Get started with Digi Remote Manager Configure Remote Manager features by scheduling tasks
Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Global Smart Modem User Guide
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Note You must upgrade your device to the latest firmware for this feature to be available. See Update
the firmware from Remote Manager or Update the firmware using web services in Remote Manager.
Note Digi Remote Manager requires TCPand will not work with NB-IoT, unless the carrier supports
TCP.
To upgrade using a scheduled task perform the following steps:
Step 1:
1. Download the updated firmware file for your device from Digi's support site.
a. Go to the Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M support page.
b. Scroll down to the Firmware Updates section.
c. Locate and click Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Gating Firmware to download
the zip file. If you have already upgraded past the gating firmware, click XBee
Cellular LET-M/NB-IoT Firmware to download the zip file.
d. Unzip the file. The file contains either a .ebin or a .gbl file.
2. Log into Remote Manager.
3. Make sure that you have enabled SM/UDP. See Enable SM/UDP.
4. Click Device Management > Schedules.
5. Click New Schedule. The New Schedule page displays.
Note The Steps to schedule a task wizard may display. Click the x in the upper left corner to
close the wizard. See Schedule walk-through feature in the Digi Remote Manager® User Guide for
more information.
6. In the Description field, enter a name for the schedule, such as "Update XBee Firmware."
7. Add the following tasks:
a. Click SM/UDP > SM/UDP Request Connect. A task is added to the dialog.
b. Click Device > Gateway Firmware Update.
c. Click Browse and select the .gbl file (for example, XBXC-11411.gbl) for the new
firmware to update.
d. Click Device > Disconnect. A task is added to the dialog.
8. Click Schedule in the lower right corner of the dialog to schedule the tasks to run. The
schedule screen displays.
Note You can also click Save as to save this schedule for future use.
9. Select the device(s) on which you want to run this schedule. You can add more than one device.
10. Click Run Now.
11. Click Device Management > Operations to view information about the operation. See
Operations in the Digi Remote Manager® User Guide for more information about this page.
Example: Update MicroPython from Remote Manager using XML
You can use the API Explorer in Remote Manager to create a schedule that enables you to update the
MicroPython application. In this example, you want to add FTP client capability to the MicroPython
application. You will need to add the library uftp.py and then update the main.py application.
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