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titleWhich Xbee To Use

During development, its ok to use the 2.4Ghz xbee. During flight tests its extremely important to use the S3B 900Mhz modules, as the 2.4Ghz will interfere with the DJI light bridge connection. In addition the 900Mhz modules provide a longer range (should be at least 10km).

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After downloading the software, the module you're configuring needs to be plugged in to an Xbee mini-USB adapter. You cannot use the Xbee breakout used for the Picpilot to configure the modules from your PC, unless you configure remote AT commands, which it too complicated to describe.

An example configuration file for the below settings is found here:

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nameXBEE_Example_Configuration_Profile.xml
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Connection Settings

All of the modules should be configured to connect via UART at 115200 baud/s, 8N1 (1 stop bit, no parity). If this doesn't work initially, try re-plugging in the usb adapter from your PC. Note that by default the modules come pre-configured to connect at 9600baud/s, so if the Xbee was just bought, use that.

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