Moving coordinator XBee-PRO S2B

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - Zigbee
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Hi,

I would like to develop a movable coordinator. I got a router and 5 End Devices in a Network. The router is configured with JV = 0x00, so I can take away my coordinator and my battery-powerded Sleepy End Devices can talk to the router respectively they consuming less Energy. In this case I could call the router the “contact-person” if the coordinator is away. I have to take away the coordinator because I’ve another place with a router and 6 End Devices. This network has to talk to the PLC which is connected to the coordinator, too. It isn’t meaningful to setup a second PLC with a second coordinator because of the high price for the PLC. Furthermore if the first Network is used the second isn’t used and vice versa.

I hope you understand my problem. So the question is, how can I ensure that the coordinator always starts with the same configuration that the router (respectively end devices) in each network can talk to it.
I set up:

  • PAN ID with a non-zero value
  • Channel Mask to a non-variable Channel
  • does the value OI (operating 16-Bit PAN ID) changes every time I power up my coordinator?

I use the ZigBee Pro Feature Set.
Thank you for help

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Sounds like you would be better off using the XBee 802.15.4 modules or change it so that the coordinators stay and a router or End device travels which is how the standard was designed.

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I’ve searched in the datasheet and find an answer for my own question. The coordinator only start a new network if stepcial parameters are changed or if special frames are send to it (for example a CB =0x04 or NR=1 Network Reset).
If I just power down my coordinator and power it on later, than the network should be the same, inclusive the channel and the pan id.