I am having trouble getting my S1 xbee module to communicate through my xbee shield. I have 2 xbees, an Arduino Uno, an Xbee shield, and an explorer. Both of the xbee modules have updated firmware, blank sketches have been loaded to the Arduino, and they both work when paired with the explorer. My main issue is getting the xbee to connect through the shield and arduino. I have been looking online for various solutions and have seen a few but am not sure which route to take. The first is to wire
3.3V on the arduino to the vcc pin
Rx on the Arduino to Dout
Tx to Din
and GND to GND
With this approach, I am not sure if you still use the shield to do that or to use an adapter. The second approach is to remove the ATMEGA chip. I would want to know this works before doing it, of course. What would be the best way to go about getting the xbee to communicate with xctu through the xbee shield?
You should be able to configure both modules with the same explorer. I would recommend you to use the shield. When doing that, make sure the jumpers or switch are set to usb position, which connects DIN to RX and DOUT to TX. Invert this once the modules are configured to get them communicating.
You will also need the arduino on reset mode, so use a wire to connect the reset pin to ground. Alternatively you can remove the chip. The last solution is the one that works the best for me, since the reset mode does not work in a consistent manner.
By configuring both modules with different devices you will be able to check the communication in the console of XCTU.