Explorer Plus - 5 in 1 USB interface for Xbee, XRF, RFu etc EXP+

SKU: 005-B009 Brand: Ciseco

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Ciseco expect you are going to be delighted about this over any competitive other product. It utilises their new SRF-U module instead of the single function serial only FTDI chip (this matches what we did with the Xino RF). What it means for you, is you get lots of new extra functionality over the older design for not much extra cost (less than $3). The five main functions are:

USB to radio (talk to any XRF, ERF, URF, SRF & ARF)
USB to serial FTDI (the 6 pin ribbon cable plugs into the top header and can then be used like an FTDI cable)
USB to XBee/XRF (just like the old interface use RF and reprogram firmware on XRF modules)
USB to RFu series (Has an auto reset jumper to enable the in place serial programming of the RFu Arduino programmable device)
USB to RF over the air programming (to an appropriate micro with an XRF or SRF set to OTAMP)

Note - this listing is for the Explorer Plus module only - the products listed above are not included.

The interface is encased in a smart, strong black enclosure. You will need a standard mini USB cable, we didn't include one as we thought most of us have drawers full of them from old phones and other equipment.

Features:

Software configurable from 868 to 915Mhz for worldwide ISM compliance
Default frequency of 868.3Mhz
Supports 128bit AES encryption
Market leading 250 Byte buffer
Supports over the air programming to an XRF, SRF-S, XinoRF or RFu-328
6 pin FTDI style breakout
6 pin to 6 pin ribbon cable to program FTDI stle devices
Has LED indicators for RX, TX, SRF heart beat and combined for heartbeat / RSSI
USB protected by poly fuse
800ma 3.3v 1117 regulator
Jumper selection for Serial or RF operation
RX/TX can be reversed by jumpers to support the firmware updating on the SRF-S
Enable jumper for Auto Reset on the RFu-328
Manual reset switch
On board chip antenna for compactness
Hole for adding a wire whip antenna (82.2mm for 868Mhz)
U.Fl landing pads for adding a connector to an external antenna
USB mini B connection
Can be specially ordered in a cream / grey colour instead of black (takes 2-3 weeks)
Made in the UK

Technical data

Dimensions: 66mm x 66mm x 28mm

Downloads

Windows driver - http://openmicros.org/images/usb_cdc_driver_cc1111.zip
For Mac, Linux and Android OTG the device is often supported within the OS (Android support for serial ports is not always a feature enabled by the phone/tablet manufacturer)

Documentation

http://openmicros.org/index.php/articles/88-ciseco-product-documentation/269-b009-explorer-plus-exp

Related or associated products

XRF radio

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