API for communicating with XBee devices.

Dependencies:   CircularBuffer FixedLengthList

Dependents:   XBeeApiTest XBeeApiSimpleATCmdsExample XBeeApiBroadcastExample XBeeApiBroadcastExampleRTOS ... more

Overview

XBeeApi is intended to be a library for providing a high-level API interface to the XBee - for example getChannel() and setChannel(2) methods rather than needing to send( "ATCH" ) and send( "ATCH 2" ) - and then de-code the responses.

See the notebook page here for a description of how the API works & some details on the various classes.

Features:

  • Support for transmission & reception of data packets
  • Support for reading & changing settings
  • Support for "Remote AT" interface to access settings & I/O channels on remote XBees
  • XBeeApi should work if you're using mbed-rtos, though it is not currently threadsafe. Take a look at the XBeeApiBroadcastExampleRTOS example if you're including mbed-rtos.

Example Programs

There are also example programs available:

Transmit

Import programXBeeApiSimpleBroadcastExample

Simple example of how to use XBeeApi - set up the XBee, configure P2P networking then transmit a frame.

Import programXBeeApiBroadcastExample

Example for XBeeAPI; a little more involved than XBeeApiSimpleBroadcastExample with report on failure to set up the XBee and on the transmit status of the message.

Import programXBeeApiBroadcastExampleRTOS

Example of using the XBeeApi library to broadcast a message, based on XBeeApiBroadcastExample. This example shows how to use the library when using mbed-rtos. Before compiling you must open "XbeeApi\Config\XBeeApiCfg.hpp" and change the '#if 0' to '#if 1' on the line above the comment reading "Use RTOS features to make XBeeApi threadsafe"

Settings/Status

Import programXBeeApiSimpleATCmdsExample

Simple example of using XBeeApi to send AT-style commands to the XBee

Import programXBeeApiRemoteATCmdsExample

Example of using the XBeeApi library to send AT commands to remote XBee devices in order to read/write settings

Receive

Import programXBeeApiSimpleReceiveExample

Simple example of using XBeeApi to receive data packets via wireless

Import programXBeeApiReceiveCallbackExample

Example of using the XBeeApi library to receive a message via a callback method

Import programXBeeApiReceiveCallbackExampleRTOS

Example of using the XBeeApi library to receive a message via a callback method. This example shows how to use the library when using mbed-rtos. See the comment at the top of main.cpp

Remote I/O

Import programXBeeApiRemoteIOExample

Example of using the XBeeApi library to read inputs on a remote XBee

If you have 2 mbed connected XBees available then you can use XBeeApiSimpleReceiveExample and XBeeApiSimpleBroadcastExample as a pair.

Note that this is still a work in progress! XBeeApiTodoList tracks some of the functionality still to be added.

Files at this revision

API Documentation at this revision

Comitter:
johnb
Date:
Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
Parent:
7:2f1e157cdd1c
Child:
9:ba90e9efd68b
Commit message:
Work-in-progress commit. Add blocking version of XBeeApiCmdAt

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--- a/Base/XBeeDevice.cpp	Thu Jan 30 21:28:57 2014 +0000
+++ b/Base/XBeeDevice.cpp	Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@
     }
 }
     
-extern Serial pc;
-    
 void XBeeDevice::checkRxDecode( void )
 {
     uint8_t buff[INITIAL_PEEK_LEN];
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Utility/XBeeApiCmdAt.cpp	Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/**
+
+Copyright 2014 John Bailey
+   
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+#include "XBeeApiCmdAt.hpp"
+
+/* Set of Frame ID codes for the various commands (see XBEE_CMD_POSN_FRAME_ID) */
+
+#define CMD_RESPONSE_GET_VR '1'
+#define CMD_RESPONSE_GET_HV '2'
+#define CMD_RESPONSE_GET_CH '3'
+#define CMD_RESPONSE_SET_CH '4'
+
+/* Content for the various commands - value of 0 indicates a value to be populated (i.e. variable) */
+
+const uint8_t cmd_vr[] = { CMD_RESPONSE_GET_VR, 'V', 'R' }; 
+const uint8_t cmd_hv[] = { CMD_RESPONSE_GET_HV, 'H', 'V' }; 
+const uint8_t cmd_ch[] = { CMD_RESPONSE_GET_CH, 'C', 'H' }; 
+const uint8_t cmd_set_ch[] = { CMD_RESPONSE_SET_CH, 'C', 'H', 0 }; 
+
+#define XBEE_CMD_POSN_FRAME_ID (4U)
+#define XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START (8U)
+
+XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAt() : XBeeApiFrameDecoder( ) , m_haveHwVer( false ),
+                                                                m_haveFwVer( false ),
+                                                                m_haveChan( false )
+{
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::decodeCallback( const uint8_t* const p_data, size_t p_len )
+{
+    bool ret_val = false;
+    
+    if( XBEE_CMD_AT_RESPONSE == p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_API_ID ] )
+    {
+    
+        switch( p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_FRAME_ID ] )
+        {
+            case CMD_RESPONSE_GET_HV:
+                m_haveHwVer = true;
+                // TODO: Is this right?
+                m_hwVer = ((uint16_t)p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START ] << 8) + p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START + 1 ];
+                ret_val = true;
+                break;
+    
+            case CMD_RESPONSE_GET_VR:
+                m_haveFwVer = true;
+                // TODO: Is this right?
+                m_fwVer = ((uint16_t)p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START ] << 8) + p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START + 1 ];
+                ret_val = true;
+                break;
+                
+            case CMD_RESPONSE_GET_CH:
+                m_haveChan = true;
+                m_chan = p_data[ XBEE_CMD_POSN_PARAM_START ];
+                ret_val = true;
+                break;
+    
+            case CMD_RESPONSE_SET_CH:
+                m_chan = m_chanPend;
+                m_haveChan = true;
+                ret_val = true;    
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return ret_val;
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::setChannel( uint8_t const p_chan )
+{
+    XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelSet req( p_chan );
+    m_chanPend = p_chan;
+    m_device->SendFrame( &req );
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::requestHardwareVersion( void )
+{
+    XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtHardwareVersionRequest req;
+    m_haveHwVer = false;    
+    m_device->SendFrame( &req );
+    return true;
+}
+    
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::requestFirmwareVersion( void )
+{
+    XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtFirmwareVersionRequest req;
+    m_haveFwVer = false;
+    m_device->SendFrame( &req );       
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::requestChannel( void )
+{
+    XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelRequest req;
+    m_haveChan = false;
+    m_device->SendFrame( &req );
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::getFirmwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    if( m_haveFwVer )
+    {
+        *p_ver = m_fwVer;
+    }
+    return m_haveFwVer;
+    
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::getHardwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    if( m_haveHwVer )
+    {
+        *p_ver = m_hwVer;
+    }
+    return m_haveHwVer;
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAt::getChannel( uint8_t* const p_chan )
+{
+    if( m_haveChan )
+    {
+        *p_chan = m_chan;
+    }
+    return m_haveChan;
+}
+
+XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking( const uint16_t p_timeout, const uint16_t p_slice ) : 
+                                                                                     XBeeApiCmdAt( ), 
+                                                                                     m_timeout( p_timeout ), 
+                                                                                     m_slice( p_slice )
+{
+}
+
+extern Serial pc;
+
+
+template<typename par>
+bool blockingGet( XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking* p_t, 
+                  bool (XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::*p_req)( void ), 
+                  bool (XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::*p_get)( par* const ), 
+                  par* const p_par, 
+                  uint16_t p_timeout, 
+                  uint16_t p_slice )
+{
+    bool ret_val = false;
+    uint16_t counter = p_timeout;
+
+    if( (p_t->*p_get)( p_par ) )
+    {
+        ret_val = true;
+    } 
+    else if( (p_t->*p_req)() )
+    {
+        bool cont = false;
+
+        do{
+            wait_ms( p_slice );
+            if( (p_t->*p_get)( p_par ) )
+            {
+                ret_val = true;
+            }
+            else if( counter > p_slice ) {
+                counter -= p_slice;    
+                cont = true;
+            } 
+        } while( cont );
+    }
+    
+    return( ret_val );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getHardwareVersionS( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    return XBeeApiCmdAt::getHardwareVersion( p_ver );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getFirmwareVersionS( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    return XBeeApiCmdAt::getFirmwareVersion( p_ver );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getChannelS( uint8_t* const p_chan )
+{
+    return XBeeApiCmdAt::getChannel( p_chan );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getHardwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    return blockingGet( this,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::requestHardwareVersion,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getHardwareVersionS,
+                         p_ver,
+                         m_timeout, m_slice );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getFirmwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver )
+{
+    return blockingGet( this,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::requestFirmwareVersion,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getFirmwareVersionS,
+                        p_ver,
+                        m_timeout, m_slice );
+}
+
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getChannel( uint8_t* const p_chan )
+{
+    return blockingGet( this,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::requestChannel,
+                        &XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getChannelS,
+                        p_chan,
+                        m_timeout, m_slice );
+}
+       
+bool XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::setChannel( uint8_t const p_chan )
+{
+}
+
+
+XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtFirmwareVersionRequest::XBeeApiCmdAtFirmwareVersionRequest( void ) : XBeeApiFrame( )
+{
+     m_apiId = XBEE_CMD_AT_CMD;
+     m_data = cmd_vr;
+     m_dataLen = sizeof( cmd_vr );
+}
+
+XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtHardwareVersionRequest::XBeeApiCmdAtHardwareVersionRequest( void ) : XBeeApiFrame( )
+{
+     m_apiId = XBEE_CMD_AT_CMD;
+     m_data = cmd_hv;
+     m_dataLen = sizeof( cmd_hv );
+}
+
+XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelRequest::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelRequest( void ) : XBeeApiFrame( )
+{
+     m_apiId = XBEE_CMD_AT_CMD;
+     m_data = cmd_ch;
+     m_dataLen = sizeof( cmd_ch );
+}
+
+XBeeApiCmdAt::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelSet::XBeeApiCmdAtChannelSet( const uint8_t p_chan ) : XBeeApiFrame( )
+{
+     m_apiId = XBEE_CMD_AT_CMD;
+     m_buffer[0] = cmd_set_ch[0];
+     m_buffer[1] = cmd_set_ch[1];
+     m_buffer[2] = cmd_set_ch[2];
+     m_buffer[3] = p_chan;
+     m_data = m_buffer;
+     m_dataLen = sizeof( cmd_set_ch );
+}
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Utility/XBeeApiCmdAt.hpp	Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+   @file
+   @brief Class to abstract AT commands send to the XBee API
+   
+   AT commands have the payload:
+   
+     Byte 1     : Frame ID
+     Byte 2 & 3 : AT command
+     Byte 4-n   : Parameter Value 
+   
+   @author John Bailey 
+
+   @copyright Copyright 2014 John Bailey
+
+   @section LICENSE
+   
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined XBEEAPICMDAT_HPP
+#define      XBEEAPICMDAT_HPP
+
+#include "XBeeApiFrame.hpp"
+#include "XBeeDevice.hpp"
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+class XBeeApiCmdAt : public XBeeApiFrameDecoder
+{
+    protected:
+        bool m_haveHwVer;
+        bool m_haveFwVer;
+        bool m_haveChan;
+        uint16_t m_hwVer;
+        uint16_t m_fwVer;
+        uint8_t m_chan;
+        uint8_t m_chanPend;
+    
+        class XBeeApiCmdAtFirmwareVersionRequest : public XBeeApiFrame
+        {
+            public:
+                XBeeApiCmdAtFirmwareVersionRequest( void );
+        };
+
+        class XBeeApiCmdAtHardwareVersionRequest : public XBeeApiFrame
+        {
+            public:
+                XBeeApiCmdAtHardwareVersionRequest( void );
+        };
+
+        class XBeeApiCmdAtChannelRequest : public XBeeApiFrame
+        {
+            public:
+                XBeeApiCmdAtChannelRequest( void );
+        };
+
+        class XBeeApiCmdAtChannelSet : public XBeeApiFrame
+        {
+            uint8_t m_buffer[ 10 ];
+            public:
+                XBeeApiCmdAtChannelSet( const uint8_t p_chan );
+        };
+
+    public:
+       XBeeApiCmdAt( );
+       virtual ~XBeeApiCmdAt( void ) {};
+       
+       bool requestHardwareVersion( void );
+       bool requestFirmwareVersion( void );
+       bool requestChannel( void );
+
+       virtual bool getHardwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       virtual bool getFirmwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       virtual bool getChannel( uint8_t* const p_chan );
+       
+       virtual bool setChannel( uint8_t const p_chan );
+       
+       /* Implement XBeeApiCmdDecoder interface */
+       virtual bool decodeCallback( const uint8_t* const p_data, size_t p_len );
+
+       typedef uint16_t panId_t;
+       typedef uint8_t  channel_t;
+};
+
+class XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking : public XBeeApiCmdAt
+{
+    protected:
+        uint16_t m_timeout;
+        uint16_t m_slice;
+
+       /* The following are "shadow" methods which allow access to the methods in the base class
+          which we're overriding.  We need these as we need to be able to pass a method pointer
+          (e.g. to getHardwareVersion() ) and there's no way to get a method pointer to the parent 
+          class implementation as opposed to the implementation in this class.  The joys of 
+          polymorphism.
+          
+          e.g. We pass a pointer to method getHardwareVersion().  The function receiving the pointer
+               uses it to make a function call.  The actual function that's called is (correctly)
+               the one implemented in this class, however what we actually wanted in this case
+               was to call the implementation in the base class.  Using static_cast<> doesn't have
+               any effect and taking the address of XBeeApiCmdAt::getHardwareVersion ends up with
+               XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking::getHardwareVersion being called due to polymorphism. */
+
+       bool getHardwareVersionS( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       bool getFirmwareVersionS( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       bool getChannelS( uint8_t* const p_chan );
+
+    public:
+       XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking( const uint16_t p_timeout = 1000, const uint16_t p_slice = 100);
+       
+       virtual ~XBeeApiCmdAtBlocking( void ) {};
+       /* Implement XBeeApiCmdAt's virtual methods */
+       virtual bool getHardwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       virtual bool getFirmwareVersion( uint16_t* const p_ver );
+       virtual bool getChannel( uint8_t* const p_chan );
+       
+       virtual bool setChannel( uint8_t const p_chan );
+};
+
+#endif
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--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Utility/XBeeApiSetupHelper.cpp	Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/** 
+
+Copyright 2014 John Bailey
+   
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+#include "XBeeApiSetupHelper.hpp"
+
+void xbeeSetNetworkTypeP2P( XBeeApiCmdAt* const p_xbeeCmd,
+                            const XBeeApiCmdAt::panId_t p_id,
+                            const XBeeApiCmdAt::channel_t p_chan )
+{
+#if 0
+    XBeeDevice::XBeeDeviceReturn_t ret_val = XBeeDevice::XBEEDEVICE_OK;
+    
+    p_xbeeCmd->setCoordinatorEnable( false );
+    p_xbeeCmd->disableEndDeviceAssociation();
+    p_xbeeCmd->setChannel( p_chan );
+    p_xbeeCmd->setPanId( p_id );
+    
+    return ret_val;
+#endif 
+}
+
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Utility/XBeeApiSetupHelper.hpp	Fri Jan 31 01:16:56 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+   @file
+   @brief Functions to help with XBee configuration
+      
+   @author John Bailey 
+
+   @copyright Copyright 2014 John Bailey
+
+   @section LICENSE
+   
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined XBEEAPISETUPHELPER_HPP
+#define      XBEEAPISETUPHELPER_HPP
+
+#include "XBeeDevice.hpp"
+#include "XBeeApiCmdAt.hpp"
+
+typedef enum {
+    XBEE_NETWORK_TYPE_P2P,
+    XBEE_NETWORK_TYPE_NON_BEACON,
+    XBEE_NETWORK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
+} XBeeNetworkType_e;
+
+/** Set the XBee to use the P2P networking model.  Thie helper function
+    assumes that the XBee device and the passed XBeeApiCmdAt-type object have already
+    been configured.
+
+    This function will block until the settings have been successfully applied or a failure
+    has been encountered.
+
+    \param p_xbeeCmd Pointer to an XBeeApiCmdAt object which has already been registered
+                     as a decoder with an XBee device.
+    \param p_id Network ID to use
+    \param p_chan Channel to use
+*/      
+extern void xbeeSetNetworkTypeP2P( XBeeApiCmdAt* const           p_xbeeCmd,
+                                   const XBeeApiCmdAt::panId_t   p_id,
+                                   const XBeeApiCmdAt::channel_t p_chan );
+
+#endif /* !defined( XBEEAPISETUPHELPER_HPP ) */
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