SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-18T19:05:54-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsMDGeist on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitMDGeisturn:uuid:9cd030a7-4b6e-a616-1182-044e7e35f3272015-12-29T15:56:29-07:00<p>Well, that's just strange because everywhere else I have seen kits that put multiple parts together, give a Discount for it, NOT raise the price for the package deal.</p>
Toni_K on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitToni_Kurn:uuid:59457c6b-2d2a-3a80-417e-98dcc79fe9fd2015-12-21T10:17:22-07:00<p>The box, retail sticker on the box, and our kitters to put the whole kit together nicely all cost money that the individual components do not require.</p>
MDGeist on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitMDGeisturn:uuid:8a6b2f16-3638-ecfe-c160-316a740c9a282015-12-20T01:43:54-07:00<p>Unless I am missing something, the box that this product comes in is $4.65! Let me explain.
I put all these items in my cart and it came out to $91.30, this is $4.65 less than the price of this Kit.<p>Can anyone please explain what I am missing here??</p></p>
Colin J. on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitColin J.urn:uuid:4d38e482-86a0-6b44-ec84-6207a3409fab2015-04-15T10:38:12-06:00<p>I would love to see this kit offered with series 2 XBee modules.</p>
Toni_K on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitToni_Kurn:uuid:14d931ea-d69d-5831-3f44-7f836c73619e2014-12-22T11:27:04-07:00<p>Contact techsupport@sparkfun. This was a mistake on our part, and they should be able to help you out to fix that. All packages now coming out will have the proper headers included in them.</p>
Customer #579381 on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitCustomer #579381urn:uuid:3abe2efe-0ab2-bca5-dd4c-8f1a85279b832014-12-20T12:17:08-07:00<p>The XBee Shield in this kit uses the R3 footprint (32 pins), but the stacking headers in the kit use the old footprint and only provide 28 pins. I was wondering whether this matters or not. Should I just leave 4 pins unconnected? If so, which ones? Or do I have to buy a whole new pack of stacking headers that is R3 compatible?</p>
Customer #406899 on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitCustomer #406899urn:uuid:663a4953-4b7c-c6d4-c524-7c87f781c78c2014-12-09T02:03:20-07:00<p>Any idea when this should be available again? I didn't see it was backordered, and I'm wondering whether this is going to slow my whole order by a few days, a few weeks, a few months, etc.</p>
GeoffreyF on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitGeoffreyFurn:uuid:15c51c10-8197-702a-3590-c37351c578d42014-12-05T06:46:27-07:00<p>XBee is in essence a radio modem with other features. Send data in, it comes out at the other radio. At high data rates, you may need to use the hand shaking features as well but no less than for any modem.<p>You can use the XBee themselves for that purpose and you can use the XBee USB to talk to another XBee that is connected to that UART port. Keep in mind that these run on 3.3v, not 5v. Also the XBee has API mode in which most of its pins are data or analog IO, not dissimilar in its own right from microprocessors. If you follow links, you will find links to data sheets for the XBee Radios, headers into which they can be connected. Also different radios with a range of power / range capability.</p></p>
Izerna on KIT-13197 - SparkFun XBee Wireless KitIzernaurn:uuid:53c8eec6-6563-4e87-86af-671eeb7dd0402014-11-21T14:03:33-07:00<p>Can I use this with any micro controller that has a UART port? I use the PIC micro controllers from Microchip and would like to branch into the wireless world. If these are not compatible maybe someone could point me in the right direction.<p>And a big thanks to SparkFun you guys have been great for my electronic addiction.</p></p>