ZigBee mesh network evaluation kit, in distribution
With Digi International’s XBee API framework, designers can get ZigBee products to market, integrating features such as binding and multicasting into home automation applications. The kit provides examples and step-by-step guidance for creating efficient, low-power device communications and sensor networks. Through its mesh and routing capabilities, ZigBee allows the transmission of data over long distances by passing the data through a mesh network of intermediate nodes to reach more distant ones. The technology supports multiple network topologies such as point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and mesh networks and allows up to 65,000 nodes per network. ZigBee is an open standard that enables interoperability among devices from different manufacturers and allows for over-the-air firmware updates. It also offers established profiles for common applications such as energy management and lighting controls.
The XBee ZigBee Mesh Kit includes three XBee development boards that feature Grove adapters, which provide interconnect capabilities with the modular Seeed Studio Grove system. The kit also includes three micro-USB cables and three XBee ZigBee modules. The modules provide up to 250 kbps of RF data and up to 1 Mbps of serial (UART, SPI) data, with transmission distance ranging from 10m to 100m (line of sight).
Mouser; www.mouser.com/new/Digi-International/digi-xbee-zigbee-mesh-kit/
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