SenseStage
- Step 1 : configure Xbee modules if not yet configured for SenseStage,
- http://sensestage.hexagram.ca/xbee-choice-andconfiguration
- http://docs.sensestage.eu/change-to-using-the-api-mode-of-the-xbees
- Remember to set the API mode to ATAP 2 or in XCTU, 2 API ENABLE W/PPP
- http://sensestage.hexagram.ca/xbee-choice-andconfiguration
- Step 2 : change firmware if needed on minibee to fit your sensor
- Step 3 : Install pydon from this page : http://docs.sensestage.eu/installation-and-use-of-the-python-hive-client
- Ableton file path for max midi plugins - Music/Ableton/User Library/Presets/audio Effects
- Pydondefaults.ini config page for pydongui enables to set ip, verbose, baudrate, .... ( found mine at ~/)
- uploading new firmware from arduino on minibee board http://docs.sensestage.eu/programming-new-firmware-onto-the-minibee
minibee pydon software sensestagedatanetwork
Step 1 : Configuring Xbee modules http://sensestage.hexagram.ca/xbee-choice-andconfiguration
leds
When you turn the MiniBee on, a green LED will start burning; this is the middle one of the three LEDs next to the power switch. This indicates that power has turned on. If it is not burning when you switch power on, then there is a problem with the power supply (e.g. an empty battery).
Right below the green LED there is an orange LED which will start blinking, once the XBee has woken up. This happens about 3 seconds after the MiniBee has turned on. If it doesn’t start blinking, either the XBee is missing, not configured correctly, or the battery power is too low to power the XBee.
Above the green LED there is a red LED, which will burn when the XBee is receiving data. It should burn when you start the swpydonhive script, as the configuration of the MiniBee is set up by the software. It should also burn whenever you send data to the MiniBee, e.g. if it is configured to have outputs and you are updating the data for the output.
Above the GND/RX pins, below the XBees there is another green LED (connected to pin D4 of the microcontroller), which is used in the firmware and software to indicate the status of the MiniBee. If it stays on, there is a problem with updating the MiniBee’s configuration. In that case, turn the MiniBee on and off to restart the configuration process.
Xbee
Series 1 : XBee 1mW Trace Antenna - Series 1 (802.15.4) : This is the very popular 2.4GHz XBee module from Digi. These modules take the 802.15.4 stack (the basis for Zigbee) and wrap it into a simple to use serial command set. These modules allow very reliable and simple communication between microcontrollers, computers, systems, really anything with a serial port! Point to point and multi-point networks are supported.
