BR (RF Data Rate)

This command applies to the XBee/XBee-PRO SX RF Module.

Sets and reads the device's RF data rate (the rate at which the device transmits and receives RF data over-the-air).

Synchronous sleep is not supported when BR = 0. All devices on the network must have the same BR value set in order to communicate. BR directly affects the range of the device. The higher the RF data rate, the lower the receive sensitivity.

BR also affects the number of hopping patterns (HP) and the number of channels based on region as shown in the following table:

BR	Region	# of hopping patterns (HP)	# of channels
0 or 1	Australia	10	49
0 or 1	Brazil	10	50
0 or 1	New Zealand	10	41
0 or 1	France	8	12
2	Australia	8	24
2	Brazil	10	35
2	New Zealand	8	11
2	France	8	12

Parameter range

0 - 2

Parameter	RF data rate	Receiver sensitivity
0	10 kb/s	-113 dBm
1	110 kb/s	-106 dBm
2	250 kb/s	-103 dBm

Default

2