Python tools for working with XBee radios
Project description
XBee provides an implementation of the XBee serial communication API. It allows one to easily access advanced features of one or more XBee devices from an application written in Python. An example use case might look like this:
#! /usr/bin/python
# Import and init a XBee Series 1 device
from xbee import XBee1
import serial
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 9600)
xbee = XBee1(ser)
# Set remote DIO pin 2 to low (mode 4)
xbee.remote_at(
dest_addr='\x56\x78',
command='D2',
parameter='\x04')
xbee.remote_at(
dest_addr='\x56\x78',
command='WR')
Usage
Series 1
To use this library with an XBee Series 1 device, import the class XBee1 and call its constructor with a serial port object.
In order to send commands via the API, call a method with the same name as the command which you would like to send with words separated by _’s. For example, to send a Remote AT command, one would call remote_at().
The arguments to be given to each method depend upon the command to be sent. For more information concerning the names of the arguments which are expected and the proper data types for each argument, consult the API manual for the XBee Series 1 device, or consult the source code.
Series 2
At this time, Series 2 API commands have not yet been translated from the API documentation into the library.
Contributors
Paul Malmsten <pmalmsten@gmail.com>
Special Thanks
Amit Synderman, Marco Sangalli
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