Arduino Leonardo, xbee s2, Wireless Proto Shield, connection issue

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Hi,

I have the following:
Arduino Leonardo
Wireless Proto Shield - (http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoWirelessProtoShield)
Xbee Explorer USB - (SparkFun XBee Explorer USB - SparkFun Electronics)

I am using os-x (10.6.8) with fusion (windows XP)

I am trying to setup a simple connection between the two xbee radios. I have configured them in a PTP configuration. I have one xbee radio plugged into the Explorer USB connection on windows with X-CTU running. I used X-CTU to update both radio's with the latest version - 22A7. One is configured as Coordinator AP and the other as the Router AP (Same setup from this website - (http://tutorial.cytron.com.my/2012/03/08/xbee-series-2-point-to-point-communication/)

All the radio updates went fine - no errors. I have verified the addresses are correct in both radios. I uploaded a very simple sketch to the Leonardo --

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
Serial.println("BOO");
delay(1000);
}

This works just fine on the Leonardo and prints out to the serial port. Now the issue - in the terminal tab (X-CTU) I don't get anything. I know everything is good - I can run various AT commands and it talks to the radio just fine.

I have read this document: (ftp://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90001067_a.pdf) and this one (https://www.loveelectronics.co.uk/Tutorials/7/xbee-tutorial-how-to-set-up-your-xbees)

Once again I don't get any errors during any setup or configuration. The Leonardo is connected to a usb port on the Mac. No errors during sketch upload.

So once again my issue is when the router is sending serial data to the Coordinator I get nothing in the terminal on X-CTU. I actually never see the TX light on the shield.

Any help would be most appreciated.

cheers
Doug

2

On the Leonardo, pins 0 and 1 are NOT connected to the Serial instance. They are connected to the Serial1 instance. The XBee shield is connected to pins 0 and 1, so you should be using Serial1 to talk to the XBee and Serial to talk to the PC (via the USB cable).

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PaulS,

Thank you sir!! That was the problem.

cheers
Doug