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Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Hello,

I've recently bought a xbee adater kit for arduino (product ID: 126, order ID: 629666-9337244125).
I am making a project with two xbees, both working correctly.
One is conected to the computer by a usb-xbee adapter kit, and another to my arduino UNO with the kit.
The problem is that the kit is not working: the led's dont blink and the another xbee (router) is not connecting to nothing.

Maybe I built it wrong, but I've chek it five times and all the electronics are ok.
The soldering is pretty bad, becouse my solder wire is not for small electronics.

Please check if the soldering and electronics are ok.

The kit:
Back
Back
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Front
Front
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The conections to the arduino:

Ard - adapter

5V - 5V
Gnd - Gnd
Tx - Rx
Rx - Tx

The two wires in the image are connected to Rx and Tx, only for testting.
There is no green led because it was broken when I recieved the kit, but I didn't notice.

Please Adafruit:

I dont have enough money to buy another kit, (the kit costs 10 euros, but the total is 37,66 euros)
so it would be lovely if you can send me another kit, or give me my money back by PayPal.

Sorry abaut my grammar and speling, I'm not English.
(I'm from Spain)

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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You really should get some proper electronics solder and redo your connections it may just be your problem. Also look at this connection and make sure they are not touching.
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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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franklin97355 wrote:You really should get some proper electronics solder and redo your connections it may just be your problem. Also look at this connection and make sure they are not touching.
Thank you very much.
I will buy some electronic solder. Anyway, I've cheked the connections and they are ok, I mean electricity can pass trought them.
I tested it with a led and a 3 volts batery.

The connection you say in the photo is ok. It seems is making trouble from above, but is ok.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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I tried to solder with the special electric solder.
Is not working. I think the adaptor was broken before it arrived.
Please adafruit I want my money back, or give me another kit, or I will never buy another thing in Adafruit.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Could you post clear, detailed pictures of both sides of your board showing any soldering you have done over and the connections to it? Also the code you are using to test it.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Here is the DEBUG code:

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#include <SoftwareSerial.h> //Software Serial Port

#define RxD 7 // This is the pin that the xbee (BT_TX) will transmit to the Arduino (RxD)
#define TxD 8 // This is the pin that the xbee (BT_RX) will receive from the Arduino (TxD)
 
#define DEBUG true

SoftwareSerial xbee(RxD,TxD);

 void setup()
 
{
  
 Serial.begin(9600); // Allow Serial communication via USB cable to computer 
 xbee.begin(9600);

 }
 
 void loop()

 {    
   if(Serial.available())
   {Serial.println(xbee.read());}
  }

Whenever data comes into the xbee, the arduino will send it to the Serial Monitor.
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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Arduino detail
Arduino detail
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Xbee detail
Xbee detail
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The hole circuit
The hole circuit
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The problem is the red LED is not blinking, so I dont know if its booting or if its in router mode...etc.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Have you tried it in passthrough mode or hooked the module to the USB adapter and seen how it is programmed?

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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No I didn't.
Does the kit work depending the configuration of the xbee?
I didn't know that.
Please tell me what configuration is the correct one.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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You should have the latest firmware installed have you gone through this tutorial? http://www.ladyada.net/make/xbee/index.html

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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I thought that the adapter doesn't need a firmware.
Unfortunatly I don't have a FDTI cable, so I will ask a friend of mine.

Thank you very much.

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The adapter does not need an upgrade the xbees do need to be updated for best function. You can do both with the USB adapter you have and at the same time set them to communicate with each other if they are not already.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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I have a sparnfun's USB adapter. I've done all.
The two xbees are set to communicate each other (Router AT an Controller AT).
I dont see the problem. The lights doesn't turn on, so I think the problem is the adapter.

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Re: Problem with xbee adapter kit

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Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement adapter.

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