How to setup communication between three xbees

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - Zigbee
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Hi,
I succesfully created communication between two xbees. I am using xbee series 2. The setup is like this:

Node1: xbee coordinator at. with DH and DL of node 2

Node2: xbee router At with DH and DL of node 1.

Now, i need another node in between these two, connecting these two somewhat like this,

node1 <> node2 <> node3

here, node 2 must relay communication on both the sides. How do I configure those three to create a communication link like that? I just want this: info generated on node1 should reach node3 via node2 and info generated on node3 should reach node1 via node2.

Thanks.

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so your old setup
(node1 <> node2)
just needs a repeater?
(node1 <> new node <~~~~> node2)

If that is the case just set the new node up on the same network and they will automatically figure out who is in range.

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I am a newbee; My understanding is you need to have end device and coordinator or trust center.
I have few questions here

  • Did you use SEP 1.1 ?
  • Which library did you use for API mode?

I would reply appreciate if you could reply to this.

Thanks so much.

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my comment is generaly about zigbee networks. coordinators and routers will try to route traffic to end devices. To do that they use some route discovery. So if you have a gap in your network you can just add a new router in the gap to relay traffic on to the distant node. The new node does have to have all the same network settings and I am not an expert on smart energy, but It is fairly simple once you have your network talking to add a repeater. Digi even makes a product just for adding repeater nodes. http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-modems-peripherals/wireless-range-extenders-peripherals/xbee-se-range-extender

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Thank you for your reply.

My question was more specific to SEP.
I’ve observed that in SEP it is not that straight forward to form a network when compared to normal zigbee.

You need to send particular set of messages each for joining , registering devices in application layer which is usually done in firmware in case of zigbee.

Thanks for the help.!

Could anyone shred a light on this?