XBee / RF Family Features Comparison

Topology Protocol
IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.15.4

S1
RF Data Rate
1 to 65 Mbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps

Product
XBee Wi-Fi XBee 802.15.4

Regions
US, EU, AU, JP US, EU, AU, JP US, AU

Frequency
2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

Positioning
Low-power serial to Wi-Fi b/g/n Low-cost, low-power multipoint Extended-range multipoint International/J variant

RF Line of Sight Range

400 ft / 120 m 300 ft / 90 m 1 mile / 1.6 km 3200 ft / 1 km

Transmit Power
12 to +15 dBm 0 dBm +18 dBm +10 dBm

Receiver Sensitivity (1% PER)

-72 to -84 dBm -92 dBm -100 dBm -100 dBm

Form Factor
Throughhole

MSRP
$49 $19.00

Programmable Variant
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Hardware
S6 S1 S1 S1

S2

XBee-PRO 802.15.4 Point-toMultipoint Multipoint Proprietary XBee-PRO 900 XBee-PRO XSC XBee-PRO 868

Throughhole

$32.00 $32.00

US, EU, AU, JP US, AU US EU

S2B

900 MHz 900 MHz 868 MHz

Extended-range, high speed multipoint Long-range multipoint for North America Long-range multipoint for Europe

1.8 miles / 3 km 6 miles / 9.6 km 25 miles / 40 km

+17 dBm +20 dBm +25 dBm

-100 dBm -106 dBm -112 dBm Throughhole

$39.00 $39.00 $69.00

156 Kbps 10 Kbps 24 Kbps

N/A N/A N/A

S4 S3 S5

S2C

XBee ZB SMT XBee-PRO ZB SMT ZigBee PRO Feature Set XBee ZB

US, EU, AU, JP US, AU US, EU, AU, JP US, AU

2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

Surface mount, low-cost, low-power end devices, ZigBee PRO Feature Set, EM357 Extended-range, surface mount, ZigBee PRO Feature Set, EM357 Through-hole, low-cost, low-power end devices, ZigBee PRO Feature Set, EM250 Extended-range, through-hole, ZigBee PRO Feature Set, EM250 International/J variant Low-cost, low-power end devices, ZigBee PRO Feature Set Extended-range ZigBee PRO Feature Set International/J variant Extended-range peer-to-peer mesh, sleeping routers Low-cost, low-power peer-to-peer mesh, sleeping routers Extended-range peer-to-peer mesh, sleeping routers International/J variant

4000 ft / 1.2 km 2 miles / 3.2 km 400 ft / 120 m 2 miles / 3.2 km 5000 ft / 1.5 km

+8 dBm +18 dBm +3 dBm +18 dBm +10 dBm

-102 dBm SMT -101 dBm -96 dBm -102 dBm -102 dBm Throughhole

$17.50 $28.50 $17.00 $28.00 $28.00

250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps

32 KB Flash / 2 KB RAM 32 KB Flash / 2 KB RAM N/A 32 KB Flash / 2 KB RAM 32 KB Flash / 2 KB RAM N/A N/A N/A

S2C S2C S2 S2B S2B

S3 (XSC)

XBee-PRO ZB

US, EU, AU, JP US, EU, AU, JP US, AU

S4 (900)

Mesh

ZigBee Smart Energy Public Profile

XBee SE

2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

400 ft / 120 m 2 miles / 3.2 km 5000 ft / 1.5 km

+3 dBm +18 dBm +10 dBm

-96 dBm -102 dBm -102 dBm Throughhole

$17.00 $28.00 $28.00

250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps

S2 S2B S2B

XBee-PRO SE

US, EU, AU, JP US, AU US, EU, AU, JP US, AU US, EU, AU, JP

S5 (868)

XBee-PRO DigiMesh 900 DigiMesh Proprietary XBee DigiMesh 2.4

900 MHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz

1.8 miles / 3 km 300 ft / 90 m 1 mile / 1.6 km 3200 ft / 1 km

+17 dBm 0 dBm +18 dBm +10 dBm

-100 dBm -92 dBm -100 dBm -100 dBm

$39.00 $19.00 $32.00 $32.00

156 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps 250 Kbps

N/A N/A N/A N/A

S4 S1 S1 S1

Throughhole

S6 (Wi-Fi)

XBee-PRO DigiMesh 2.4

XTend
Point-toMultipoint OR Mesh Multipoint Proprietary or DigiMesh Proprietary XTend US, AU 900 MHz High power, longest-range mesh/multipoint for Americas/Australia 15 miles / 24 km 1W (+30 dBm) -110 / -100 dBm Throughhole $179.00 10 / 125 Kbps N/A XTend

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