# XBee Pros/ Lilypad Arduinos/ Macbook help?

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**Category:** XBee - 802.15.4\
**Created:** [January 14, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-pros-lilypad-arduinos-macbook-help/1619 "2011-01-14T06:38:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![madtuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@madtuser](https://forums.digi.com/u/madtuser)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-pros-lilypad-arduinos-macbook-help/1619/1 "2011-01-14T06:38:07Z")

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I can’t seem to get my Xbee pros to communicate. I connected the xbees using Hyperterminal and configured with X-CTU as described by this tutorial:

[http://www.ladyada.net/make/xbee/configure.html](http://www.ladyada.net/make/xbee/configure.html)

Firmware is up-to-date and both Xbees are at 57600 baud

I then followed this tutorial to allow my Arduino Lilypad to communicate with my computer:

[http://www.ladyada.net/make/xbee/arduino.html](http://www.ladyada.net/make/xbee/arduino.html)

One Xbee is configured as a transmitter and the other a receiver.

After all this configuration, I transferred to a Macintosh laptop, connecting my local xbee to my laptop via Xbee Explorer USB.

Here is an image of my wireless Arduino set up with Lilypad Arduino:

![](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r148/UV313/Photoon2010-12-17at2208.jpg)

Both Lilypad Xbee and LilypadA each have a power supply and are connected together through TX and RX (switched).

I then tried to upload a code that should allow the Arduino to communicate with Max/MSP. But no luck. I’m getting uploading errors.

What am I doing wrong? I assume the xbees should be fine and dandy but they are not communicating. The RX light is not blinking either fyi.

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**Author:** ![madtuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@madtuser](https://forums.digi.com/u/madtuser)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-pros-lilypad-arduinos-macbook-help/1619/2 "2011-01-14T06:42:47Z")

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PS. I did not follow the step in the second tutorial about wiring the receiver as you can see.