XCTU has several tools that offer different functionality related to XBee devices and their behavior. They are all located under the Tools menu and can be executed at any time. Some of them require you to select an XBee device.

XBee Studio offers the same tools but organized in a different way. Those that require a device, like the MicroPython Terminal or the XBee File System, can be found in the device menu. The rest are located in the Diagnostics, Development and Utilities categories of the sidebar.

Note that XBee Studio only allows you to use those tools that are compatible with XBee 3 Cellular devices. The rest will be added in future versions when XBee 3 RF devices are supported.

For more information about the tools, see API Frames, XBee recovery, Firmware Explorer, MicroPython Terminal, XBee File System, or Profile Editor.
XCTU XBee Studio

Frames Generator and Frames Interpreter

  1. Click Tools and then Frames Generator or Frames Interpreter.

  1. Click Development in the sidebar and then API Frames.

XBee Recovery

  1. Click Tools and then XBee Recovery.

  1. Click Diagnostics in the sidebar and then XBee Recovery.

Firmware Explorer

  1. Click Tools and then Firmware Explorer.

  1. Click Utilities in the sidebar and then Firmware Explorer.

MicroPython Terminal

  1. Click Tools and then MicroPython Terminal.

  2. Click Open and select the serial port of your device.

    Note that the device must be configured in MicroPython mode.

  1. Wait until XBee Studio discovers your device.

  2. Click on it and then click MicroPython Terminal in the left menu.

    or

    Click Development in the sidebar, then click Python & MicroPython, then click MicroPython Terminal and finally click on your device.

  3. Click Open.

File System Manager

  1. Click Tools and then File System Manager.

  2. Click Open and select the serial port of your device.

  1. Wait until XBee Studio discovers your device.

  2. Open the File system manager view —choose one of the following:

    1. Hover over your device and then click Open XBee File System.

    2. Click on your device and then click XBee File System in the left menu.

    3. Click Development in the sidebar, then click XBee File System and finally click on your device.

Profile Editor

  1. Click Tools and then Profile Editor.

  1. Click Development in the sidebar and then Profile Editor.

In addition to these, XBee Studio includes a new tool called Quick Setup to deploy pre-defined setups into one or several XBee devices in a quick and easy way. These setups can go from getting started processes or simple configurations that demonstrate different features of XBee devices, to more elaborated demos that include MicroPython applications and other components to form a complete system.

For more information about the Quick Setup, see Quick setup.