Send the appropriate commands in order to set the parameters (e.g. short/long address) in a Redbee Econotag device. This script requires a modified version of the Econotag "linux-serial" firmware.

set-econotag.py

#!/bin/env python
# Tony Cheneau <tony.cheneau@nist.gov>

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"""Assigns the PANID, short address and long address on an econotag
This requires a specific firmware, with the corresponding commands,
as well as the corresponding userspace"""

import sys,os,time
from termios import *
from test_DQ import *


RETRY = 0
OK = 1

def set_PANID(panid):
	try:
		panid = int(panid,16)
		print 'Result of set_PANID ' + hex(cn.set_panid(chr((panid>>8)& 0xff) + chr(panid & 0xff)))
	except:
		print "wrong PANID value %s, a correct PAN ID would be : \"777\" (hex)" % panid
		sys.exit(-1)
	return OK

def set_short_address(saddr):
	try:
		saddr = int(saddr,16)
		print 'Result of set_shortaddr ' + hex(cn.set_shortaddr(chr((saddr>>8)& 0xff) + chr(saddr & 0xff)))
	except:
		print "wrong short address, a correct short address would be: \"1\" (hex)"
		sys.exit(-1)
	return OK

def set_long_address(laddr):
	laddr = laddr.replace(":","")
	if len(laddr) != 16:
		print "wrong long address %s, should be ba:be:ba:be:ba:be:ba:be or babebabebabebabe" % laddr
		sys.exit(-1)
	laddr = "".join([ chr(int(a + b,16)) for (a,b) in  zip(laddr[::2], laddr[1::2]) ])
	try:
		result = cn.set_longaddr(laddr)
		print 'Result of set_long_addr ' + hex(result)
		if result != 0:
			print "Long address was not assigned properly"
			return RETRY
	except:
		print "wrong long address"
	return OK

if __name__ == "__main__":

	if len(sys.argv) != 5:
		print "usage: %s device PANID shortaddr longaddr" % sys.argv[0]
		sys.exit(-1)

	# prepare connection to the serial device
	cn = DQ(sys.argv[1],baudrate=921600)
	print 'Result of close ' + hex(cn.close())
	print 'Result of open ' + hex(cn.open())

	set_PANID(sys.argv[2])
	set_short_address(sys.argv[3])

	# long address might not get assigned properly on the first time
	while RETRY == set_long_address(sys.argv[4]):
	    pass # do nothing


	# properly disconnect from the serial device
	cn.close()
	sys.exit(2)