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Will report back once I get them…

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I’m looking at the XRF module you have (http://shop.ciseco.co.uk/xrf-wireless-rf-radio-uart-rs232-serial-data-module-xbee-shape-arduino-pic-etc/) and am wondering if this will work with it? http://shop.ciseco.co.uk/srf-stick-868-915-mhz-easy-to-use-usb-radio/

Seems like it should – and I like the clean form factor – but can you see why it wouldn’t? Should I just get another XRF and breakout board?

Itching to get wireless working and don’t want to buy wrong the wrong parts.

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Right, you need a pair of modules, xbee or xrf (or there’s a load of different kinds of wireless modules with this footprint). They are basically serial cable replacements. The thing on the right-hand side in the pic is a bee adapter – this is what the PC plugs into with it’s USB cable. It’s a xbee socket with an FTDI chip onboard to allow a USB connection.

The modules are normally programmed individually to talk to each other using a proprietary bit of software beforehand. This sets the speed that they communicate with whatever they are plugged into. For Polargraph it shoud be 57600 baud.

I did get a bluetooth module that has the ‘bee footprint, but never had much success in getting it working.

Good luck!

Sweet! I received my PolargraphSD yesterday, and gearing up to print, saw this post. Ultimately, I would like to print wirelessly but have never used an Xbee.
What do I need?
* One or two XBees?
* One or two XRFs?
* Or a combination of XBee(s) and XRF(s)?

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