Xbee S1 issues
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- jdpville
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Xbee S1 issues
I determined this when I took turns plugging each of the three into the Adafruit adapter I assembled. Only one of them worked.
I can only find the one of the three Xbees in XCTU. The green light on the adapter only blinks with the one that works. I have attached photos of the Xbee in the adapter using FDTI friend to connect to my Windows computer.
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- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: Xbee S1 issues
You really can't solder header pins that way. I think you've probably got some bad connections. You should be using right-angle header:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1540
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1540
- jdpville
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Re: Xbee S1 issues
How is what I did different than the instructions on the adafruit page here?:
https://learn.adafruit.com/xbee-radios/solder-it
That is what I was following.
It gives a couple of choices, including to solder the header flat against the back of the adapter, so that it sticks out along the edge.
https://learn.adafruit.com/xbee-radios/solder-it
That is what I was following.
It gives a couple of choices, including to solder the header flat against the back of the adapter, so that it sticks out along the edge.
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: Xbee S1 issues
Huh. I've never seen it done that way before. But if it works...
Do you have a multimeter? Can you check the continuity on each of those pins?
Do you have a multimeter? Can you check the continuity on each of those pins?
- jdpville
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Re: Xbee S1 issues
Continuity is good. I purchased three Xbees from adafruit. One of the Xbees works fine with this setup. The other two never have. I am thinking that the Xbees themselves are bad.
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Re: Xbee S1 issues
We can try replacing them. Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for replacement XBees
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