Trying to use xctu to update firmware for S2C, didn't work

XBee & XBee Gateway XCTU
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I tried to update firmware on an XBP24CZ7UIT-004 revF and an XB24CZ7UIT 8003 RevH, to Zigbee TH Req ver 4060 using XCTU and a SparkFun XBee Explorer, but it didn’t work. I can still connect to both XBee units using the Serial Console, but after entering +++ I get the following menu:

B-Bypass Mode
F-Update App
T-Timeout
V-BL Version
A-App Version
R-Reset
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AT mode cannot be reached. Evidently, I did something incorrect when trying to update the firmware. I’ve tried to use XBee Recovery without success. How do I put the Zigbee TH Req ver 4060 firmware onto the S2C modules?

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You need to look at the part number closer. That is not an 8003 but a B003 which mean that this is a Programmable module. You need to write and load code on a secondary processor first before you can talk to the RF processor.

3

Apparently, the Sparkfun Xbee Dongle is not compatible with XCTU. After purchasing an Xbee Grove Dev Board everything worked as expected.