API Operation
An alternative to Transparent Operation are Application Programming Interface (API) Operations. API
operation requires that the device communicate through a structured interface (that is, data is
communicated in frames in a defined order). The API specifies how the device sends and receives
commands, command responses, and module status messages using a serial port Data Frame.
API frame format 151
Data bytes that need to be escaped: 152
API serial exchanges 155
Frame descriptions 158
Send ZDO commands with the API 206
Send ZigBee Cluster Library (ZCL) commands with the API 209
Send Public Profile Commands with the API 214
XBee/XBee-PRO® S2C ZigBee® RF Module
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