Difference between revisions of "Mesh network"
From AMTech WikiDocs
(→Digi radio configuration) |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
* More flexibility to expand the network | * More flexibility to expand the network | ||
* Increased reliability in environments where routers may come and go due to interference or damage | * Increased reliability in environments where routers may come and go due to interference or damage | ||
| − | ==Digi radio configuration== | + | ==Digi XBee radio configuration== |
| − | + | ||
Below you will find the required configuration for the XBee radios used in the M2MBridge Mesh Network. Using [https://www.digi.com/products/xbee-rf-solutions/xctu-software/xctu Digi XCTU] tool you need to do the following: | Below you will find the required configuration for the XBee radios used in the M2MBridge Mesh Network. Using [https://www.digi.com/products/xbee-rf-solutions/xctu-software/xctu Digi XCTU] tool you need to do the following: | ||
* Set the baud rate to 230400 [8] | * Set the baud rate to 230400 [8] | ||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
# the XBee 900HP radio has been configure with digimesh firmware https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5576&type=firmware | # the XBee 900HP radio has been configure with digimesh firmware https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5576&type=firmware | ||
# the XBee 900HP radio must be connected to /dev/ttyUSB0 with this configuration: 230400/8/N/1/N - API 1 | # the XBee 900HP radio must be connected to /dev/ttyUSB0 with this configuration: 230400/8/N/1/N - API 1 | ||
| + | |||
==M2MBridge Configuration== | ==M2MBridge Configuration== | ||
[[Edge_Configuration#Bridge_Configuration|See]] | [[Edge_Configuration#Bridge_Configuration|See]] | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 31 May 2018
Powerful way to route observations. Range is extended by allowing data to hop node to node and reliability is increased by “self healing”, the ability to create alternate paths when one node fails or a connection is lost. It has the following advantages:
- Network setup is simpler
- More flexibility to expand the network
- Increased reliability in environments where routers may come and go due to interference or damage
Digi XBee radio configuration
Below you will find the required configuration for the XBee radios used in the M2MBridge Mesh Network. Using Digi XCTU tool you need to do the following:
- Set the baud rate to 230400 [8]
- Set the API enable setting to API mode without Escapes [1]
- Make sure that all bridges participating in the same mesh network share the same network identifier. Multiple mesh network can operate in the same zone as long they have different Network IDs.
Assumptions
- the XBee 900HP radio has been configure with digimesh firmware https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5576&type=firmware
- the XBee 900HP radio must be connected to /dev/ttyUSB0 with this configuration: 230400/8/N/1/N - API 1
