# Enable Beacon superframe on Xbee (Unanswered)

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243>\
**Category:** XBee - 802.15.4\
**Tags:** mac, 4, 15, 802, zigbee\
**Created:** [January 26, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243 "2015-01-26T10:09:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![grimscorpios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/53a042/32.png) [@grimscorpios](https://forums.digi.com/u/grimscorpios)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/1 "2015-01-26T10:09:26Z")

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802.15.4 states that beaconing can be enabled or disabled. Enabled uses slotted CSMA/CA, disabled uses unslotted CSMA/CA. It is carried out by the MAC sublayer.  
Xbee uses the 802.15.4 specification thus must have the ability to do beacon-enable or beacon-disable…

I cannot find an answer on how to do this, by default it appears to be disabled, how do i change this?

Thank you for any help.

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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:** [January 26, 2015, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/2 "2015-01-26T10:49:15Z")

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Back when the 80.15.4 modules were developed by then MaxStream (Now Digi), it was determined that Beaconing would not be Supported. As such, you would need to write your own custom firmware to support that function.

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**Author:** ![grimscorpios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/53a042/32.png) [@grimscorpios](https://forums.digi.com/u/grimscorpios)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/3 "2015-01-26T12:59:14Z")

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Thank you for replying.  
Do you know of any official documentation that states this?  
Its needed for dissertation.

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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:** [January 26, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/4 "2015-01-26T13:14:19Z")

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Try page 18 of the product manual located at [http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90000982\_R.pdf](http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90000982_R.pdf)

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**Author:** ![Babblu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Babblu](https://forums.digi.com/u/Babblu)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/5 "2015-03-12T08:20:47Z")

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Do you know of any official documentation that states this?

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FSL:

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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:** [March 12, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/enable-beacon-superframe-on-xbee-unanswered/14243/6 "2015-03-12T11:56:06Z")

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The product manual use to state it within the first few pages.