Follow these steps to send a data packet to the XBee device:
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Go to the Console page from the device home one.
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Click the Add packet button from the Send packets section. The application displays the Add new packet popup.
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In the Add new packet popup, fill all the parameters:
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Packet name: Provide a name to the packet, just to identify it in the list.
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XBee Interface: Choose the destination interface of the XBee device the data packet will be sent to. You can choose between:
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SERIAL: Sends the packet to the serial port of the XBee device. The packet will be received by he controller connected to that serial port.
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MICROPYTHON: Sends the packet to the MicroPython application running inside the XBee device.
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BLUETOOTH: Sends the packet to the Bluetooth interface. This will generate a loopback, the device will send you back the same data packet and it will be displayed in the packets log.
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Data: Enter the data of the packet. You can choose between entering the data in Hexadecimal format or in ASCII if you toggle the View in ASCII switch.
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Click Add to add the packet to the packets list.
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Select the packet you have just added from the list list.
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Click the Send selected packet button to send it to the XBee device.