I have two XBee S1 modules, two XBee SIP adapters, and one XBee USB adapter. If I do the loopback test, they work. If I try to have to Xbee modules "talking" with each other, they don't work. Should the RSSI LEDs be lit on both modules? I restored the XBee modules to factory defaults. How do I configurate the XBee modules so that they "talk" with each other? I have X-CTU program.
If I try to have to Xbee modules "talking" with each other, they don't work.
What values are you setting, to what?
All that needs to be set is PAN ID, MY and DL. MY on one is DL on the other, with neither value being either end of the range allowed. Both ends have specific meaning. I usually use MY=8001 and DL = 8002 on one and MY=8002 and DL = 8001 on the other.
There is 2X5-pin header on the XBee SIP Adapter. On the front and back, the pins are labeled GND, +5V, DOUT, DIN, and RTS. I think that the back five pins are mislabeled because if I plug all the pins into a breadboard, the XBee modules don't work. If I plug the front five pins into a stacking header and plug the stacking header into a breadboard, they work. Servos require their own power source. Are the pins mislabeled?
There is 2X5-pin header on the XBee SIP Adapter.
A link to the adapter in question would be nice.
I think that the back five pins are mislabeled because if I plug all the pins into a breadboard, the XBee modules don't work.
How are you connecting the 2 x 5 header to a breadboard? Are you plugging the 10 pins to two rows or two columns? Neither way will work.
I tried plugging the 2X5 header into two rows of five columns on the breadboard but the XBee modules won't work.
I tried plugging the 2X5 header into two rows of five columns on the breadboard but the XBee modules won't work.
I'd like to see a picture of how you connected it to a breadboard. You need to be using 5 columns (the one with 5 pins in a line). The plane of the board should be parallel to the long edge of the breadboard.
That is strange. The schematic for the adapter shows that each pair of pins in that connector is connected together internally. The reason for using the 2 x 5 arrangement, rather than a 1 x 5, is simply for physical stability. Unless there is a problem with yours, the one on the left should work.
I'd try putting it on each edge of the board, so one set of pins hangs off each side, and see if each set of pins works independently.
I'd also try asking parallax what the problem is.
I plugged the XBee SIP Adapter's 2X5 header into a breadboard and got it working. Maybe I didn't wait for the XBee modules to connect with each other.