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Setting XBee to sleep causes Arduino reset

If you run into this problem it means that you’re probably using the XBeeShield. Maybe you didn’t notice but if you take a look to the Arduino XBee Shield schematics you’ll find out that DIO7 (CTS – Clear to Send) on the XBee is wired to RST in the Arduino. And that’s why you [...]

Upgrading Xbee Series 2 (XbeeShield) to Xbee ZB with Arduino

As stated in this digi page is possible to upgrade/convert a Xbee Series 2.5 to a Xbee ZB (with full standard Zigbee capabilities). Xbee Series 2.5 is just another name for the forme Series 2, so the upgrade procedure is exactly the same.
The procedure if fairly straighforward

Remove ATmega168 from Arduino board
Insert XbeeShield into [...]