xBee's being updated?

I've got a small collection of 900MHz xbees from the diydrones store and need to get a couple more because of lost craft. I would like to go with 3DR radios but I'm using the ardustation tracker which is using an xbee. Don't think it works with 3DR.

Anyway I didn't see a RPSMA version on the store so searched around and found it at a couple of places with one saying it's being phased out.

Just wondering what the latest word is on xbee. Should I be looking or waiting for a newer version around the corner or jump ship to 3DR radios and forgo the tracker until it's supported?

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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on December 26, 2012 at 6:03pm

We're going to be releasing a version of the 3DR radio with an Xbee footprint in the next month or so. 

Permalink Reply by steve F11music.com on December 27, 2012 at 2:23am

Good to hear. So it will be a drop in replacement for xbees once that happens? I went ahead and picked up two xbees to hold me until then.


3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on December 27, 2012 at 9:04am

Yes, they'll look like this. Should be out in late Jan. 

Permalink Reply by steve F11music.com on December 27, 2012 at 9:16am

Great, it will help make the switch over.

BTW, I was just placing an order on the store and the APM2.5+ unassembled  showed I didn't' have access to the page. I had it opened yesterday but today it's blocked. Will only the assembled version be available now? I prefer the side entry.


3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on December 27, 2012 at 12:05pm
We're going to be releasing a side entry assembled version today.
Permalink Reply by Robert Faludi on December 28, 2012 at 2:24pm

Latest word is the new XBee 900 HP which has a 9 mile range using a regular dipole antenna (28 miles with high gain!):

http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-wired-embedded-solutions/zigb...

Digi's msrp is 39 dollars for the RPSMA point-to-multipoint version: XBP9B-DPST-001

Permalink Reply by steve F11music.com on December 28, 2012 at 3:55pm

I just picked up a couple of the XBP9B-DPST-001. Good price.

Permalink Reply by Martin Poller on January 1, 2013 at 10:58am

Can you tell me do the XBee 900 HP's fit onto the sparkfun XBee adapter boards directly as a replacement to the XBee's which were supplied originally with the now discontinued 3Dr 900Mhz XBee telemetry kit.

Thanks.

Martin.

Permalink Reply by Robert Faludi on January 1, 2013 at 11:28am

Yes, they are pin-compatible with other XBees and have similar current requirements to other XBee PRO models.

Permalink Reply by Martin Poller on January 1, 2013 at 4:55pm

Cheers for that info Robert.

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