📡 Waveshare XBee USB Adapter: Convenient UART Communication Board with Onboard Buttons/LEDs for Easy Testing and Programming/Configuration of XBee Modules Review

This interface is overpriced for what it does. It’s easy to use and fast but lacks compatibility with newer computers. It’s not worth the cost for just basic functionality plus it’s very finicky with drivers. Computers have come a long way and so should this adapter.

I bought this to program Xbee v3 with XCTU which I was able to do. However, there are two problems. First, the highest baud rate I could get from Xbee to communicate with XCTU was 9600, which is slower than expected. But my biggest complaint is that I was planning on using this device to USB power my Xbee. That too can do the trick, but my Xbee has an RP-SMA antenna and Waveshare won't let you install an antenna over USB. the box wall, as this is approx. 1 cm longer. I have to use jumpers to…

I found a weather balloon in the desert from 2007; and it had an old XBee Pro MaxStream XBP24-AUI-001 - 802.15.4 from 2007. To communicate with it I bought a slightly later version of the same XBee Pro 2010. 10 I first downloaded the drivers from the WaveShare website called "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge Universal Windows Driver v10.1.10" and ran to install the drivers (BEFORE connecting the board to Windows 10). After connecting the cable (supplied). After installing and running XCTU