BL4S200 User’s Manual
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A
PPENDIX
F. A
DDITIONAL
C
ONFIGURATION
I
NSTRUCTIONS
Appendix F provides information on how to find the latest firm-
ware for the XBee RF module and the Digi
®
XBee USB used as
the ZigBee coordinator, and how to install the firmware.
F.1 XBee Module Firmware Downloads
By default, the BL4S230 is shipped from the factory with firmware to operate as a router in a
mesh network. You will need to run the
MODEMFWLOAD.C
sample program
in the Dynamic C
SAMPLES\XBEE
folder to download the firmware needed to operate the BL4S230 as a
coordinator.
NOTE:
You can verify the firmware version by running the
AT_INTERACTIVE.C
sam-
ple program in the Dynamic C
SAMPLES\XBEE
folder and by entering the command
ATVR
<Enter>
to get the version number displayed in the Dynamic C
STDIO
window.
CAUTION:
Different firmware versions are likely to interact with the Dynamic C librar-
ies in different ways. Rabbit has tested the firmware associated with a particular version
of Dynamic C for correct operation, and only this version is included on the Dynamic C
CD-ROM — do not use any other firmware versions with that version of Dynamic C.
Once you have successfully loaded the firmware, compile and run another sample program
to make sure
the
MODEMFWLOAD.C
sample program does not inadvertently reload (or
partially reload) the firmware.
If you are uploading firmware because you upgraded to a more recent Dynamic C release,
remember to recompile your applications using the new version of Dynamic C once you
have uploaded the new firmware.
F.1.1 Dynamic C v. 10.44 and Later
Encrypted libraries have been created within Dynamic C for the firmware. The three
libraries are in the
LIB\Rabbit4000\XBee\XBee_Firmware\ZigBee
folder.
•
A Dynamic C library of the type
XB24-ZB_21….LIB
is used for a coordinator
BL4S230.
•
A Dynamic C library of the type
XB24-ZB_23….LIB
is used for a router BL4S230.