- Fast, long distance and easy-to-use XBee PRO adapter and radio for the NXT.
- Communicate Far: Send data over 1.2 KM.
- Communicate Fast: High speed communication between NXT's.
- Communicate Wide: Talk to multiple NXTs and other devices and robots.
- Communicate Easily: Minimal configuration with advanced options for secure and mesh networking.
- See what Dexter Industries has done with the NXTBee here.
Detailed Description
The NXTBee-PRO comes installed with an X-Bee PRO radio. The X-Bee PRO can send two way data back and forth up to 1.2 KM. The X-Bee can communicate with other XBee radios (on non-NXT or NXTBee devices), other NXTBees, and other NXTBee PRO's.
The NXTBee-PRO comes with a 9V battery adapter and requires a 9V battery to power the radio.
Technical Specs
Performance: NXTBee-PRO
- Power output: 63 mW (+18 dBm) North American version
- Indoor/Urban range: Up to 300 ft (90 m)
- Outdoor/RF line-of-sight range: Up to 1 mile (1.6 km) RF LOS
- Operating frequency: 2.4 GHz
- Receiver sensitivity: -100 dBm (all variants)
Networking
- Spread Spectrum type: DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
- Networking topology: Point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, & peer-to-peer
- Error handling: Retries & acknowledgements
- Filtration options: PAN ID, Channel, and 64-bit addresses
- Channel capacity:
- NXTBee: 16 Channels
- NXTBee-PRO: 12 Channels
- Addressing: 65,000 network addresses available for each channel
Certifications: FCC, IC, Europe/ETSI, Australia/Ctick.
More technical specs for the XBee and Xbee-Pro can be found in the XBee/XBee Pro User Guide: here.
Downloads
User Guides and Tutorials:
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NXTBee User Guide
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(PDF)
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Download the NXTBee Sensor user-guide for general information on the sensor and FAQ.
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NXT-G Blocks and Examples:
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NXT-G Blocks
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(zip)
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Includes NXT-G blocks to transmit and receive, enhanced firmware for the NXT, and Labview VI's for the NXTBee.
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RobotC Drivers and Examples:
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Hello World Program
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(zip)
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A very useful package for RobotC from Tim Frietz at CMU. A very easy way to start and send data and includes a short cheat sheet on RobotC functions for use with the NXTBee.
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Configure NXTBee
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(c)
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A very useful NXTBee utility built by Xander. This program configures a fresh Xbee radio for use with the NXTBee system. This program allows you to test, set, and reset the baud speed. Thanks Mightor!
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Lookup Table
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(zip)
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RobotC code example for using a lookup table as a checksum.
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