Configure the XBee3 802.15.4 RF Module Software libraries
Digi XBee3® 802.15.4 RF Module User Guide
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Software libraries
One way to communicate with the XBee3 802.15.4 RF Module is by using a software library. The
libraries available for use with the XBee3 802.15.4 RF Module include:
n XBee Java library
n XBee Python library
The XBee Java Library is a Java API. The package includes the XBee library, its source code and a
collection of samples that help you develop Java applications to communicate with your XBee devices.
The XBee Python Library is a Python API that dramatically reduces the time to market of XBee
projects developed in Python and facilitates the development of these types of applications, making it
an easy process.
Over-the-air (OTA) firmware update
The XBee3 802.15.4 RF Module supports OTA firmware updates using XCTU version 6.3.0 or higher. For
instructions on performing an OTAfirmware update with XCTU, see How to update the firmware of
your modules in the XCTU User Guide.
OTA capability is only available when MM (Mac Mode)= 0 or 3.
Custom defaults
Custom defaults allow you to preserve a subset of the device configuration parameters even after
returning to default settings using RE command. This can be useful for settings that identify the
device—such as NI command—or settings that could make remotely recovering the device difficult if
they were reset—such as ID command.
Note You must send these commands as local AT commands, they cannot be set using Remote AT
Command Request frame - 0x17.
Set custom defaults
Use %F (Set Custom Default) to set custom defaults. When the XBee3 802.15.4 RF Module receives %F
it takes the next command it receives and applies it to both the current configuration and the custom
defaults.
To set custom defaults for multiple commands, send a %F before each command.
Restore factory defaults
!C (Clear Custom Defaults) clears all custom defaults, so that RE command will restore the device to
factory defaults. Alternatively, R1 (Restore Factory Defaults) restores all parameters to factory
defaults without erasing their custom default values.
Limitations
There is a limitation on the number of custom defaults that can be set on a device. The number of
defaults that can be set depends on the size of the saved parameters and the devices' firmware
version. When there is no more room for custom defaults to be saved, any command sent immediately
after a %F returns an error.
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