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XBee/XBee-PRO S2C 802.15.4 RF Module User Guide
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Performance specifications
The following table describes the performance specifications for the devices.
Note Range figure estimates are based on free-air terrain with limited sources of interference. Actual
range will vary based on transmitting power, orientation of transmitter and receiver, height of
transmitting antenna, height of receiving antenna, weather conditions, interference sources in the
area, and terrain between receiver and transmitter, including indoor and outdoor structures such as
walls, trees, buildings, hills, and mountains.
Specification XBee value XBee-PRO value
Indoor / urban range Up to 200 ft (60 m) Up to 300 ft. (90 m)
Outdoor RF line-of-sight range Up to 4000 ft (1200 m) Up to 2 miles (3200
m)
Transmit power output (software
selectable)
6.3 mW (8 dBm), Boost mode
1
3.1 mW (5 dBm), Normal mode
Channel 26 max power is 0.3 mW (-5
dBm)
63 mW (18 dBm)
2
RF data rate 250,000 b/s 250,000 b/s
Maximum data throughput Up to 96,000 b/s Up to 96,000 b/s
UART interface data rate
1200 b/s to 250,000 b/s 1200 b/s to 250,000
b/s
SPI data rate Up to 5 Mb/s (burst) Up to 5 Mb/s (burst)
Receiver sensitivity
-102 dBm, Boost mode
-100 dBm, Normal mode
-101 dBm
Power requirements
The following table describes the power requirements for the XBee/XBee-PRO S2C 802.15.4 RF
Module.
Specification XBee XBee-PRO
Supply voltage 2.1 - 3.6 V 2.7 - 3.6 V
Transmit current (typical, VCC = 3.3 V)
45 mA (8 dBm, Boost mode)
33 mA (5 dBm, Normal mode)
120 mA (18 dBm)
Idle / receive current (typical, VCC = 3.3 V)
31 mA (Boost mode)
28 mA (Normal mode)
31 mA
Power-down current <1 uA @ 25C <1 uA @ 25C
1
Boost mode enabled by default; see PM (Power Mode).
2
See Regulatory information for region-specific certification requirements.