By Digi International 199
Digi International's XBee Multi Programmer is a combination of hardware and software that enables users to program multiple Digi radio frequency (RF) devices simultaneously. It provides a fast and easy way to prepare devices for distribution or large network deployment. It is an enclosed hardware component that allows users to program up to six RF devices at a time thanks to its six external XBee sockets. When used in conjunction with the multi Programmer application, the host machine will communicate with the boards and allows users to easily set up and execute programming sessions. If programming more than six devices at a time, multiple Multi Programmers can be run simultaneously to speed up the process.
To accommodate multiple Digi XBee form-factors, the device contains an interchangeable header board. The header board variants accommodate through-hole, surface-mount, and micro-mount Digi XBee form factors. The header boards can be purchased separately and can be interchanged depending on the form-factor of the module that is being programmed. Alternately, to expedite the programming of multiple devices in more than one form factor, users can purchase Digi XBee Multi Programmer devices in each of the form factors needed, and, therefore, avoid the need to swap out the header boards.
