# Arduino pro mini 3.3v and xbee

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pro-mini-3-3v-and-xbee/19650>\
**Category:** Arduino\
**Created:** [February 26, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pro-mini-3-3v-and-xbee/19650 "2011-02-26T16:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![whiskey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@whiskey](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/whiskey)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pro-mini-3-3v-and-xbee/19650/1 "2011-02-26T16:45:54Z")

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Hi!

I’d like to arduino pro mini with xbee to get able to communicate with several arduinos by wire.

I’d like to use as less wires and solder as it can be.

I googled the internets and didnt find any ane arduino pro mini shields at all.

What is the easyest way to connect xbee to arduino mini pro 3.3v?

I found this setup:

[[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/original/2X/7/76464cd8e79015eaf4e194b968eca6bc8d2ed219.jpeg)\<LINK\_TEXT text=“http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/433 … 5851ea.jpg”\>http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4331558602\_aacc5851ea.jpg\</LINK\_TEXT\>](http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseorganic/4331558602/)

[[Arduino Pro Mini 328 - with XBee](http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseorganic/4331558602/) by [[caseorganic](http://www.flickr.com/people/caseorganic/), on Flickr

But I’am a little bit confused about that direct connection. I checked schematic [[here](http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Wireless/Zigbee/XBee-Regulated-v10.pdf) and [[here](http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMini) and it looks different for me :shock:

It is acceptable setup?

Thanks!]([http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMini](http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMini))]([http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Wireless/Zigbee/XBee-Regulated-v10.pdf](http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Wireless/Zigbee/XBee-Regulated-v10.pdf))]([About Amber Case | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/people/caseorganic/))]([Arduino Pro Mini 328 - with XBee | www.sparkfun.com/commerce… | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseorganic/4331558602/))]([Arduino Pro Mini 328 - with XBee | www.sparkfun.com/commerce… | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseorganic/4331558602/))

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**Author:** ![coyote20000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coyote20000](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/coyote20000)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pro-mini-3-3v-and-xbee/19650/2 "2011-02-27T23:29:04Z")

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Take a look at the Fio. It’s an Arduino with xbee all in one from what the site says.