Troubleshooting - Sparkfun Electronics USB Explorer Manual

Here's an example for setting up the ID, DH, DL, and MY values for a pair
of XBees:
Setting
Channel
PAN ID
Destination Address HighDH
Destination Address Low DL
16-bit Source Address
Notice how the only real differences are the DL and MY values, which are
flip-flopped on each XBee.
Write Changes
Once you've made your changes to the text field, click the brown pencil
icon ( ) to write your changes. The property background should turn
from green to blue, indicating it has been written to a non-default value.
XBee 1's config tab after writing the changes.
Now, just like last time, you can try to send data from one XBee to the other
via the console. As long as the addresses and PAN ID's match up, you
should have the same success as last time.
While it may seem like a lot of work to get right back to where you were,
using a unique PAN ID and addressing scheme will make your data transfer
more secure and reliable.

Troubleshooting

If your XBee's are giving you any trouble, here are some common problems
and fixes we recommend:
• Can't Find Device – If XCTU can't find your XBee, we recommend
recovery or discovery.
• XBees Not Communicating Wirelessly – If a pair of XBees are failing
to communicate, we recommend resetting everything to default.
• Resetting XBees – A trick to resetting your XBee (if you don't have a
reset button).
Can't Find Device
Are you having a hard time "finding" an XBee? If you're "Add Device"
process is being followed by a window like this:
AcronymXBee 1XBee 2
CH C C
ID 894B 894B
0 0
1 0
MY 0 1
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