XBee Joystick Example
Join a joystick to your XBee radio for a terrific way to add movement to your projects, sending anything you like in different directions. You can achieve full wireless control of household robots,...
View ArticleLCD Text Display for XBee
Words are how humans communicate. An inexpensive LCD text display can be the most economical way to make your project talk to people, and it’s easy to make a wireless one with an XBee radio, one that...
View ArticleSee the Light: New XBee Example
In the latest post on Digi’s Examples site, Matt Richardson shows how to set up an XBee radio to measure ambient light levels. The photocell sensors used are cheap and versatile. You could track solar...
View ArticleGet a Whiff of This: XBee Scent Generator
The latest XBee Example shows how to create a wireless scent emitter using Digi’s XBee radios. We demonstrate how to easily connect a battery-powered air freshener to the wireless web, using an XBee...
View ArticleControlling AC Devices with XBee
If it plugs into the wall you can turn it on and off with an XBee radio. Switch lights and appliances on or off wirelessly, even over the Internet! Matt Richardson shows you the ropes in the latest...
View ArticleiDigi Evolving: New Features Increase Insight, Efficiency and Experience
We are always thinking about how to make iDigi work better for you. So, we’re excited to announce new features and the merge of iDigi device and developer accounts. The merge of device and developer...
View ArticleDisplaying Numbers Wirelessly with XBee
We’ve given you a number of XBee Examples—coins, words, lamps, buttons scents and dials. Here’s one that’s just about numbers. A 7-Segment Numeric Display connected to an XBee radio will show any digit...
View ArticleXBee-powered Cymbal Chimp Alert
You want your project noticed? Nobody can ignore a hyperactive cymbal-playing chimp that creates a cacophony of sound when triggered over the Internet. Inspired as always by Tom Igoe’s Making Things...
View ArticleXIG Kit
We’ll be giving away XBee Internet Gateway Kits at Maker Faire New York. They come with an XBee XStick 802.15.4, a USB stick with the software and a glamorous XBee skills badge. Even if you aren’t...
View ArticleEVE Project Connects XBee to Open Source IoT
The EVE project, from Ciseco out of Nottingham, United Kingdom is a plug in board for the new Raspberry Pi mini computer. The hardware and software together will create a server for connecting various...
View ArticleXBee Configuration Utility from Moltosenso
A new configuration utility for Digi International’s XBee® radios is available for Macintosh, Windows and Linux platforms from Moltosenso in Italy, and it’s free. According to their web site,...
View ArticleDigi XBee Examples Site
Our brand new Digi XBee Examples project site just went live! Check out the first tutorials that Matt Richardson and Rob Faludi have published on Digi’s instructional library site: examples.digi.com....
View ArticleXBee Example for Feeling the Force
The newest tutorial on Digi’s XBee Examples site teaches you to create a wireless force sensor or FSR. The force sensor sends out a signal that varies depending upon how hard you press on it. It can be...
View ArticleNew XBee Example: Make Money with a Coin Acceptor
Earn some income using this latest XBee Example that shows how to easily connect an XBee radio to one of Adafruit’s nifty coin acceptors. It’s part of Digi’s efforts to document how to create all kinds...
View ArticleSay it Proud with XBee Panel Meter
Want to impress people? Make a muscle measuring fitness meter! Or perhaps you’re a business genius and prefer to quantify your cash. Either way, you’ve got to have a panel meter to indicate your...
View Article4 FAQs for Your First Digi XBee® Cellular Development Kit
Digi XBee Cellular is the latest member of the Digi XBee family, a family that includes a wide range of RF protocols and standards designed to meet the needs of users, makers, and Original Equipment...
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