Pololu item #: 1337
The Pololu Wixel is a general-purpose programmable module featuring a 2.4 GHz radio and USB. You can write your own software or load precompiled, open-source apps onto the TI CC2511F32 microcontroller at the heart of the Wixel, turning it into a wireless serial link, data logger, or whatever you need for your current project. With 29 KB of available flash and 4 KB of RAM, the Wixel is even suitable as the main controller for a robot or other system. This version ships 0.1″ male header pins included but not soldered in, allowing for custom installations.
Features
- Full-speed USB
- 2.4 GHz Radio with 256 available channels that can be configured dynamically
- Programmable through USB bootloader (no external programmer required)
- Pre-compiled, open-source apps available
- Wixel SDK for developing your own applications in C using open source tools and libraries
- 0.1″ pin spacing (compatible with standard breadboards and 0.1″ perfboards)
- 3 indicator LEDs
- 15 user I/O lines, featuring 6 analog inputs, 2 USARTs (for serial or SPI), and 7 timer channels (capable of PWM)
- 4 KB of RAM and 29 KB of application program memory (flash)
Specifications
- Operating voltage: 2.7 – 6.5 V
- Operating current: up to approximately 30 mA (can get down to ~100 uA when in sleep mode)
- Radio
- Frequency: 2400 – 2483.5 MHz
- Range: approximately 40 feet (under typical conditions indoors)
- Bit rate: programmable, up to 350 kbps
- Effective data rate: up to 10 KB/s
- Size: 0.7″ – 1.5″
- Weight without header pins installed: 3.2 g
Documents
- Pololu Wixel User Guide
- Wixel Schematic Diagram
- Wixel Pinout and Peripherals
- Wixel Windows Drivers and Software (release 110322)
- Wixel Development Bundle for Windows (version 110322)
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