Errata for Building Wireless Sensor Networks

Incorrect link for: 1. Visit the Digi FTP site. Incorrectly references to: http://ftp1.digi.com/support/firmware/update/ The CORRECT link is: ftp://ftp1.digi.com/support/firmware/update/

The caption reads: "I/O pins as seen from below on a breakout board". It should read: "I/O pins as seen from above on a breakout board".

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Please change this line to read: "I/O pins as seen on a breakout board".

Says 'as' when it should be 'at' Line should read: "At the same time, they could care less about readability."

PWM is not supported yet. Change entry to read as follows: You can use the I/O commands to work with features such as PWM (will be implemented in future versions), digital I/O, and analog input. I/O is the focus of Chapter 4.

The URL for Official ZigBee Specifications & Public Application Profiles has changed. The new one is: http://www.zigbee.org/Specifications/ZigBee/download.aspx

The URL for the Arduino Forum has changed. The new one is: http://arduino.cc/forum/

Line number mentioned is not correct. Should read as follows: "Look for a string variable called apiKey and an integer variable called feedID starting near line 31."

Says 'million' when it should be 'billion' (however the remaining math is still correct). Line should read: "A frame counter protects against replay attacks but tops out at 4 billion (32 bits). If you are going to send more than 4 billion messages..."

The URL (http://www.zigbee.org/Products/DownloadZigBeeTechnicalDocuments.aspx) is obsolete. Please change to this new URL: http://www.zigbee.org/Specifications/ZigBee/download.aspx

The URL (http://www.zigbee.org/Products/DownloadZigBeeTechnicalDocuments.aspx) is obsolete. Please change to this new URL: http://www.zigbee.org/Specifications/ZigBee/download.aspx

The parameter for the ATDH command should be 0013A200 (Digi's address) and not 0013A300 (ATDH without any parameters shows the correct address in the example session).

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Please change ATDH 0013A300 to read: ATDH 0013A200

URL has changed. The new one is: http://www.mijnprintplaat.nl/datasheet/HD44780_16x2_Character_LCD_Display.pdf

Account name has changed. Line should read: ...or try out schnitznthings if you have a hankering for flat meat in Manhattan.

URL for CAN (or CAN-bus) has changed. The new one is: http://www.skpang.co.uk/catalog/arduino-canbus-shield-with-usd-card-holder-p-706.html

Wrong word. Line should read: // make an array list of switch objects for display

Wrong word. Line should read: When the transistor's flat side is facing you, the leads from left to right are emitter, base, and collector.

Wrong word. Line should read: For each of your actuator node radios:

Wrong word. Line should read: Your end device radios will use the AT firmware so you can easily con- figure them using a serial terminal. Be sure you select the AT version for your end devices!

Wrong word. Line should read: ...to configure each of your sensor node radios as a ZigBee End Device AT.

Incorrect hex number. Line should read: Time before sleep can be set to as little as 0x1 for one millisecond of timeout, or as high as 0xFFFE for about 65 seconds of delay before returning to low-power cyclic sleep.

Incorrect hex number. Should read as follows: LSB 2 0x12

Says bits when it should be bytes. Line should read: If you don’t know the 16-bit address that the coordinator has assigned for the destination, simply set these two bytes to 0xFF and 0xFE respectively.

The section titled "Digi Evaluation Board" is no longer relevant. The Digi Evaluation Board was obsoleted by Digi, and there are no immediate plans to replace it. I tried to order it, and was given this information by Digi customer support.

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The board is still available. For the next revision, please change the first sentence on page 7 under "Digi Evaluation Board" to add the part number at the end, like this: "...it will include an evaluation board with a power supply, a USB connector, and some handy buttons and lights (Digi part no. XBIB-U)."

XBee breakout board is SFE BOB-08276 (it's correct on page 10) not SFE BOB-08669 as listed in the parts list on page 67.

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Change incorrect part numeber SFE BOB-08669 on page 67 parts list for doorbell projects to correct part number which is SFE BOB-08276.

In looking for packet sniffers, I went to the Daintree Networks website and found: Sensor Network Analyzer (SNA) Please note that Daintree's Sensor Network Analyzer software and Sensor Network Adapter hardware were discontinued on March 31, 2010, and are no longer available for sale. The following information is provided for support purposes only.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Remove the entry for Daintree Sensor Network Analyzer

In both places that mention "Mary's Temperature Sensor" change this phrase to "Mary's Temp Sensor" to keep within the command's 20 character limit.

Should not the router configuration be Zigbee Router and not Coordinator?

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Yes, that's a typo. Page 104, item 3 should read " (ZigBee Router AT) "

We should add a sentence explaining that the diagrams in the book were created with the Fritzing software. This could go at the end of the acknowledgments or the first place a Fritzing diagram appears (p14?): The connection diagrams in this book were created with Fritzing, an open source tool for documenting, sharing, teaching, and designing interactive electronic projects. For more information, see their website http://fritzing.org/

s/XB24P-B/XBP24-B/ I believe the part number is not XB24P-B, but is actually XBP24-B. I cannot confirm about the XB24P-SE part as I do not have that one; may want to check it too.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Yes, the correct part numbers should be XBP24-B and XBP24-SE respectively.