Low-cost USB adapter board offers easy pluggable wire or solder connections

Update: July 28, 2021

This low-cost Parallax Inc XBee USB Adapter Board, available now from RS Components, is supplied ready to connect to a user’s XBee module and computer’s USB port. A 40-pin SIP header is incorporated for optional use with breadboards or thru-hole boards, changing the 2mm pin spacing to breadboard-friendly 0.1″ spacing. Convenient mounting holes provide for secure installation into a user’s project.

The board features four status indicator LEDs for power, RSSI, associate and mode. It also provides easy pluggable wire or solder connections, including mounting holes. The board is pin-out compatible with other XBee adapter boards.