This is a LabVIEW project which uses XBee Wi-Fi module (S6B) connected through a serial port. It is intended to be used in the following scenario: students are tasked with developing a LabVIEW application that uses a XBee Wi-Fi module to send a message to a teacher and receive a response from the teacher. This project is the teacher's part of the exercise.
I originally wrote this in 2018, so please take the description below with a grain of salt. Here is a brief description of files in this project. For proper detail see VIs.
| File | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mode enum.ctl | Enum | XBee status. Other or Command mode |
| Protocol enum.ctl | Enum | UDP or TCP |
| WiFi API Frame.ctl | Enum | XBee API frame cluster |
| WiFi API Frame Type.ctl | Enum | Frame type |
| stop button.vi | Global var | Global variable |
| Execute AT command.vi | SubVI | Enter AT mode and execute command |
| Connect to WiFi network.vi | SubVI | self-explanatory |
| Create Tx IPv4 Frame.vi | SubVI | self-explanatory |
| Rx IPv4 Frame Payload to data.vi | SubVI | extract src IP, src and dst ports, proto, and data from IPv4 Rx frame payload |
| Serial Port connect.vi | SubVI | Open serial port and show network parameters |
| WiFi lab coordinator API.vi | Main VI | API mode transponder |
| WiFi lab coordinator Transparent v2.vi | Main VI | Transparent mode transponder |
| XBEE Rx Serial Frame Processor.vi | Frame Processor VI | Producer/consumer Rx frame processing |
| XBEE Tx Serial Frame Processor.vi | Frame Processor VI | Producer/consumer Tx frame processing |
| XBee WiFi lab coordinator.aliases | LabVIEW project | |
| XBee WiFi lab coordinator.lvlps | LabVIEW project | |
| XBee WiFi lab coordinator.lvproj | LabVIEW project | |
| profile_2026.xpro | XBee config | Created in XCTU |
Rx and Tx Frame Processor VIs, frame builder VI, and overall project architecture are copied from the reference [1].
- [1] Schell M, Guvench M. Development of a general purpose XBee series-2 API-mode communication library for LabVIEW. In Northeast Section Conference (ASEE) 2012 Apr 27.