Regulatory testing commands

The regulatory commands are used for regulatory compliance testing of your Bluetooth and cellular radio components. The commands work in conjunction with regulatory firmware which you must install onto your XBee before you use these commands.

Use the commands

Before you can use these commands for regulatory compliance testing, you must do the following:

1. Install a regulatory firmware version onto your XBee. See Regulatory firmware.
2. Enable test mode. See %# (Enable/disable test mode).
3. Start test mode. See %1 (Start test mode).
4. Perform regulatory tests, using the regulatory commands.
5. Stop test mode. See %2 (Stop test mode)
6. Disable test mode. See %# (Enable/disable test mode).

Regulatory command reference

As you use the commands, be aware of the following:

• After each test command %(1-D) the status command %? should be queried until it returns the expected result, and testing should not proceed until the module reports that it is in the desired mode. For entering Receive Mode this can take up to two minutes while the module is reconfigured. During this time, you may see the module in the error (5) state temporarily.
• If the error state persists, or the status value persistently changes between 1 and 5, double-check that the channel number (AT%8) and power (AT%A) settings are appropriate for the module and test being performed. For example, you should not attempt to use a downlink channel for the transmit test, as the cellular component will not successfully enter test mode.