[SOLVED, kinda] Xbee not sending data from arduino

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
1

Hi guys,

I have an odd problem with my project where the xbee attached an arduino on a remote control car is no longer sending data back. It used to work, and I don't know what's changed. I did get it briefly working for a moment last night, somehow, but in trying to figure out what I changed it stopped again :confused:

here is the situation:

  • communication works (in XCTU terminals) between USB xbee and USB FTDI breakout -> xbee on a breadboard
  • xbees are set up in coordinator and end node mode, with eachother's address; they can communicate
  • arduino (more specifically atmel chip on RBBB, same pinout) sends some voltage data every 1 second.
  • USB ftdi breakout, plugged into arduino, receives this data fine.
  • xbee wired into arduino, blinks DIN at the same time as FTDI board, meaning it has received data, and should send it to coordinator Xbee.
  • no data is received at coordinator xbee.

So to break it down: xbee receives serial data, and it just doesn't appear at the other end! Even though they can communicate when connected differently!

Anyone have any ideas??

Thanks very much :slight_smile:

2

Never mind. I re-tried something I had already tried, which is change it from "ZIGBEE" to "ZNET 2.5" for both, and now it magically works. NO IDEA what was going on, but happier now. I don't even know what the difference is there. Though the RSSI light now comes on and stays on a lot - not sure what that means either.

I hope this may help someone someday at least.

Now I can get on with trying to receive and process the data!