802 06a: Send broadcast

This program shows how to send packets with XBee-802.15.4 modules. Broadcast address (0x000000000000FFFF) is specified as destination address.

Required Materials

1 x Waspmote PRO 1 x Battery 1 x MiniUSB wire 1 x XBee-802.15.4 module

Notes

- This example belongs to a two-code example. This is the sending part. - Both XBee modules must be configured with the same network parameters (PANID, channel, encryption mode) - The battery has to be connected. - This example can be executed in Waspmote v12 and Waspmote v15

Code

/*  
 *  ------ [802_06a] - broadcast packets  -------- 
 *  
 *  Explanation: This program shows how to send packets with 
 *  XBee-802.15.4 modules. Broadcast address (0x000000000000FFFF)
 *  is specified as destination address
 *  
 *  Copyright (C) 2016 Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas S.L. 
 *  http://www.libelium.com 
 *  
 *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
 *  (at your option) any later version. 
 *  
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
 *  GNU General Public License for more details. 
 *  
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
 *  along with this program.  If not, see . 
 *  
 *  Version:           3.0
 *  Design:            David Gascón 
 *  Implementation:    Yuri Carmona
 */

#include 
#include 

// Define BROADCAST MAC address
//////////////////////////////////////////
char RX_ADDRESS[] = "000000000000FFFF";
//////////////////////////////////////////

// Define the Waspmote ID
char WASPMOTE_ID[] = "node_01";


// define variable
uint8_t error;



void setup()
{
  // init USB port
  USB.ON();
  USB.println(F("Sending BROADCAST packets example"));
  
  // store Waspmote identifier in EEPROM memory
  frame.setID( WASPMOTE_ID );
  
  // init XBee
  xbee802.ON();
  
}


void loop()
{
  ///////////////////////////////////////////
  // 1. Create ASCII frame
  ///////////////////////////////////////////  

  // create new frame
  frame.createFrame(ASCII);  
  
  // add frame fields
  frame.addSensor(SENSOR_STR, "new_sensor_frame");
  frame.addSensor(SENSOR_BAT, PWR.getBatteryLevel()); 
  

  ///////////////////////////////////////////
  // 2. Send packet
  ///////////////////////////////////////////  

  // send XBee packet
  error = xbee802.send( RX_ADDRESS, frame.buffer, frame.length );   
  
  // check TX flag
  if( error == 0 )
  {
    USB.println(F("send ok"));
    
    // blink green LED
    Utils.blinkGreenLED();    
  }
  else 
  {
    USB.println(F("send error"));
    
    // blink red LED
    Utils.blinkRedLED();  
  }

  // wait for five seconds
  delay(5000);
}

Output

H#
 Sending BROADCAST packets example
 send ok
 send ok
 ...