How to Get into API Mode programmatically?

[PaulHeitkemper]

Seems like a bootstrapping problem. Is there a way to talk to a local XBee device via serial port to do what XCTU does to set API Mode?

[jefffhaynes]

Yeah I was thinking about this recently. It is a bootstrapping problem but I can work on it. — If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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[PaulHeitkemper]

Is this the right answer? I won't be looking into it for several days.

https://www.digi.com/support/forum/66685/digimesh-how-to-enter-api-mode?show=66685#q66685

[jefffhaynes]

Yes, that’s how you enter it. I was trying to come up with a way to detect that it needed to be switched but maybe that doesn’t make sense. If it’s just a method call then that’s easy. — If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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________________________________ From: PaulHeitkemper <notifications@github.com> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2018 4:19:52 PM To: jefffhaynes/XBee Cc: Jeff Haynes; Comment Subject: Re: [jefffhaynes/XBee] How to Get into API Mode programmatically? (#45) Is this the right answer? I won't be looking into it for several days. https://www.digi.com/support/forum/66685/digimesh-how-to-enter-api-mode?show=66685#q66685 — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#45 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJSKR_sk-HrxTEMfnwqaoZy5RRmnU80tks5tYx_4gaJpZM4ST4qz>.

[PaulHeitkemper]

Can you just read the AP value to see if it is 0, or are you talking about something else? In the serial console in XCTU, I get the following:

+++OK

ATAP
1

[jefffhaynes]

Well I think that’s the rub. You can but do you read it with API mode or not? — If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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________________________________ From: PaulHeitkemper <notifications@github.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:34:52 AM To: jefffhaynes/XBee Cc: Jeff Haynes; Comment Subject: Re: [jefffhaynes/XBee] How to Get into API Mode programmatically? (#45) Can you just read the AP value to see if it is 0, or are you talking about something else? In the serial console in XCTU, I get the following: +++OK ATAP 1 — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#45 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJSKR9JhWspVopyk6300lJlJ5iD8q45iks5tZBKMgaJpZM4ST4qz>.

[PaulHeitkemper]

I was able to issue the following commands from the serial console inside XCTU.

+++OK
ATAP
0
ATAP1
OK
ATWR
OK
ATAP
1
ATAP0
OK
ATWR
OK

[jefffhaynes]

Gotcha. Ok, that should work. — If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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________________________________ From: PaulHeitkemper <notifications@github.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 4:08:02 PM To: jefffhaynes/XBee Cc: Jeff Haynes; Comment Subject: Re: [jefffhaynes/XBee] How to Get into API Mode programmatically? (#45) I was able to issue the following commands from the serial console inside XCTU. +++OK ATAP 0 ATAP1 OK ATWR OK ATAP 1 ATAP0 OK ATWR OK — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#45 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJSKR29wPKg2TZyUaY06aAKk9ZybsHzxks5tZG6ygaJpZM4ST4qz>.

[jefffhaynes]

Are you ok if I just set API mode on controller open? It's probably the easiest since after that the handlers take over and I can't easily inject textual AT commands

[PaulHeitkemper]

seems fine. I plan to use them all in API Mode anyway.

Or you could have a different device type to talk to module not in serial mode. Once it's in API mode, one could dispose that object and begin using the API as always.

[jefffhaynes]

Done. Core 1.6 will automatically switch controllers into API mode when opened. However, note that it will not persist the settings. Once in API mode you can use the normal Set/GetApiModeAsync methods to manage it along with WriteAsync().

[PaulHeitkemper]

Thanks!