Data Sheet

Layout
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Notes:
3.3V GND VIN GND DTR TX
Features
Technical Specifications
DROIDS SAS
VIA NANNARELLI 41
00139 ROMA ITALY
www.droids.it
[e-mail]
Description
Note
Dimensions: 33 x 48 mm - max
height 13 mm (without XBee)
3.3V OUT - Output Power:
depends on the Xbee module used.
About 300mA available with XBee,
and 140mA with XBeePRO
modules.
VIN - Power Requirements:
source power 4VDC to 8VDC
TX, Associated and RSSI LEDs
to monitor Serial and XBee
activity
Hardware Handshaking full
supported
Energy Saving Mode when the
XBee go in Sleep Mode, the serial
chip do the same
Feature Connector useful for
programming the XBee, powering
the module from a 3.3V source or
power a 3.3V external device. Can
be used as a serial level converter
too.
This is a DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) serial
module, it means you can connect this device to
any DCE (Data Communication Equipment) such
as Modems or any DCE device equipped with a
female DB9 connector.
Using our 990.002 USB XBee Board on a PC and
this module on the device, you can easily
transform every serial cable in a wireless
connection with a maximum speed of 115K Baud
and a distance of up to 1.2Km.
You can use any of the Series1 or Series2 XBee
modules and make a reliable and fast serial
network in minutes.
Three useful LED’s show the TX activity of the
Board and the signal strenght (RSSI) the third
LED show the associated status. You can change
the function of some LED in the XBee EEProm.
The feature connector is useful to program the
XBee or for powering external 3.3V devices. You
can also use this module as serial level converter
for 3.3V TTL signals.
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XBee DTE
Serial Board
Sample application
VIN GND
TO SERIAL
DEVICES
Microcontroller
Serial TTL
USB
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Serial Connector
The DB9 Connector is Male type, it is like the
serial port conector of computers.