ok i have a hugeeee question?????
if i get a xbee with a shield for an arduino do i need a FTDI cable to upgrade somthing or can i just take it out of the box hook it up tot the arduino and upload code and thats it?
plz respond fast
Thank You
ok i looked online on the one i have and it does hae a built in FTDI chip but so when i plug it in what should i expect?
It's justs a normal arduino duemilanove with an atmege328
when i plug it in what should i expect?
Not much. The XBee, once it is configured and installed, is a transmitter/receiver. Anything sent to the serial port will be broadcast by the XBee. Anything the XBee receives over-the-air will be placed on the serial port, ready to be read by Serial.read().
No flashing lights. No dancing girls (rats!).
The FTDI cable will work for configuring the XBee but not flashing the firmware.
To flash the firmware requires the DTR line which is not present on the
cable (See MTT pages 226-227).
If your board has an FTDI IC AND wires the DTR line you should be able to
flash the firmware.
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