How can I identify series 1 modules?

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - 802.15.4
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Hi,
Im newbie to this XBee modules. I borrowed some zigbee modules (MaxStream rev:11) for testing with ConnectMe 9210. I find out that I have to use ZNET 2.5 stack which I cant upload to module (it reports: Incompatable modem selected for programming). In this forum I found that there is two kinds of XBee modules - series 1 and series 2. How can I determine which series I have? How can I buy series 2?

And one more question what is difference between ZNET 2.5 stack and 802.15.4 stack?

Thanks Jirka

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The big difference between 802.15.4 and all the other models is that with 802.15.4, if one XBee wants to send
a message to another, they have to be directly in range. All the other models allow messages to be relayed through
intermediate XBees, which means you can then set up a network that covers a much larger geographical area.
802.15.4 is a firmware version that runs on the Series 1 hardware.
ZNet2.5 is a firmware version that runs on the Series 2 hardware.

The following link gives you clear picture of different types of XBee modules,
http://www.digi.com/wiki/developer/index.php/XBee_Product_Codes#DD_upper_word_:_Module_Type