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Bumblebee

BumbleXbee

The Bumblebee Weatherbox is the second generation communications module designed to relay meteorological data collected by the other weatherboxes.

  • Populate more v.4.2 boards
  • Bootload new boards
  • Conduct range testing using new boards
  • Redesign 4.1 and make v.4.2
  • Populate v.4.2
  • Program and test new PCB
  • Range Testing
  • Populate v4.1 and v4.0
  • Program and test new PCB
  • Range Testing
  • Populate new PCB & test it
  • Range Testing
  • Find alternatives to Xbee
  • Fix Bare Bumblebee
  • Debug PCB
  • Test Raspberry Pi as Relay node instead
  • Debug the PCB from last semester
  • Successful testing
  • SUCCESSFULLY Deploy Bumblebee
  • Design new PCB Layout to reduce the size of housing
  • Conduct more Field Test
  • Redesign PCB to include ISP programming pins and reset capacitor for FTDI
  • Deploy 2 Bumblebees
  • Fabricate new housing design
  • Redesign Ant to be compatible with Cranberry
  • Do Xbee field test
  • Connect different xbees from different boxes in the mesh
  • Deploy Bumblebee
  • Fabricate PCB and housing
  • Develop network for the weatherboxes
    • Handle data from multiple weatherboxes
  • If time permits more range testing
  • Where: Roof of Holmes Hall
  • When: Week of March 19th
  • Goals:
    • Good compatibility with Cranberry
    • Efficient transmission with no packet loss
    • Successful relay to gateway
    • Receipt of accurate, undistorted data

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3 XBee S2B Pro: 1 coordinator (receiving-end), 2 router (relay & sending-end)

  1. Open XCTU and connect XBee
  2. From Tools, click on XBee Recovery:
    • Select port
    • Product Family: XBP24BZ7
    • Function Set: ZigBee Coordinator API / ZigBee Router API
    • Firmware Version: (Newest)
  3. Change PAN ID to be the same for all 3 XBees
  4. For routers:
    • Change Destination Address to the receiving XBee's SH and SL
      • Relay XBee
        • DH/DL –> coordinator's SH/SL
      • Sending-end XBee
        • DH/DL –> relay's SH/SL
  5. Change API mode from 1(default) –> 2
  6. Make sure to “Write” all changes made

XBee S2C Pro:

Hardware Block Diagram

Communication Block Diagram

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