Lilypad xbee XCTU unable to communicate with modem

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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Hello,

I am trying to get 2 xbee series 2, 2.5 wire antennaes to communicate using X-ctu, one is connected to an xbee explorer USB (call it xbee A) and the other (xbee B) onto the lilypad xbee which is connected to the lilypad arduino.

I can modify xctu settings for xbee A but for xbee B I just keep getting unable to communicate with modem. I have searched online but they all seem out of date, I am an electronics novice so I keep thinking it my wire connections from lilypad arduino to lilypad xbee (positive to positive, negavtive to negative, rx to tx, tx to rx).

I am using:

A lilypad arduino 328 main board with FTDI basic breakout 5v

A lilypad xbee

An xbee explorer USB

XBee 2mW Series 2.5 Wire Antenna (x2)

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You can configure each XBee on the USB Explorer, and then put the appropriate XBee on the lilypad. When programming an XBee on a shield on the Arduino, the ATMegaXXX chip needs to be removed from the Arduino. That's hard to do with the Lilypad.

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can you access xbee B with the usb explorer and program it with x-ctu?

markbee

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Hi, thanks to the replies, yes I can access and configure xbee B from the explorer usb.

I assumed that because I could not access it with xctu via the lilypad xbee that it would not work even if programmed, is this not the case?

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I assumed that because I could not access it with xctu via the lilypad xbee that it would not work even if programmed, is this not the case?

No, it isn't. It is the presence of the lilypad between the PC and the XBee that is causing the problem. The lilypad is intercepting the data that should be passed to the XBee. This won't happen when the XBee is getting data from the lilypad to broadcast, or putting directly on the lilypad after receiving over-the-air.