C8 (802.15.4 Compatibility)

This command applies to the XBee/XBee-PRO S2C DigiMesh 2.4.

Sets or displays the operational compatibility with a legacy DigiMesh 2.4 device (S1 or older versions of S2C firmware). This parameter should only be set when operating in a mixed network that contains XBee Series 1 or XBee S2C devices that cannot be updated to version 9002.

Parameter range

0, 4

Bit field:

Bit Meaning Setting Description
2 TX compatibility 0

When encryption is enabled, AES Counter mode is used with a 256-bit key.

1

When encryption is enabled AES ECB mode is used with a 128-bit key. This is compatible with legacy versions of DigiMesh 2.4.

Default

4