Follow these steps to send a data packet to the XBee device:

  1. Go to the Console page from the device home one.

  2. Click the Add packet button from the Send packets section. The application displays the Add new packet popup.

  3. In the Add new packet popup, fill all the parameters:

    • Packet name: Provide a name to the packet, just to identify it in the list.

    • XBee Interface: Choose the destination interface of the XBee device the data packet will be sent to. You can choose between:

      • 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.

      • MICROPYTHON: Sends the packet to the MicroPython application running inside the XBee device.

      • 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.

    • 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.

  4. Click Add to add the packet to the packets list.

  5. Select the packet you have just added from the list list.

  6. Click the Send selected packet button to send it to the XBee device.