XBee is a popular brand of wireless modules developed by Digi. These devices are renowned for their ease of use, flexibility, and robustness. XBee devices offer a wide range of connectivity options, including Zigbee, DigiMesh, Cellular, and of course, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
By incorporating BLE into XBee devices, Digi has expanded their capabilities even further. Developers can now integrate BLE technology into their existing XBee-based applications, enhancing their wireless connectivity and enabling interaction with BLE-enabled devices. This allows for seamless integration of XBee devices into IoT ecosystems, where BLE is a prevalent communication protocol.
The About the Digi IoT Library for .NET MAUI included in the Digi IoT Mobile SDK provides all the abstractions and methods required to create mobile applications that communicate with XBee devices over BLE in an easy way.
The XBee device acts as server in the communication and allows client devices, such as a smartphone, to configure the XBee or exchange data with its serial and MicroPython interfaces. The XBee cannot communicate with another XBee over BLE, as the XBee is strictly a BLE server.
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