Arduino Fio and Xbee

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I’m a rookie Arduino user, and I want to make sure I’m getting all the necessary components for this project in the first go around.

The goal is to read in a voltage, transmit that reading wirelessly to a computer and then write it to serial.

If I’m using the ardiono fio, I need 2 Xbee antennaes and a USB Explorer Dongle to actually do the project, right?

Specifically, I was looking at these products.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=9819

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8665

Thanks.

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Those XBees should do just fine. You may want to add in an XBee breakout board to make wiring to the XBee easier.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8276

or the Regulated explorer that includes a 3.3V regulator:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=9132

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I’m going to be using a 3.6 V battery so is the explorer board still necessary?

Thanks for your help.

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I’d recommend you ensure that you order XBee series 1, not 2. And decide if you need the higher transmit power of the XBee Pro.