WSAL11293 – XBee USB Adapter/en

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Summary

The Waveshare XBee USB Adapter is a UART communication board featuring an XBee interface and a USB port. It primarily serves as a baseboard for the Core2530 (B) module, enabling serial firmware updates via the bootloader and supporting AT commands for configuring Zigbee settings.

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WSAL11293 – XBee USB Adapter

Technical overview

The board provides a USB-to-UART bridge and offers an XBee socket for modules such as the Core2530 (B).
A Zigbee network requires at least one coordinator and one router; both must remain powered on and must not enter SLEEP mode.
End devices in the network can be battery-powered and support SLEEP mode, but they transmit data only through a parent node.
The built-in bootloader of the Core2530 (B) allows loading new firmware over the serial port without an additional CC debugger, provided the bootloader has already been flashed.
Programming the bootloader itself requires a CC debugger; pressing the RESET button on the debugger initiates the download process via SmartRF Studio.
After restart, a blinking LED1 indicates that no valid program exists in flash memory and new firmware can be loaded.
PC communication is handled via the ZBSCOMM software or directly with AT commands over the serial port at 38400 baud, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.
Broadcast messages reach all nodes in the network; P2P messages are sent to a single target address, while O2M targets multiple destinations.
AT+GETADDR is used to query each module's short address before setting up targeted communication.

Commands and examples – verify before use:

AT+RESTART
AT+RESET
AT+SET
AT+GETADDR
AT+GETIEEE
AT+GETFIEEE

Notes and version constraints

The exact parameters for AT+SET are incompletely specified in the source; full configuration values should be verified before use.
Using the CC debugger requires installing specific drivers; failures registering MSCOMM32.OCX on 64-bit systems require copying the file to SysWOW64 or System32.
Compatibility with XBee modules other than the Core2530 (B) is not confirmed in the source and should be checked before deployment.

Source and revision record

XBee USB Adapter - Waveshare Wiki
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