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BS1 & XBee?

jblavenjblaven Posts: 36
edited 2007-12-03 05:44 in BASIC Stamp
Hey Guys, Looking for the simplest and most inexpensive microprocessor that would work with the XBee. It may not even be a Basic Stamp, but I just need to communicate an "on-off" switch value through an XBee.

What would you recommend?

Thanks,

Joe

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-12-03 03:31
    Really any microcontroller that can transmit and receive serial data would work.

    Since the BS1 is slow, you would need to configure the xBee to a low Baud like 1200.

    An SX-28 prototype board would be the cheapest solution from Parallax, but a Propeller Protoboard
    would also be cheap. You'd need a breakout board to mount the xBee on 0.1" hole centers (from
    Spark Fun). The Propeller has the advantage of having a 3.3V regulator already on the board.

    Truthfully, a PIC 8-pin processor would also do the job, could run at 3.3V.
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2007-12-03 05:44
    Just read an article that says the xbee revb won't support mesh networking and if you want that you need to get the new xbee 2. The original rev will support mesh networking if you have the latest firmware.

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