Xbee Zigbee Shield

The Arduino XBee shield is designed to meet wireless sensor networks such as wifi, bluetooth 2.0/4.0 and zigbee. The module is easy to use, low power consumption, and the provision of critical data between devices reliable transmission.

This xbee shield for arduino can be directly stack on top of Arduino Uno / Leonardo and Mega. It provides a 5-3.3V voltage converter to allow 3.3V communication modules to interface Arduino 5V system.
The compatibility of this arduino xbee shield is now extremely good. It supports not only zigbee module, but also wifi and bluetooth module. Such as Wifi bee, Bluetooth 2.0 Bee Ready Board , Bluetooth 4.0 Bee Ready Board. It also supports the most popular Esp8266 wifi bee module.
For some IOT projects, you may need dual xbee modules to convert bluetooth to wifi or vice verse. The Bees Shield For Arduino could fit the requirement.

The Xbee shield allows an Arduino board to communicate wirelessly using Zigbee. It is based on the Xbee module from Digi (formerly MaxStream). The shield can be used as a serial/usb replacement or you can put it into a command mode and configure it for a variety of broadcast and mesh networking options.
The shields breaks out each of the Xbee’s pins to a through-hole solder pad. It also provides female pin headers for use of digital pins 2 to 7 and the analog inputs, which are covered by the shield.
Digital pins 8 to 13 are not obstructed by the shield, so you can use the headers on the board itself).

Features/Specs

• Ranges 2-3 times beyond the standard ZigBee modules
• Easy to install with the Arduino
• Works with simple AT command
• Low power consumption
• Direct support Arduino UNO, Arduino Duelimanove
• Compatible with all Xbee interface devices:
• Xbee 1mw / 2mw
• Xbee Pro
• Xbee 2.5 series
• Bluetooth Bee
• Wireless Programming Module
• Jumper: Switch communication connection with the PC and the Arduino Xbee