Xbee: Joining a network using a 16-bit PAN ID

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - DigiMesh
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I am using Zigbee Pro modules from another manufacturer. These modules use a 16-bit PAN ID to form a network. I am trying to determine whether I can use Xbee modules on my existing network which uses these modules.

My Xbee S2 module can join this network but only if I specify a PAN ID of 0 in the Xbee module, so that Xbee scans for networks. I need to be able to specify the exact PAN ID to join, but Xbee only allows me to specify the 64-bit extended PAN ID which is not compatible with 16-bit PAN ID on existing networks.

Any ideas?

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What zigbee standard are your other modules Certified to?

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Zigbee Pro 2007

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You can still set the PAN ID (ID) to the desired value. Just set it with all 00’s except for the first 16 bites.

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no this doesn’t work. It doesn’t connect to the my existing network. The 64-bit Extended PanID appears to be completely different from the 16-bit PanID, which is not its subset.

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Try following the section of the product manual for replacing the Coordinator on page 54. It explains how to set the 16 bit PAN ID (II).