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Chapter21 XBee shield

What’s XBee shield?

The Arduino XBee shield (an Expansion Board without XBee module) is a compliant solution

designed to meet low-cost, low-power wireless sensor networks with special needs. The module

is easy to use, low power consumption, and the provision of critical data between devices reliable

transmission. As the innovative design, XBee-PRO can be in the range 2-3 times beyond the

standard ZigBee modules. XBee-PRO modules work in the ISM 2.4 GHz frequency band. The

MaxStream's XBee (1 mW) Zigbee module is pin-compatible.

The Xbee module is widely used in the United States, Canada, Australia, Israel and Europe. The

establishment of RF communication does not require any configuration and the module's default

configuration supports a wide range of data system applications. You can also use a simple AT

command to advanced configuration. An OEM developer is now XBee code development package.

It is self-developed in collaboration with the MaxStream ZigBee/802.15.4 RF module code.

Example

You should be able to get two SainSmart boards with XBee shields talking to each other without

any configuration, using just the standard SainSmart serial commands.