I purchased a couple of XBee S1 modules, one XBee explorer regulated,=20
one Xbee explorer USB, a 3.3(I/O)/5v(Vcc) and a 5v only (I/O & Vcc) FTDI=20
adapter cables from SparkFun. The explorer regulated has an onboard=20
regulator to produce 3.3v Vcc from the 5v Vcc as well and level=20
translation from 5v to 3.3 for the I/O.  I have been unsuccessful in=20
getting either of FTDI cables to work with the explorer. When I try to=20
establish the connection in XCTU the SW indicates that it is unable to=20
detect the module. So far I have:

- Verified that the signals are where they should be.
- I reversed the Tx & Rx pins (didn't work either way)
- Held open the CTS
- The FTDI is providing Vcc =3D=3D 5 to the Explorer.
- Asked on the SparkFun forum

  The S1 modules work fine with the USB explorer.

  The write-up from Sparkfun indicates that the 3.3 signals can be used=20
by the explorer, but being a skeptic I purchased the 5v version without=20
success.

  Has anyone used the FTDI cable with the XBee explorer? Did it work out=20
of the box or did you need to make some modifications?

Thanks for any suggestions/guidance,

-Phil-

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