Re: [Gumstix-users] advice for remote control design

[Andrei R. <po...@gm...>]

Zigbee ZB2430-100 has range of 1 mile:
http://aerocomm.com/rf_transceiver_modules/zb2430_zigbee_your_way_transceiver.htm
It goes for ~$100 in Mouser, so for extra $20 you get far greater range than
wifistix, although lower speed, I think. Besides, with wifi you have to have
some smart (and expensive) devices - like gumstix - on both ends,
while Zigbee interfaces over RS232 and you can probably connect the dumbest and
cheapest device to it.

On 2/8/07, tim...@co... <tim...@co...> wrote:
> Hi Sam,
>
> My question is what radio do you plan on using?  500 ft
> is too far for Bluetooth and Zigbee.  Wifi can do it with
> the correct antenna.
>
> Why not use the robostix in lieu of PIC?
>
> In fact you could just use the wifistix for all your nodes.
>
> Tim