[image] Hey everybody I’m interested in getting the XBee radios working with the Spark Core. It seems that the nRF24L01 RF chips are real cheap but from what I have seen they have poor range and are somewhat not reliable. XBee radios are the only other quality RF radio link platform that I have c…

@jimbol I see. I can see the XBee’s being real useful when it comes to having the Sparkcore + XBee Receiver close to a Wifi signal so its connected to the Internet a then having other XBees send back data from sensors up to a mile away if you need that kind of range and use the high power versions.…

[image] jimbol: The Project I'm doing now, I'm trying to get the Spark to eliminate my need for xbees, have a radio at the sensor node that sends data directly to my iPhone. FYI The CC3000 chipset doesn't support AD-HOC mode, so your Spark will have to talk to your Wifi AP first, then maybe t…

[image] BDub: @RWB I wouldn't mind trying I need a solid radio link for a project I'm working on, and so far this NRF24L01 is not really that plug and play... but that said, nothing ever is. Lol. What's the difference between transparent mode and API mode? Just a serial bridge vs. more han…

I’ve got a set of Xbee radios here. They’ll work with the Core in transparent (serial) mode. I can add it to my list of things to get working if you want.

@timb Which version do you have? Do they all work on the same protocol? Will one ported library work for all the XBee versions?

The library is located here: https://code.google.com/p/xbee-arduino/ It supports series 1 and 2 modules.

Have you tried this with the Spark Core?

Timb. I see you again. I have a climate control project that I am using XBees in. We need to chat more on that I would love to get your input.

I have been using Series 2 for sending temperature readings and have them placed all over my 3000 sq ft house. They have worked great in connecting, no problems sending data. I put a bunch of them in a box for temperature testing and in a refrig so they were surrounded with metal. All of them cou…

Are you using the XBee Series 2 Pro radios, the ones with the higher power output? I ordered up the XBee Pro 900 HP to see how well they work.

XBee Radios - Anybody Using Them?

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krvarma October 27, 2014, 6:42pm 25

Hey All, I have using XBee with Spark for some of my project and I like it very much. I didn’t use Mac and XCTU, only Windows 7 and XCTU. Some of the projects I worked are:

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