# xbee not activate bootloader

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632>\
**Category:** XBee & XBee Gateway\
**Tags:** bootloader, error, xbee\
**Created:** [October 22, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632 "2015-10-22T08:05:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![osmn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bb73d2/32.png) [@osmn](https://forums.digi.com/u/osmn)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632/1 "2015-10-22T08:05:44Z")

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I use xbeepro S2 and i want to recover my xbee and i take error masage  
there is not activate bootloader.  
how i solved this problem?

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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:** [October 22, 2015, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632/2 "2015-10-22T08:27:05Z")

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What is the full part number of the XBee module you are working with?

What is the name of the interface board you are mounting the XBee module on when you connect it to the PC?

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**Author:** ![osmn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bb73d2/32.png) [@osmn](https://forums.digi.com/u/osmn)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632/3 "2015-10-22T09:54:44Z")

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XBP24-ZB my modules name and i use interface board name ’ XBee Shield V03 Module Wireless Control For XBee ZigBee for Arduino’ with arduino uno.

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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:** [October 23, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-not-activate-bootloader/15632/4 "2015-10-23T11:15:33Z")

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That is not the full part number for the module. It should be something like XBP24BZ7SIT-004.

As for the board, I would strongly recommend you verify with the manufacture of it that it provides a Connection form the PC to the Xbee module of the following lines:  
VCC, GND, DI, DO, DTR and RTS. If it does not, then it will not allow you to write firmware to the module with this board.