Configure xbee from arduino board

[keanann]

Im using Xbee s1 with cytron xbee shield on arduino uno. (TX:USB, RX:USB)

I need to setup the Xbee setting using arduino coding without XCTU or Putty (not using laptop).
After Serial.print("+++"); ,the expecting "ok" is not showing up.

From arduino tutorial from arduino.cc .
To configure it from the Arduino board, you'll need to have the switch in the Micro position(Arduino Wireless SD shield).
http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoWirelessShield

So, which TX and RX pins on shield should i connect to configure xbee from arduino board?
thanks.

[yonghui]

I am unclear of what you are trying to do.

if you wan to communication from computer direct to XBEE module through the Arduino and Xbee shield:
1. load empty program or default LED blink program into the shield so that arduino wont use the Serial TX RX pin that interfere with the computer to Arduino Serial comunication.
2. Set the both jumpers on XBEE shield to USB.
3. open XCTU to key commands.

if u want to communicate to XBEE from Arduino board:
1. set the jumper to D0 and D1 for RX and TX respectively if u are going to use hardware serial pin on D0 and D1.
2. load your program to Arduino.

else you can use software serial with D2 D3, D8, D9, D10, D11 pins. set the jumper accordingly.


see cytron tutorial here: http://tutorial.cytron.com.my/2014/08/2 ... ee-shield/

[MystizKhoo]

Hi,

Q1: I think what keanann request is "how to configure xbee/skxbee by only using Arduino without XCTU" which i have the similar problem.
Is there any example coding to configure xbee's destination address (DHDL) by using arduino?

Q2: There is a hole on top of RSSI wording in SKxbee, is it connected to RSSI (pin6) of xBee?

Thanks!

[Idris]

Hi, I got this information from Xbee datasheet.

My suggestion, try to put some delay between '+' characters. Example:

CODE: SELECT_ALL_CODE

delay(1000);
Serial.write('+');
delay(200);
Serial.write('+');
delay(200);
Serial.write('+');
delay(1000);


Try to adjust the delay time.