All XBee modules feature a single common footprint, enabling equipment manufacturers to support a variety of point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and meshing wireless (e.g. Zigbee) protocols. They’re designed for use in energy management, process and factory automation, wireless sensor networks, intelligent asset management, and other machine-to-machine applications. Configuration options are available through simple AT or API commands and the modules can operate in infrastructure mode for connecting to any standard off-the-shelf WiFi access point or in ad-hoc mode to connect directly to another WiFi device. They operate over 14 channels and offer both WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK security encryption.
Operating from a single 3.1 to 3.6Vdc supply, the modules have a maximum transmit current of 250mA and receive current of 150mA, at 3.3V in normal operation.
The development kit part number is XK2-WFT-0 and it is available now at £99.95+VAT.