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🔴 Exploring Wireless Connectivity: Sparkfun XBee Explorer Dongle - Red Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.5
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Details

BrandSparkFun
Hardware InterfaceUSB
ColorRed
Item Dimensions LxWxH2.17 x 1.1 x 0.24 inches
Data Link ProtocolUSB
Item Weight0.01 Kilograms
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Description of 🔴 Exploring Wireless Connectivity: Sparkfun XBee Explorer Dongle - Red

Plug the unit directly into your USB port and have it act as a gateway between your computer and the XBee. FT231X USB-to-Serial converter. This unit works with all XBee modules including the Series 1 and Series 2.5, standard and Pro version.

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Great for monitoring and debugging

This is very useful when trying to use the microcontroller to interact with the XBee and send data. This device can simply be used to monitor communications from a separate computer, so debugging takes a lot less time. This works well with Digi International's X-CTU software.

Pros
  • Good stuff
Cons
  • Not the best

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good product. in Computers and Accessories

Works great! Nice and compact for fast programmers. It even had a built-in reset switch and pinholes (although no pins are included).

Pros
  • Perfect for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Some little things

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good way to work directly with XBee products.

Ideal interface for XBee products. It worked straight away and my software found it right away on Windows 7. Works great!

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Small parts

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product, works as it should

As I said in the title above, great product, works as it should. I've used it to set up 900MHz and 2.4GHz XBee devices on both a Windows 7 Professional 64-bit machine and a Windows 7 Home Premium laptop with no problems. SparkFun makes durable, well-designed, and reliable products, and this one is no exception.

Pros
  • Feels good
Cons
  • For old

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great little programmer!

I am setting up two XBee radios and have programmed both with them. I used the CoolTerm program to program the XBee via my laptop's USB port. I've also tried the X-CTU program and haven't found any issues or problems in either. This is a great little device that does more than I need.

Pros
  • also understandable for the old ones
Cons
  • No color necessary

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great little programmer!

I am setting up two XBee radios and have used them to program both. I used the CoolTerm program to program the XBee using my laptop's USB port. I've also tried the X-CTU program and haven't found any issues or problems in either. This is a great little device that does more than I need.

Pros
  • Solid surface
Cons
  • Damaged

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Connected directly to PC with no problems

It worked fine on my PC. The laptop needed a USB driver for the serial port, but a windows update picked it up and I started racing. It also works fine on my rPi with Raspbian. If you're interested in getting xbee up and running quickly on PC, you can't go wrong with this one.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Slightly torn

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product, works as it should

As I said in the title above, great product, works as it should. I've used it to set up XBee 900MHz and 2.4GHz devices on both a Windows 7 Professional 64-bit machine and a Windows 7 Home Premium laptop with no problems. SparkFun makes durable, well-designed, and reliable products, and this one is no exception.

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • weak