Product manual

XBee®/XBee‐PRO®RFModules‐802.15.4‐v1.xEx[2009.09.23]
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TheXBeeandXBee‐PRORFModulesarepin‐for‐pincompatible.
Mounting Considerations
The XBee®/XBee-PRO® RF Module was designed to mount into a receptacle (socket) and there-
fore does not require any soldering when mounting it to a board. The XBee Development Kits con-
tain RS-232 and USB interface boards which use two 20-pin receptacles to receive modules.
Figure1‐02. XBeeModuleMountingtoanRS‐232InterfaceBoard.
The receptacles used on Digi development boards are manufactured by Century Interconnect.
Several other manufacturers provide comparable mounting solutions; however, Digi currently uses
the following receptacles:
• Through-hole single-row receptacles -
Samtec P/N: MMS-110-01-L-SV (or equivalent)
• Surface-mount double-row receptacles -
Century Interconnect P/N: CPRMSL20-D-0-1 (or equivalent)
• Surface-mount single-row receptacles -
Samtec P/N: SMM-110-02-SM-S
Digi also recommends printing an outline of the module on the board to indicate the orientation the
module should be mounted.