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Digi XBee Hardware

Digi XBee is more than a module. In fact it's a complete system of wireless modules, gateways, adapters and software. All engineered to accelerate wireless development for global deployments.

Multi-platform flexibility for simple projects or complex end-to-end solutions.

The Digi XBee® Ecosystem™ offers creators a full range of rapidly deployable drop-in networking solutions for seamless wireless communication between devices, adaptors and gateways.

In one compact design footprint, Digi XBee modules leverage multiple wireless protocols and RF frequencies suitable for all types of network architectures including cellular, ZigBee®, Thread, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi open standards.

DigiMesh® is a widely deployed peer-to-peer mesh networking protocol that reduces the complexity of the ZigBee protocol for point-to-multipoint configuration. DigiMesh offers users added network stability through self-healing network operation and support for sleeping routers – extending the operational life of battery-dependent networks.

Digi XBee is more than a module

The Heart for Your Wireless Design

Digi XBee provides an unmatched variety of wireless technologies

Future-proof Footprint

Through-Hole Digi XBee Module

Through-Hole

Standard design for all through-hole Digi XBee variants
Surface-Mount Digi XBee Module

Surface-Mount

Ideal mount design for high-volume manufacturing
Micro Digi XBee Module

Micro

Micro-size for compact and portable applications

Worldwide Flexibility

Worldwide flexibility

Mesh Networking

Mesh networking is used in applications where the range between two points may be beyond the range of the two radios located at those points, but intermediate radios are in place that could forward on any messages to and from the desired radios.
ZigBee
2.4GHZ
ZigBee is an open, global wireless standard designed for resilience and reliability communicating through noisy RF environments common in industrial applications.
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DigiMesh
2.4GHZ900MHZ868MHZ
DigiMesh is similar to ZigBee mesh networking, but unlike ZigBee, DigiMesh only has one node-type that can route data and are interchangeable.
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Point-to-multipoint

In networking, point-to-multipoint communication is accomplished by a one-to-one or one-to-many connection, providing multiple paths from a single location to multiple locations.
802.15.4
2.4GHZ
802.15.4 is a standard which specifies the physical layer and media access control and is ideal for applications requiring low latency and predictable communication timing.
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Wi-Fi
2.4GHZ
802.11, or more commonly known as Wi-Fi, has a variety of sub-protocols represented by the suffix a/b/g/n/ac, each with varying degrees of bandwidth.
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Cellular Networking

A cellular network is composed of radio cells, each supported by a carrier-controlled base station. The cells together provide radio coverage over large geographic areas without users needing to provide any infrastructure. With the introduction of protocols such as LTE Cat 1, M1, and NB-IOT, cellular data rates have come down to a point where it should be considered for certain low power applications.
LTE CAT1
LTE Cat 1 technology makes LTE viable now for M2M and IoT applications.
LTE-M
LTE-M is an IoT-centric flavor of LTE designed for sensor applications and devices requiring lower throughput.
LTE NB-IoT
LTE NB-IoT, also called Narrowband-IOT, also supports lower bandwidth applications and addresses challenges of poor signal strength and range limitations.
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Digi XBee Solutions
Family Frequency / Band Protocol Description RF Line Of Sight Range Form Factor Development Kit Part Numbers RF Data Rate Current Draw TX/RX Certified Regions
Digi XBee3 Zigbee 3.0 2.4 GHz Zigbee® Pro Zigbee mesh networking, low-cost, low-power Standard Version
4000 ft (1200 m)

PRO Version
2 Miles (3200 m)

Micro

Surface Mount

Through-Hole

XK3-Z8S-WZM 250 Kbps Standard Version
40 mA @ 8 dBm / 15 mA

PRO Version
135 mA @ 19 dBm / 15 mA		 US, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil (pending)
Digi XBee3 DigiMesh 2.4 GHz DigiMesh® DigiMesh networking,low-cost, low-power Standard Version
4000 ft (1200 m)

PRO Version
2 Miles (3200 m)

Micro

Surface Mount

Through-Hole

250 Kbps Standard Version
40 mA @ 8 dBm / 15 mA

PRO Version
135 mA @ 19 dBm / 15 mA		 US, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil (pending)
Digi XBee3 802.15.4 2.4 GHz Proprietary 802.15.4 Point-to-multipoint device connectivity, low cost, low power Standard Version
4000 ft (1200 m)

PRO Version
2 Miles (3200 m)

Micro

Surface Mount

Through-Hole

250 Kbps Standard Version
40 mA @ 8 dBm / 15 mA

PRO Version
135 mA @ 19 dBm / 15 mA		 US, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil (pending)
 
Digi XBee3 Cellular Cat-1

LTE Bands:
2, 4, 12, 13

 Verizon, AT&T, and others that support these bands Digi XBee3 Cellular Smart Modem, LTE-CAT 1 Cellular Network Coverage Through-Hole XK3-C-A1-UT-U (AT&T) 10 Mbps Downlink / 5 Mbps Uplink 1Amp / 10uA (Low Power Mode) @3.3V US and Canada
Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT

LTE Bands:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 (and 39 in LTE-M only)

 LTE-M
AT&T, Verizon, and others that support these bands		 Digi XBee3 Cellular Smart Modem, LTE-M/NB-IoT Cellular Network Coverage Through-Hole LTE-M
XK3-C-A2-UT-U(AT&T)
XK3-C-N1-UT-E 		LTE-M
Up to 375 kb/s		 550mA / 20uA (Power Save Mode) @3.3V Europe and North America
NB-IoT
T-mobile, Vodafone and others that support these bands		 Cellular Network Coverage Through-Hole NB-IoT
XK3-C-N1-UT-E		 Up to 27.2 kbps Downlink, 62.5 kbps Uplink 550mA / 20uA (Power Save Mode) @3.3V
 
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