The module is available for purchase in India at a price as low as Rs.900 /-. I am talking about the MRF24J40 zigbee transceiver based MRF24J40MB 2.4GHz long range RF module with onboard antenna, power amplifier and a SPI interface for communication with the microcontroller. The details of the module are given below,
Microchips MRF24J40MB:
The MRF24J40MB Zigbee module comes with an SPI interface, In order to use the module the user must initialise the device registers using SPI interface.
Features:
- Operating voltage: 3.3V (5V will damage the device)
- Range: 1020 meters/ 4000 ft
- Interface to microcontroller : SPI protocol
MRF24J40MB zigbee module is available for purchase in India
at the price of Rs. 1373 /- in RS Delivers website
at Rs. 900 /- @ Mouser.com (To order from mouser.com check this link Where to buy electronics components in India?)
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