XBee
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PRO®
XSC
RS
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232/RS
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485/USB
RF
Modem
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Product
Manual
©
2013
Digi
International,
Inc.
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1.
Overview
The XBee-PRO XSC RF Modem is a small, low-power solution that uses the XBee-PRO
XSC (S3B) 900 MHz RF Module in an enclosure to communicate with systems using
RS-232, RS-485, and USB interfaces. It allows the user to easily make their existing
wired systems wireless simply by connecting to this product. The XBee-PRO XSC RF
Modem is a market replacement of Digi’s 9XStream PKG and is able to fully communi-
cate with existing 9XStream RF Modems.
When a system is connected to the XBee-PRO XSC RF Modem, it can transmit and
receive data from multiple radios on the same wireless network. This is achieved by
using Digi’s XBee-Pro XSC (S3B) RF Module.
This manual is not a comprehensive manual where a full description of the XSC RF
Modem is given. This manual only covers the interfaces needed to communicate with
the XSC (S3B) 900 MHz RF Module. For an extensive guide on use of the XSC (S3B)
900 MHz RF Module, see Appendix A of the XBee-PRO 900 HP/XBee-PRO XSC RF
Modules Product Manual.
1.1. Features Overview
Long Range Data Integrity
Range
• Indoor/Urban:
Up to 2000' (610 m)
• Outdoor line-of-sight:
Up to
9 miles (14
km)
Transmit Power:
Up to
24 dBm (250 mW)
(software selectable)
Receiver Sensitivity:
-109 dBm (@10kbps)
RF Data Rate:
Up to 20kbps
Advanced Networking & Security
True peer-to-peer (no “master” required) com-
munications
Point-to-point & point-to-multipoint topologies
supported
Retries and Acknowledgements
7 hopping channels, each with over 65,000 avail-
able network addresses
FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum)
Low Power
Receive Current:
60 mA (@9V)
Transmit Current:
140 mA (@9V)
Easy-to-Use
No configuration required for out-of-the-box RF
data communications.
Free X-CTU Software (Testing and configuration
software)
RS-232 and RS-485 variants configurable via the
mini USB port.
Advanced configurations available through stan-
dard AT & binary commands.
Built in RS-232/RS-485/USB interfacing
Small form factor
Software-selectable serial interface baud rates
Support for multiple data formats (parity, start
and stop bits, etc.)
Free & Unlimited Technical Support
