3D Robotics

3689402008?profile=originalCheck it out: an all-in-one telemetry kit for ArduPilotMega, all set up and ready to go! No more fussing around with Xbee configuration. $165 for the total, which includes the custom configuration.

 

In this kit you will find everything you need to add telemetry features to your aircraft set up. The Xbee modules come paired up and ready to use!  Included with this kit:
- 1x XtreamBee Board (The one manufactured by DIYDrones!), including the two female connectors and right angle connectors.
- 1x XBee-PRO 900 extended range module w/ RPSMA connector and duck antenna
- 1x XBee-PRO 900 extended range module w/ wire antenna
- 1x Xbee Explorer Dongle (USB adapter for the Xbee module!)

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  • Wow.  This is close to or more than 100% markup.  Digi sell the modems for $29 each.  I can't imagine the boards and antenna costing more than $20.  Seems a bit shameful.
  • Moderator
    Hmmm, I didn't think the 900mhz part was where the license was required, it's the power/distance. But Cool!
  • Just a heads up to anyone with this kit or just buying the parts separately. When soldering the little female headers onto the airborne xbee adapter, be careful not to use too much solder, they tend to suck up the solder which makes it impossible to plug in the xbee board afterwards. I killed one like this.

    The best way I found was to plug the female headers into the xbee first and then solder onto the adapter. Seems to prevent the solder from clogging the female headers.
  • 3D Robotics
    Nope. It's the frequencies of cordless phones...
  • Moderator
    900mhz requires a ham license, right?
  • Distributor
    Hi Pete,

    I can tell you how to do "it" with a hardware solution, but please be mindful the hardware reset does not stop the data transmissions so can cause the units to lock up, it sounds like you may already know a lot about these units, but thought it might be worth pointing this out. :)

    Regards

    Martin
  • Martin:

    Yep been using no probs.

    Im aware of the isues with the 868. The 868's should be good with a bit of work though may require some dedicated h/w to fully get round the duty cycle issue. I'm tossing up between getting some or a freescale radio modem at the mo..
  • @Mark Colwell - Bought two SMA bees from Sparkfun, since the weight difference isn't too important for me (next to >1 kg made up by the rest of the Arducopter) and they're more convenient for other uses as well that way.

    If'd have known about this kit, i would've bought it regardless of the SMA connector, though, since i don't care much about the range at this point. Plus, as you've said, i can always solder a connector on.
  • Distributor
    Hi Darren,
    The coding of the +++ is not the issue with the 868s, they used to be fine, you could send a uart signal and then reset the units, there was a new firmware released last year which stopped this function :(

    Regards

    Martin
  • @ Mark Colwell, the XBees in each kit are set up as specified in the APM manual, and each pair is tested for correct transmission/reception.
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