http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875 A place to share, learn, and grow... en-US Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:18:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.leaflabs.com/search.php http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5409 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:34 +0000 robodude666 5409@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>The XBee modules are actually rather small. The shield would actually add more size to your project than using a breakout board for the XBee. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5395 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:22:14 +0000 ModMob 5395@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>Thanks for the great info and advice!....sounds pretty simple. I'll have to see what works best considering the other hardware I'll be using in my robot. I actually have very little space for my electronics - there's a lot going on in my mechanical design. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5390 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:55:22 +0000 nully 5390@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>I got my xbee working with an adapter from sparkfun and some a few wires, pretty basic, having the 3.3v logic levels and power supply of the maple makes it a breeze.<br /> 2 of <a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8272">these</a> and<br /> 1 of <a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8276">these</a></p> <p>If your soldering skills are up to it, you could solder wires straight to the xbee board. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5388 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:04:17 +0000 robodude666 5388@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>That particular shield has its own 5v to 3.3v voltage regulator, as do most 3.3v-based shields. It's a rather waste considering the Maple is 3.3v and has its own 3.3v supply. Personally, I would just get an XBee <a href="http://www.adafruit.com/products/126">adapter</a> from Adafruit and call it a day. It's $10 for the adapter and $22 for the XBee module. Save yourself $48 or buy yourself a second pair for communication.</p> <p>Because the Maple has multiple serial ports, you also don't have to worry about disconnecting the XBee from the serial port, as you did on the Arduino. The jumpers to select/deselect the XBee on the shield are then simply useless for a Maple. You can keep the XBee connected to Serial2 even when programming the Maple. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5387 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:24:52 +0000 crenn 5387@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>These shields WILL not work the Maple due to it powering the XBee module over the ICSP connection which doesn't exist on the maple. I'd recommend a custom shield for the maple which directly connects the XBee module to the Maple pins. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=875#post-5385 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:41:36 +0000 ModMob 5385@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>Has anyone used the Arduino Xbee Shield with the Maple?</p> <p><a href="http://www.robotshop.com/ca/Arduino-Xbee-Shield-Wireless-Module-5.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.robotshop.com/ca/Arduino-Xbee-Shield-Wireless-Module-5.html</a></p> <p>Is it fully compatible?</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Mod</p> <p>I planning to create a small mesh network of robots... </p>