Xbee S1 Could Not Initialize Device

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - 802.15.4
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I’m trying to connect two XBee S1 units. One is on a Sparkfun Explorer USB and the other is mounted on an Arduino Uno board and plugged into the PC by USB. If I am looking at the one on the Explorer in XTCU, I can see the other XBee but when I try to connect i get an error from XTCU saying ‘Could not Initialize device’.

I have used the setup found on an XBee Setup Tutorial (https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/07/18/xbee-tutorial/).

Any thoughts on what might be missing here? This is my first try with XBees. I’m trying to do a project from Exploring Arduino (Chapter 11) where they are using the XBees but can’t get them to talk to each other. Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks

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Are you using API mode? If not, that’s why you are not able to talk to the remote XBee from the local XBee.

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When I put it into API mode on, they connect but I’m unable to type stuff in the console of XCTU. I am running a program on the arduino that is supposed to allow you to make a simple chatting service between the serial monitor of the arduino and the console of the xBee.

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What I am referring to is that the XBee module connected to the Arduino should be in API mode. The one you are connecting to the PC can be in transparent mode.