Configuring Xbees

Step 3 PC Settings

PC settings can be your life line. If something has gone wrong and you fear that your xbee is fried, PC settings is the place to test the true fate of your failing xbee. Also make sure you read the last step that details attempting to fix a bricked xbee.

This is also a great place to check your baud settings. If you have changed your settings, and are not sure which xbee has which setting, you can test this here.

To begin, let's just talk about a brand new Xbee. More than likely your Xbee still has the factory settings if your reading this. So you should be set to a 9600 baud. No flow control. Data bits 8. No parity. With 1 stop bit.  If you look at the right side of the XCTU window, you should see this as your standard settings. Click the Test/Query button. If your test pops up a window that says some information about your Xbee, your set. If not, somethings wrong.

If you popped up with an error, in the PC settings, double check your old settings. If that doesn't work, double check your new settings. You may also try the directions to unbrick an xbee later in the instructable. If this still doesn't come up with anything, remember exactly what you did, and contact Digi tech support. They should be able to help you out.