# Cn a zigbee end device can become a router or coordinator by using at commands through arduino?

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**Category:** XBee Programamble (S2C & 900 HP)\
**Tags:** xbee-coordinator-rou\
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/cn-a-zigbee-end-device-can-become-a-router-or-coordinator-by-using-at-commands-through-arduino/21632 "2020-08-06T11:43:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![amrita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@amrita](https://forums.digi.com/u/amrita)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/cn-a-zigbee-end-device-can-become-a-router-or-coordinator-by-using-at-commands-through-arduino/21632/1 "2020-08-06T11:43:33Z")

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i want to make an end device to coordiator node when needed .its is possible to switch an end device to become a coordinator node using at commandd sent to it via arduino program

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/cn-a-zigbee-end-device-can-become-a-router-or-coordinator-by-using-at-commands-through-arduino/21632/2 "2020-08-06T12:40:53Z")

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Sure it can.

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**Author:** ![mathur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mathur](https://forums.digi.com/u/mathur)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/cn-a-zigbee-end-device-can-become-a-router-or-coordinator-by-using-at-commands-through-arduino/21632/3 "2020-08-07T04:39:32Z")

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Yes.

For Coordinator: Set CE=0x1 and SM=0x0  
For Router : Set CE=0x0 and SM=0x0  
For End Device : Set CE=0x0 and SM=

Mathur  
Digi Support