Xbee on the same frequency as Video?

Wireless & IoT
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I have heard you need Xbee and your video feed on a different frequency. I have a 2.4Ghz Xbee and I want to buy a 2.4Ghz video transmitter.

I have also heard that you can have them on the same frequency but you may have video ‘glitches’.

So my question is has anybody used both Xbee and a Video transmitter on the same frequency and not experienced any major problems?

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Yep, they are both FCC part 15 devices that must accept any interference from other devices.

In practice this can happen but there are ways to minimize the interference.

1- Keep the video receiver antenna away from the XBee modules. RF power decreases by the inverse square of distance. My Xbees lock up my wireless mouse if the XBee is within a few inches of the mouse receiver.

2- Have the video transmitting when powering on the XBees. They scan the possible channels and pick a channel with the least interference. This may help keeping the XBees trasmit frequency away for the video frequency.

3- Use a directional receive antenna on the video to reject interference that is not in the antennas line of sight.

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That was explaned very well. Thanks for your help.

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Hi SgtJimmmy

I’m from Tukey. My XBee module is broken. I have got XBP24-AWI-001 (100mW series 1)

Where to find this module in Orlando or Florida? My friend there now. Can you give me the address or shop name.?

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@BenC: probably cannot find XBees at a retail store. You can buy from SFE or many others on line.

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SgtJimmmy:
I have heard you need Xbee and your video feed on a different frequency. I have a 2.4Ghz Xbee and I want to buy a 2.4Ghz video transmitter.

I have also heard that you can have them on the same frequency but you may have video ‘glitches’.

So my question is has anybody used both Xbee and a Video transmitter on the same frequency and not experienced any major problems?

You must mean an analog video camera. Not a problem: the 2.4GHz band is 60MHz wide. Just put the camera on one end of the band and the XBee on the other. And go for greatest possible antenna separation.

Better to use a WiFi-IP camera than an analog one, but they cost more.

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stevech:
@BenC: probably cannot find XBees at a retail store. You can buy from SFE or many others on line.

Thank you.

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Ive heard that Xbee’s dont provide enough bandwidth for transmitting video feed…or is does that only apply to digital video cameras?