Could this be used with XTension?

[James Sentman]

Make SURE you are buying series 2 or 2.5 xBees. The series 1 are still out there as they are great for point to point connections and other things, but will not work with XTension. YOu can buy the regular or Pro versions, thats just the amount of power they put out, and the antenna configuration doesn't matter to XTension either, they come with a chip antenna, a little wire antenna (the one I mostly use) and with a plug for attaching an external antenna. Series 2 or 2.5 is the important measure.


On Sep 13, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Jeff Wooding <jeff at qualitytubandtile.com> wrote:

> Powering the Xbee with a 5-3.3v shield can be done with one of these electronic transformers.
> 
> http://wooding5.com/tech/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/09/606238.pdf
> 
> Have fun once you start down this path the ideas flow please share the ideas and concepts maybe I want to try some ;)
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 5:52 AM, Thomas Henry <tjhjr at mac.com> wrote:
> Good to know. As you said, good idea to start with one thing, and then all the ideas will start popping up.
> 
> That is one negative of the XBee on the powering of the device, but for initial experimentation, the price point for experimentation is pretty good. There are a lot of projects online for this stuff, and when I can tie it into XTension, even better.

Thanks,
 	James


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