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Step 8XBee Radio
The Radio is used for remote control, uploading scripts, and viewing sensor data. It's really handy having a wireless connection for soooo many reason.
You can't reprogram the Propeller via the radio, you still have to physically plug-in to the Proto Board to program the Propeller.
The wireless connection could be ANY kind of wireless, like bluetooth, or, well, Anything.
XBees are about the size of a Quarter. I've gotten almost a mile range, outside, but not exactly a clear path. The pin spacing is not standard circuit-board spacing so I had to make a daughter-board for it. This daughter-board allows me to put a socket on the Proto Board and just plug-in the Radio Module that I want to use.
The XBees run on 3.3v so we simply connect the Power Pin to +3.3v, the Ground pin to Vss, the DataOut pin to the Proto Board P0 and the DataIn pin to Proto Board P1.
Any other device is the same. If you are using a 5v wireless device, then put a 10k resistor in series with P0 to limit the current.
You can't reprogram the Propeller via the radio, you still have to physically plug-in to the Proto Board to program the Propeller.
The wireless connection could be ANY kind of wireless, like bluetooth, or, well, Anything.
XBees are about the size of a Quarter. I've gotten almost a mile range, outside, but not exactly a clear path. The pin spacing is not standard circuit-board spacing so I had to make a daughter-board for it. This daughter-board allows me to put a socket on the Proto Board and just plug-in the Radio Module that I want to use.
The XBees run on 3.3v so we simply connect the Power Pin to +3.3v, the Ground pin to Vss, the DataOut pin to the Proto Board P0 and the DataIn pin to Proto Board P1.
Any other device is the same. If you are using a 5v wireless device, then put a 10k resistor in series with P0 to limit the current.
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