# XBee S1 blown **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [13 April 2023 06:54 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823 "2023-04-13T06:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John230847](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@John230847](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/John230847)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2023 06:54 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/1 "2023-04-13T06:54:23Z")
I’ve just “blown” an XBee S1 and am trying to get another one or would there be a good replacement (a pair needed of course). I’m a newbie so not clear on what my options would be TIA ---
**Author:** ![Robert93820](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@Robert93820](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Robert93820)\ **Post date:** [13 April 2023 06:59 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/2 "2023-04-13T06:59:50Z")
Hi John Check Core web site. This device has been retired but they have a replacement just called “XBee”. Cheers Bob ---
**Author:** ![Blayden](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/blayden/32/7535_2.png) [@Blayden](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Blayden)\ **Post date:** [14 April 2023 04:46 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/3 "2023-04-14T04:46:11Z")
Hey John, Welcome to the forums! What are you looking at using the Xbee for? While we don’t have that exact product currently, we may be able to find a suitable replacement for it if we can get a better idea of your project needs? Cheers, Blayden ---
**Author:** ![John230847](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@John230847](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/John230847)\ **Post date:** [14 April 2023 05:44 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/4 "2023-04-14T05:44:49Z")
Hi Blayden I was following an example in the **Arduino Cookbook** Edn 3. I’d like to do a Bluetooth connection - I use the DrDuino Explorer which has this BLE module ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/b/b55eb38493f4090505dcb836b107b14bd44c129a.png) I’m new to all this but experimenting with many options. Its all on the presumption of controlling something over/remotely by Bluetooth, WiFi etc… ---
**Author:** ![Bryce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/bryce/32/3631_2.png) [@Bryce](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Bryce)\ **Post date:** [19 April 2023 06:03 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/5 "2023-04-19T06:03:00Z")
> [@John230847](#): > > I use the DrDuino Explorer which has this BLE module Hey John, I suspect that module is a HC board, probably the SH-HC-08 or another BLE variant given it is on the DrDuino Explorer. With that being said, it should be relatively easy to rig up a HC-06 or similar bluetooth module to a microcontroller of your choice to essentially act as [a Serial Port](https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/communication/serial/) that you can transmit and receive from to control and receive data from other bluetooth devices (although likely with a decent amount more power draw): > **[Bluetooth Module (HC-06)](https://core-electronics.com.au/bluetooth-module-hc-06.html)** > > Much like it's more well-known brother, the HC-05, the HC-06 is a transparent TX/RX pipeline Bluetooth module which allows devices to communicate via a serial connection with all of the Bluetooth specific handling taken care of by the module's... ---
**Author:** ![John230847](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@John230847](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/John230847)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2023 03:07 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/xbee-s1-blown/16823/6 "2023-04-27T03:07:11Z")
tks Bryce apologties for long response.