How to confige X-CTU for Range Test using 2 Xbees

Wireless & IoT
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Hi,

I have 2 XBees each mounted in Sparkfun Explorer board, i have a Coordinator and a Router, both running ZB.

I run the Range Test on X-CTU then, I click on Start and get “Timeout waiting for data” so then i open X-CTU for the other XBee and also click on Start.

Then i do get data, but it does miss out a few readings quite often and the XBees are only 2 metres apart?

Am i doing something wrong as I would have thought i should get a better range and good data?

Regards

Gary

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Setting up the range test allows seems to be tricky. Did you read document 90001067_a.pdf? When I follow this the range test works perfectly every time.

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questuk:
Hi,

I have 2 XBees each mounted in Sparkfun Explorer board, i have a Coordinator and a Router, both running ZB.

I run the Range Test on X-CTU then, I click on Start and get “Timeout waiting for data” so then i open X-CTU for the other XBee and also click on Start.

Then i do get data, but it does miss out a few readings quite often and the XBees are only 2 metres apart?

Am i doing something wrong as I would have thought i should get a better range and good data?

Regards

Gary

XBee non-Pro with dipole antenna (rod), line of sight, should get 200 ft easily.

XBee Pro with same antenna, perhaps 500-1000 ft.

XBee Pro with 5.6dBi gain antenna on one end: I achieved 1/2 mile line of sight.

These are 2.4GHz.

Much longer range possible (in the US) with the more expensive 900MHz XBEE-XSC.