recommendation RF to control home appliances .

[kitz]

hi,
i new here just ask for your recommendation that which product are suitable to control home appliance
i have check that XBee but dunno which are more suitable for my project.
thanks.

[yonghui]

it depends on ur system cost.
if u can afford Xbee then ok.
if u can afford bluetooth, can also.
http://cytron.com.my/listProductGroup.php?pid=JwM3NB8rNwMnMis4NykWPA7qxUr3MeQC9ExHGKTKN/E=

else mayb u can use these RF

http://cytron.com.my/listProductGroup.php?pid=NzITJh0hECUvMDQpNykZL!!!!!1FV/o4VTcg4!!!!!iHlhp5piQ=

or mayb wifi

http://cytron.com.my/viewProduct.php?pcode=SN-RN-XV&name=RN-XV%20WiFly%20Module

[kitz]

hi,
thanks for replying.
Preferable for Xbee, can i know the different between Xbee S1 & S2 about 802.15.4 firmware ?
Also is it compatible for android to control Xbee?

thanks

[kitz]

Hi,
i just want to know how many Xbee that i needed and other part that will be used in my project(RF to control home appliances).
Please help give me suggestion which i needed as example (how many Xbee needed (series 1 or 2) and what else i needed)
Hope your will give me some guidance.
Thanks

[robosang]

It depends how many nodes you need, each node will require 1 XBee (if you wanted to use XBee). Or you can utilize the IO on XBee module and connect few sensors or few outputs together to 1 XBee. Or you can add a microcontroller to do the control and monitor, while the XBee for wireless communication.

[kitz]

okey,
if i use 2 XBee will both also can be transmit and receive ?(sorry i quite blur on this part)
also if i use XBee what should the other thing i need to buy ? (as i know SKXBee . Other than that what i needed ?)
besides that, can i know how long the shipping? in peninsular Malaysia
sorry for asking "noob" question here
thanks.

[yonghui]

Xbee is transceiver, means it can transmit, also can receive. if u wan to use s1 then both xbee module use s1 if u want to use s2 then both s2.
shipping i think fast.

[kitz]

about the part that i needed what else from your opinion ?(2 x XBee , 1 x SKXBee, and any?)
the internet price include shipping fee ?
I hope you can give me some suggestion.
thanks

[sich]

You may need 2x SKXBee OR 1x SKXBee + 1x XBee Breakout Board depends on how you design your system. This is because the Xbee pins are not 100mil pitch-to-pitch so it cannot be directly plugged into the standard prototyping boards, unless you design your own PCB.

[kitz]

thanks sich,
By the way, what kind of software that i need to use if i use XBee series 1 or series 2 ?
For the software part what language will be used to write the program?
Also, the software is provided (free)?
thanks