Wi-Fi Version of Popular XBee Module

Digi International has introduced XBee® Wi-Fi, an embedded module that enables low power, serial-to-Wi-Fi networking in the popular XBee form factor.  Because of the common footprint and API, customers can now create a single board design for wireless products that supports 802.15.4, ZigBee, ZigBee Smart Energy, 2.4 GHz, 900 and 868 MHz, Wi-Fi and proprietary DigiMesh protocols. 

Larry Kraft, senior VP global sales and marketing said, “XBee modules offer developers tremendous flexibility and are extremely easy to use. By adding a low-power Wi-Fi module to the XBee product family we give customers the fastest and most flexible way to get Wi-Fi up and running on their systems.”

Said to be ideal for energy management, wireless sensor networks and intelligent asset management, XBee Wi-Fi offers 802.11 b/g/n networking and flexible SPI and UART serial interfaces. Because the module includes the 802.11 b/g/n physical layer, baseband MAC and TCP/IP stack, developers can add Wi-Fi to their products simply by connecting to the XBee Wi-Fi’s serial port. 

The module is fully tested at manufacture and comes with certification for the U.S., E.U., Canada and a number of other countries. XBee Wi-Fi development kits are available for €102.  For more information visit http://www.digi.com/xbeewifi.