
XU-Z11 version.
A lot more money than the Xbee3.
It also does not look like it has as good of range as the Xbee3. (66 feet vs 3937 feet)

Cobra · January 11, 2019, 11:11am

@BorrisTheCat

I use it with...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017KGBP6Y/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also bought an antenna and a little extension cable so I could mount everything in a box

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00VHDXSSU/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can probably buy the bits cheaper but I wanted it quickly

Andy

ritchierich · January 11, 2019, 12:52pm

I have bought enclosures for Arduino boards before. I found this one for an Xbee with a Parallax USB board:

I don’t own one of these but just wanted to point out you have options to make your xbee look clean.

kilowatts · January 11, 2019, 2:18pm

Similarly, here's one for the Grove board, for Xbees with PCB antennas.

brianspranger · January 12, 2019, 12:36am

ArstenA is me... When I designed this I had the intention of using TPU so it is flexible and easier to open and close. This enclosure is working quite good so far.

Navat604 · January 12, 2019, 12:59am

Is it possible to have the xbee as a repeater but set it not to accept any device for routing?

kilowatts · January 12, 2019, 1:24am

Can you elaborate? A repeater is the same thing as a router in xbee-speak.

Navat604 · January 12, 2019, 1:40am

Ok, is there a setting to prevent other zigbee devices from using this as a repeater. Like @vjv, I just want this for mapping but when I do a scan. I see at least 10 devices connecting to this xbee. Removing this after the scan screw up my mesh and some device needed a reset.

kilowatts · January 12, 2019, 1:53am

Ah, you mean connecting only as an endpoint, and using the mapping feature.

The software says it can't be done, however somehow I was able to do it on my first try. I posted a screenshot above. But I haven't been able to replicate it since, so I don't know if it was a fluke or if I inadvertently exposed some loophole.

NoWon · January 14, 2019, 6:07pm

Can anyone recommend a device like the Xbee to do Zwave?

I was having issues with my Zwave network which I found but would have been way faster if I had a Zwave mapping device.

JasonJoelOld · January 14, 2019, 6:18pm

It isn't an online solution like Xbee... But... Zensys Tools if on Windows and OZWCP if on *nux.

Oh, and there is always this, too... For those that really want to mess around (cheapest price I've ever seen it - $149).

myronwheeler72 · January 17, 2019, 6:39pm

Does anyone know how to completely remove the Xbee from Hubitat? I removed it from the device list but when I do a scan it still shows as connected to HE. Is there a way to completely remove it? Thanks

vjv · January 17, 2019, 8:18pm

You must delete the xbee config, doing a reflash.

myronwheeler72 · January 17, 2019, 8:20pm

So I reset the config to default and re flash? Do you mean re flash the firmware with the defaults?

vjv · January 17, 2019, 8:22pm

I think just resetting the config to default and writing it would do the trick, but I would reflash it for furure it's ready to be paired

myronwheeler72 · January 17, 2019, 8:25pm

Ok I'll try that. Thanks for your help!