XCTU XBee ZB API Mode and Range Test Problem

XBee & XBee Gateway XCTU
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I’m brand new to the XBee Pro ZB but I am having great success with it so far. There’s one puzzle I haven’t been able to solve. With the coordinator in API mode and X-CTU connected to the coordinator, and an end node configured to loop back data to the coordinator, I can’t get the range test to work. It just reports timeouts waiting or data. Everything is default, the nodes are configured exactly like the X-CTU manual states for the API range test.

In transpararent mode the range test works fine. So I know the remote node is looping back properly. I know the API mode is working because I can configure nodes over the air and update software over the air. I further know the API is working to the remote node because I can manually form and transmit a AT ND API command via the terminal and I get good node discovery data back. And I can also manually form and transmit a transmit request (type 0x10) and I get both a positive transmit status (type 0x8B) and also a returned receive packet (type 0x90). So I believe the modules are working perfectly. But range test still doesn’t work.

X-CTU Version 5.1.4.1
ZB Hardware Version 1A44
ZB Firmware on coordinator 2164
ZB Firmware on end node 2864

I’m stumped. Any thoughts?

David

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My results are still the same, everything seems to work except the range test. Does anyone use CTU range test in API mode? And does it work ok?

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The API option in the range test was developed about 4 years ago for the 9XTend. Since then we have standardized on the API interface and released several new products. Unfortunately, the API option in the X-CTU’s range test has not been updated. As such, you are unable to use the range test option with an XBee node in API mode.

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OK. Thank you for the reply.