Chapter 2 Glove Implementation 26 ZigBee

2-5 ZigBee
Zigbee Series 2 improvement on series 1
 Increasing the power output up to 2mW in Boost Mode.
 Supporting single Zigbee to multi-Zigbee communication
(mesh network) while series 1 support only single to single
Zigbee communication.
 Various other improvements to the AT command set.
How to know if the Zigbee module is series 1 or series 2?
Series 1 Zigbee modules start with part number XB24-A or XBP24-A
and equipped with Free Scale IC while series 2 equipped with
Ember IC.
Tips for using Zigbee Module
1-To set up your XBee you will need to download the X-CTU
tool(Digi.com website).
2- one of the devices must be a Coordinator and the other must be
a Router (an 'endpoint' device).
3- Series 1 and Series 2 XBee modules have the same pin-out.
However, Series 1 modules cannot communicate with Series 2
modules.