Zigbee Mesh Networking configuration ?

Wireless & IoT
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Hello,

I work with XBee Series 2 modules.

I created a C # Application on PC to manage my network Zigbee (connected to my coordinator).

I am able to detect my four xbee modules (routers), sending commands or messages.

When I take the distance I can not reach several modules routers (Sometimes I reach only one module)

I’m not sure my network is zigbee mesh type. Routers does not have parents.

if I configure Xbee module as End Device. he have a parent (router).

I think my network configuration is “Star”.

How to be sure you configured the router correctly to extend the network zigbee?

thank you

2

I have probably forgot somethings in configuration.

My objectif is : create a solid zigbee mesh networking with multiple xbee PRO module.

I can communicate with multiple Xbee modules (broadcast or spécific address) but i can’t increase the range of my zigbee network (in the case where my xbee modem is not side by side or close to my coordinator)

Here is my modem configuration for coordinator and one of my router :

Coordinator:

------ NETWORKING------------------

PANID : 3FFF

SCAN CHANNEL : 1FFE

SCAN DURATION : 3

ZIGBEE STACK PROFILE : 2

NODE JOIN TIME : FF

OPERATING PAN ID : 3FFF

OPERATING 16bit PAN ID : E56A

OPERATING CHANNEL : C

NUMBER OF REMAINING CHILDREN : A

-------- Addressing -----------------

SH : 0013A200

SL : 408A896D

MY : 0

DH : 0

DL : 40790159

NI : COORD

MAXIMUM HOPS : 1E

BROADCAST RADIUS : 0

MANY TO ONE ROUTER BROADCAST TIME : FF

DEVICE TYPE ID : 30000

NODE DISCOVERY BACKOFF : 3C

NODE DISCOVERY OPTIONS : 0

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF API TRANSMISSION BYTES : FF

PAN CONFLICT THERSHOLD : 3

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Router:

------ NETWORKING------------------

PANID : 3FFF

SCAN CHANNEL : FFFF

SCAN DURATION : 3

ZIGBEE STACK PROFILE : 2

NODE JOIN TIME : FF

NETWORK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT : 0

CHANNEL VERIFICATION : 1

JOIN NOTIFICATION : 1

OPERATING PAN ID : 3FFF

OPERATING 16bit PAN ID : E56A

OPERATING CHANNEL : C

NUMBER OF REMAINING CHILDREN : C

-------- Addressing -----------------

SH : 0013A200

SL : 40790159

MY : CC96

DH : 0

DL : 0

NI : TEST

MAXIMUM HOPS : 1E

BROADCAST RADIUS : 0

MANY TO ONE ROUTER BROADCAST TIME : FF

DEVICE TYPE ID : 30000

NODE DISCOVERY BACKOFF : 3C

NODE DISCOVERY OPTIONS : 0

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION BYTES : 54

PAN CONFLICT THERSHOLD : 3

------- ZIGBEE ADDRESSNIG ------------------------

ZIGBEE SOURCE ENDPOINT : E8

ZIGBEE DESTINATION ENDPOINT : E8

ZIGBEE CLUSTER ID : 11

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The software version is: 22A7.

I hope someone can help me.

thank you