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AppBee's - Adapter boards for
Digi's ZigBee RF XBee's
We have discontinued
the AppBee XBee adapter boards. For other choices, please visit
Parallax
selection or other vendors, such as
www.sparkfun.com. This
page will be left up for reference for a while.
63mW XBee-PRO
1mW XBee
Order
from
Parallax
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The XBee, from Digi
International, is a wireless transceiver (modem)
using the IEEE 802.15.4 Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Network
protocol (LR-WPAN) for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) or for mesh
networking use ZigBee or DigiMesh
This allows addressable communications between nodes. Data may be sent to individual nodes (point-to-point), or to
all nodes in range (point-to-multipoint) using a broadcast address.
The devices use clear channel assessment (CCA) on a CSMA/CA
network which helps ensure devices do not talk-over one another.
In point-to-point communications, error checking,
acknowledgements and retries are used to ensure data delivery.
The use of flow control (RTS) helps ensure devices, such as
the BASIC Stamp, do not miss incoming data. These devices are great in wireless sensor & control
networks, robotics and for teaching networking! Use the BASIC
Stamp or other microcontrollers, such as the SX, Propeller Chip,
Javelin, AVRs, PICs, etc, for networking devices.
Using the BASIC Stamp, code to send data is as simple as:
SEROUT TXpin, 84, [DEC x,CR]
And to accept a byte of data:
SERIN RXpin, 84, [DEC x]
Optionally, the device may be configured to use flow
control so the data is buffered, then the BASIC Stamp may use:
SERIN RXpin/RTSpin, 84, [DEC x]
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XBee Features
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XBee
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XBee-PRO
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* Range - Indoor
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100 ft
(30m)
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300 ft
(100m)
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* Range – Outdoor
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300 ft
(100m)
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1 mile
(1500m)
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Transmit Power
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0 dBm
(1mW)
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18 dBm
(63mW)
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Receiver Sensitivity
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-92
dBm
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-100
dBm
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TX Current
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45mA
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214mA
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RX Current
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50mA
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55mA
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Power-Down (Sleep) Current
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<10uA
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<10uA
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* Ranges are line of sight and height dependent.
- IEEE
802.15.4 compliant, Low-Rate Personal Area Networking.
- Series 2 support DigiMesh and ZigBee mesh
networking.
- 2.4
GHz DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum).
- 250,000
bits per second.
- Acknowledgement
and reties.
- Addressable,
> 65,000 addresses available.
- Point-to-Point
and Point-to-Multipoint (broadcast) messaging.
- Channel
and Network ID selectable for cluster separation.
- Fully
configurable via serial commands.
- Transparent
transmission and reception
- Flow
Control using RTS/CTS.
- Receiver Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
- Free X-CTU interface software.
This new book from McGraw-Hill has a chapter on
using the Parallax Propeller with XBee's for wireless networking. It
discusses AT and API programming through examples. Through a project a
3-node bot with graphical monitoring is explored. AppBee boards
are used for XBee mounting.
Available though Amazon:
Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller.
Network
Communication Illustrations
Any node can talk to any other. Lines illustrate some examples.
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AppBee-Proto-B
Experimenter's Board
Discontinued
Parts
& Board Layout |
AppBee-Proto-B
Experimenter's Board
Use this board with a low-power regulator stand alone to send data
automatically or interface to controller. Configuration and use up
to the end user.
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Supplied Voltage 3.6 to 12V
- 3.3V On board voltage regulator - 33uA Quiescent Current!
- Area for 9V battery, solder board area - may be cut off if not
needed.
- Prop Plug header for configuration changes (cannot update
firmware).
- Breadboard pin header (not shown
connected)
- Labeled pins.
Order
parts with 3.3V regulator installed, or use your own power source and
regulator in the solder board area. The regulator is rated at
200mA (300 mA MAX momentary) - With the XBee Pro's, additional
components driven from this regulator is not recommended. |
AppBee-MOD
Discontinued
Parts
List
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AppBee-Mod (5-12V) is an application interface board
that connects to the AppMod dual row 20-pin header of many Parallax BASIC
Stamp boards for power and quick communications to the BASIC Stamp.
This board has connections to many I/O features of the XBee to
provide greater flexibility.
- On-Board
3.3V regulator and 5V conditioning.
- Supplied
power range from 5V to 12V
- Transmit and Receive LEDs
- Communications with PC directly using the Parallax USB2SER
- 10
Pin header for jumpers to P0-P15 and 20 Pin AppMod Header
- TX,
RX
- XBee
Reset
- RTS
and CTS for flow control
- Receiver
Signal Strength Indicator output (RSSI)
- Association
Indicator I/O output from XBee (ASSOC)
- Sleep
Indicator I/O output from XBee (SLP_I)
- Sleep
Request Input to XBee (SLP_R)
- XBee Header allows direct connection to all available
XBee I/O if desired.
- Signal
conditioning may be required for direct connection to the XBee.
- Accepts
the USB2SER to have your PC on the network or use the USB Base
Station.
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AppBee-SIP
Discontinued
Parts
List
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AppBee-SIP (5-12V) is an application interface board
with a 6-pin single row header for easy connection to breadboard and
custom printed circuit boards. This
board has only essential connection for power, communications and
accessing sleep modes of the XBee, though additional jumpers and circuitry
may be used to expand on the provided I/O.
- On-Board
3.3V regulator and 5V conditioning.
- Supplied
power range from 5V to 12V
- Use with 3.3V or 5V signals
- Transmit and Receive LEDs
- Communications with PC directly using the Parallax PropPlug
- 6
Pin header for power and I/O for breadboard mounting.
- TX,
RX
- RTS
input to XBee for flow control
- SLP
input to XBee for sleep request
- Additional
4-pin header for the
PropPlug to have your PC on the network or use the USB
Base
Station.
- XBee Header allows direct connection to all available
XBee I/O if desired. Signal
conditioning may be required for direct connection to the XBee.
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AppBee-SIP-LV
Discontinued
Parts
List
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AppBee-SIP-LV (2.8V-3.4V) is an application interface board
with a 6-pin single row header for easy connection to breadboard and
custom printed circuit boards. This
board has only essential connection for power, communications and
accessing sleep modes of the XBee, though additional jumpers and circuitry
may be used to expand on the provided I/O. This is designed for
boards running at 3.3V or in that range. Do NOT use with 5V devices.
- Supplied voltage range from 2.8V to 3.4V
- Transmit and Receive LEDs
- 6
Pin header for power and I/O for breadboard mounting.
- TX,
RX
- RTS
input to XBee for flow control
- SLP
input to XBee for sleep request
- XBee Header allows direct connection to all available
XBee I/O if desired.
- PropPlug and USB2SER from Parallax may be used for direct PC
communications via
your breadboard.
Note: Documentation not yet updated
for this board.
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| AppBee-Proto
Mounted with standard pin male and
10-pin PCB header
Discontinued
Parts
List (same as SIP_LV)
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AppBee-Proto (2.8-3.4V)
- Supplied voltage range from 2.8 to 3.4V.
- Pinned for the Propeller Proto Board headers.
- Hardwired connections for TX, RX, Vdd and Vss.
- Jumper holes for other XBee I/O.
- Ships with: Red and Green LED, 2mm XBee headers, 2-100 ohm
resistors,
10uF cap, 10-pin right angle male.
- Use the supplied header or use an AppMod or other 0.1" header.
The board has a 2-row
0.1" solder holes for 20-pin headers.
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PropPlug and USB2SER from Parallax may be used for direct PC
communications via
your breadboard/solder board.
Note:
Documentation not yet updated for this board. |
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Documentation:
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Code Examples:
XBee and XBee-PRO are
registered trademarks of Digi International
BASIC Stamp and USB2SER are trademarks of Parallax, Inc.
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