# Node-Red and Xbee S2C
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023
**Category:** General
**Created:** [4 March 2021 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023 "2021-03-04T15:19:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [4 March 2021 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/1 "2021-03-04T15:19:08Z")
Hello guys
Does anyone have some experience with xbees connected to Node-Red?
I got a Xbee S2C that i want to use as Coordinator. Its Connected to my Rasp Pi Via USB.
My Plan is to read the data from my other Xbee (enddevice) and make a flow using the data.
Does anyone have some experience with node-red-contrib-xbee.
Can i just plug my Coordinator (Xbee S2C) via USB to my Pi and work with it?
But im not sure how to start.
I got the the xbee-node and the xbee-api already.
Any tipps for making my life easiert?
---
### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [4 March 2021 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/2 "2021-03-04T15:27:44Z")
> [@Rezcue](#):
>
> Any tipps for making my life easiert?
Yes. Use [zigbee2mqtt](https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/XBee.html) and everything is simple MQTT operations.
---
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [4 March 2021 15:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/3 "2021-03-04T15:31:40Z")
Do i need the CC2531 for zigbee2mqtt? Or can i use the Xbee device instead?
---
### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [4 March 2021 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/4 "2021-03-04T15:40:54Z")
I know it works with CC2531 (I have one) but did you click that link? I get the impression from that page it works with Xbee
---
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [4 March 2021 15:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/5 "2021-03-04T15:43:21Z")
Yeah i saw the link.
I once tried to do zigbee2mqtt with the Xbee as coor. But somehow i did not work.
I will try again maybe i can bring it to work.
---
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [5 March 2021 04:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/6 "2021-03-05T04:13:14Z")
> **[node-red-contrib-xbee](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-xbee)**
>
> Node-RED module for the Xbee radio modules
can someone explain to me how i can do that? Im complete new to this.
- Build the following JSON object
- Copy it to the `msg.payload`
What does this mean?
---
### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [5 March 2021 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/7 "2021-03-05T08:07:16Z")
> [@Rezcue](#):
>
> What does this mean?
As the help in that document says...
Alternatively, use a change node to build this object.
set msg.payload to JSON then copy/paste that code in
This is about as basic as node-red gets. If you dont understand that then you need to spend a little time playing and learning. I strongly recommend watching this playlist: [Node-RED Essentials](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNBB9VCLmo1hyO-4fIZ08gqFcXBkHy-6). The videos are done by the developers of node-red. They're nice & short and to the point. You will understand a whole lot more in about 1 hour. A small investment for a lot of gain.
* * *
PS, this node looks FAR more difficult than zigbee2mqtt - there is none of this to do when you get zigbee2mqtt running.
---
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [5 March 2021 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/8 "2021-03-05T11:20:06Z")
Well i got my stuff running that way (Xbee S2C as coor).
ITs now connected to MQTT via xbmq (Xbee Mqtt Gateway) and i can read stuff thats happening on the Xbee.
Its not possible to pair a Xbee S2C with CC2531 and u cant use it as coordiantor in zigbee2mqtt too.
Many tried and they failed too. Digi-Forum says so too.
I saw somewhere that u can pair a Xbee 3 with zigbee2qtt as a router/device.
And thank u very much. For ur help.
---
### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [9 March 2021 00:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/10 "2021-03-09T00:05:04Z")
Well yeah. If any of u guys are interested in that just use the xbee-node and xbee-api-node. MQTT is overkill and makes the stuff way harder then it should be.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [23 March 2021 00:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-and-xbee-s2c/42023/11 "2021-03-23T00:05:49Z")
This topic was automatically closed 14 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.