Hi everyone,
Does anyone know of a way to determine the proximity of 2 Xbees? Alternatively, anything that can determine proximity would work. I have 2 Arduinos and want to try to figure out where they are in relation to each other.
Thanks!
Xbee proximity
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- Franklin97355
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Re: Xbee proximity
RSSI is the value of signal strength that the xbees report. Is that what you need?
- shizman
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Re: Xbee proximity
I suppose I'm looking for something that can give me units of measure for distance. E.g. a given RSSI value means x inches/feet. I don't suppose this is possible?
Are there any hardware solutions that can do this that I can interface with using my Arduino?
Are there any hardware solutions that can do this that I can interface with using my Arduino?
- Franklin97355
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Re: Xbee proximity
What kind of distances are you considering?
- shizman
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Re: Xbee proximity
Hard to say, but I'd like something that works between 1 foot and 20-50 feet. Is there a way to determine orientation as well? I assume a magnetometer will do this?
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