# Xbee sending nothing to Arduino

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-sending-nothing-to-arduino/12286>\
**Category:** Other RF Products\
**Tags:** arduino, xbee\
**Created:** [December 16, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-sending-nothing-to-arduino/12286 "2013-12-16T03:34:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jaen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jaen](https://forums.digi.com/u/jaen)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-sending-nothing-to-arduino/12286/1 "2013-12-16T03:34:44Z")

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Hello I am new with Xbee and can not find answer in the forums.

I have a Xbee (series 2) configured as end device, as follows:

XB24 - ZB\_29A7.mxi  
80  
0  
251  
29A7  
0  
[A] ID = A  
[A] SC = FFFF  
[A] SD = 3  
[A] ZS = 0  
[A] NJ = FF  
[A] JN = 0  
[A] DH = 0  
[A] DL = 408B6A89  
[A] NI = Final\_2  
[A] = 1E NH  
[A] BH = 0  
[A] DD = 30000  
[A] NT = 3C  
[A] NO = 0  
[A] CR = 3  
[A] PL = 4  
[A] = 1 PM  
[A] EE = 0  
[A] EO = 0  
[A] BD = 3  
[A] NB = 0  
[A] SB = 0  
[A] D7 = 1  
[A] D6 = 0  
[A] = 2 AP  
[A] AO = 0  
[A] SM = 4  
[A] ST = 7D33  
[A] SP = 20  
[A] SN = 1  
[A] SO = 0  
[A] PO = 0  
[A] D0 = 3  
[A] D1 = 3  
[A] D2 = 0  
[A] D3 = 0  
[A] D4 = 0  
[A] D5 = 0  
[A] P0 = 0  
[A] P1 = 0  
[A] P2 = 0  
[A] PR = 1FFF  
[A] LT = 0  
[A] RP = 28  
[A] = 1 DO  
[A] IR = 3E8  
[A] IC = 0  
[A] V + = 0

I have the following code for arduino :  
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# include

SoftwareSerial mySerial (10, 11 ) / / RX , TX

void setup () {  
Serial.begin ( 9600 ) ;  
Serial.println ( " Conecting ");

/ / Set the data rate for the port SoftwareSerial  
mySerial.begin ( 9600 ) ;  
delay ( 500);  
}

void loop () {  
/ / Make sure everything we need is in the buffer  
Serial.print ( " Conecting …");  
Serial.println ( mySerial.available ());  
delay (100 );  
}

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The answer i get in the serial monitor of arduino is always " 0"

Thank you for the help

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**Author:** ![liudr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@liudr](https://forums.digi.com/u/liudr)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/xbee-sending-nothing-to-arduino/12286/2 "2013-12-18T08:13:53Z")

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I’m not so much more experienced than you on xbees but where is your other xbee radio, assuming one is on arduino, waiting for something? From Faludi’s book, you should have the other xbee configured as a coordinator.