{"id":51,"date":"2011-08-13T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T17:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roboboatblog.net\/blog\/?p=51"},"modified":"2011-09-14T17:54:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T22:54:23","slug":"the-fun-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"The Fun Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received the package from Parallax last night. It contains the XBee 802.15.4 Starter Kit. Sure is a small package of parts for the money. Ha, good things (hopefully) come in small packages.<\/p>\n<!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-1354552b414c0bf5894abd26840e9d4a-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=51'>[Show slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-1.jpg\"\n               title=\"The box and the instruction book.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1\"\n               data-title=\"XBee1\"\n               data-description=\"The box and the instruction book.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"xbee1\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"1354552b414c0bf5894abd26840e9d4a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"XBee1\"\n                    alt=\"XBee1\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-2.jpg\"\n               title=\"Small package of parts\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-2.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-2.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"2\"\n               data-title=\"Xbee2\"\n               data-description=\"Small package of parts\"\n               data-image-slug=\"xbee2\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"1354552b414c0bf5894abd26840e9d4a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Xbee2\"\n                    alt=\"Xbee2\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-2.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-3.jpg\"\n               title=\"SONY DSC\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/xbee-3.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-3.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"3\"\n               data-title=\"SONY DSC\"\n               data-description=\"SONY DSC\"\n               data-image-slug=\"xbee3\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"1354552b414c0bf5894abd26840e9d4a\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"SONY DSC\"\n                    alt=\"SONY DSC\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/modelboatblog.tedatum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/xbee\/thumbs\/thumbs_xbee-3.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This will provide the radio link between the boat and shore. Looks like a lot of options so I will be working on this communications link for some time.<\/p>\n<p>I have a Basic Stamp computer to hook up to one of the transceivers and I will purchase a Propeller demo system very soon for the second transceiver. The third transceiver will be used for the\u00a0 master\u00a0 or base computer.<\/p>\n<p>The Stamp computer will not be used in the actual RBB project but it will be a part of the learning process. Also a Stamp or another Propeller could become a part of the system later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received the package from Parallax last night. It contains the XBee 802.15.4 Starter Kit. Sure is a small package of parts for the money. Ha, good things (hopefully) come in small packages. This will provide the radio link between the boat and shore. 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