XBee ZigBee 1.25 mW Wire Antenna (XB24-Z7WIT-004) Serie 2

The (XB24-Z7WIT-004) modules are part of the XBee ZB family which provides ZigBee level interoperability with ZigBee devices from other vendors. This hardware is only compatible with other ZB XBee modules; it is not compatible with the XBee 802.15.4.

How else do the ZB XBee modules differ from 802.15.4? ZB:

• Is compatible only with ZB family
• Sold by Parallax only in the popular wire antenna format. 802.15.4 is offered with wire antenna or chip antenna
• Slightly longer communication distance: 400 feet and up to two miles line of sight for the 1.25 mW and 60 mW modules respectively
• Maximum baud rate is higher at up to 1 Mbps
• Slightly lower power consumption than 802.15.4
• Two less A/D I/Os and two more digital I/Os than 802.15.4

The most common factor in determining whether to use ZB is the potential need to tie-in with other ZigBee-compatible networks. If this is not a requirement, 802.15.4 may be perfectly suitable for your project. Still having trouble deciding whether to use 802.15.4 or ZB? Take a look at our XBee Comparison Chart.
Because the XBee modules have 2 mm pin spacing, we recommend one of our adapter boards for each module. Our adapter boards provide several advantages to the XBee modules such breadboard-friendly standard 0.1 inch pin spacing, mounting holes, and easy-to-solder connections. Even if you are communicating point-to-point without a PC, we still recommend that you always have at least one XBee USB Adapter Board (# 32400) so you can easily configure and test each XBee module prior to putting it in a point-to-point application.

Features:

• Parallax support
• Wire antenna
• Cross-compatibility with other ZB modules
• Low-power sleep modes
• 133 ft (40 m) indoor/urban range and 400 ft (120 m) outdoor line-of-sight range
• Configured with API or AT commands, local or over the air
• 10 digital I/O and (4) 10-bit ADC inputs

Adapter Boards:

• XBee Adapter Board
• XBee USB Adapter Board

Application Ideas:

• Remote controlled Boe-Bot robot
• Wireless data acquisition
• Remote signal beacon for adventure seekers
• Remote industrial monitoring
• Lighting control
• Keyless entry 

Key Specifications:

• 1200 bps – 1 Mbps interface data rate
• 2.4 GHz frequency band (accepted world-wide)
• Industrial temperature rating (-40C to 85C)
• Transmit power 1.25 mW (+ 1 dBm)
• Supply voltage 2.1-3.6 VDC; transmit current 35 mA; receive current 38 mA
• Power-down current <1 ua="" li="">
• 3.3V CMOS UART interface level

Note: Also see XBee Comparison Chart for side-by-side specification comparisons.

Downloads & Resources:
XBee Transceiver AT-API Object (OBEX)
Digi XBee Product Documentation (Off Site)
X-CTU Configuration Utility (Off Site)