Wireless Modules for Physical Computing

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1	Name	Price	Software Link	Ease of use from 1 (easy) to 5 (hard)	Connects to…	Breakout	manufacturer	protocols	one to one	one to many	many to one	many to many	freq band	bandwidth	control	audio	video	Reference	Secret Knowledge	More Secret Knowledge	Even More

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3	Xbee	~$25	http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-wired-embedded-solutions/zigbee-rf-modules/xctu	5	each other, computer (USB with breakout), microcontroller (serial)		Digi		X	X	X	X			X			Digi,Sparkfun,Wikipedia,FunnelIO	http://pololu.github.io/wixel-sdk/index.html	Default baud rate for Series 1 (S1) is 57600, but software only scans for 9600 and 115200 by default.
4	Wixel	$20		2	each other, computer (USB), microcontroller (serial)		Pololu		X	X *	X				X				Documentation for writing Wixel Apps http://pololu.github.io/wixel-sdk/index.html	When connected to arduino unplug the RX&TX for sketch to upload
5	nRF24L01+	< $5	https://github.com/maniacbug/RF24 (use this one..the arduino playground one is supposedly broken)	3	each other, microcontroller (serial)	byAddicore byElecFreaks(for audio)	Nordic Semiconductors		X						X	X
6	LightBlue Bean	$30		2	computer (BLE), iOS, microcontroller (serial)		PunchThrough Design		X						X			https://punchthrough.com/bean/getting-started/	can't program from a PC	To see the serial output, right click on the bean in the bean loader and click virtual serial
7	ESP8266	< $5		5	each other, computer	be Seeed Studio	Espressif		X	X	X	X			X			Instructable
8	PCB Assembl	<$5		5	each other	moko pcb assembly	mokotechnology		X	X	X	X
9	RF Link	< $5		2	each other	Tx and Rxby Sparkfun	various		X	X	X				X
10	UHF/VHF Audio			1	each other		various		X		X					X		Audio Technica
11	Analog Wireless Video			1	each other	e.g. Hobby King							0.9/1.2/2.4/5.8 GHz
12	RC			1	each other, microcontroller (PWM)	e.g. Hobby King
13	bluetooth beacon	$30		4	BLE	moko bluetooth beacon	mokosmart		X	X	X	X
14	iOS device
15	Android device
16	Electric Imp																		Cannot connect to CMU-Secure (or any wireless that involves a username/password) need to connect to CMU
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