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I just wanted to know when I put my Arduino in a low power state mode, will the XBee use less power as well, or would I have to put the XBee in its own low power state?

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It does use less power when it's not transmitting.  To lower it further you can use the sleep pin.

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It does use less power when it's not transmitting.  To lower it further you can use the sleep pin.

Would you happen to know what the power consumption is when idle?

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Here are specs for the XBee 802.15.4 (S1) and the XBee ZB (S2) low-power modules. The Pro (high-power) modules require significantly more current in transmit mode. See the Specifications in the product manuals for details, XBee 802.15.4 or XBee ZB.

XBee 802.15.4 (S1)
Supply Voltage 2.8 – 3.4 V
Transmit Current (typical) 45mA (@ 3.3 V)
Idle / Receive Current (typical) 50mA (@ 3.3 V)
Power-down Current < 10 μA

XBee ZB (S2)
Supply Voltage 2.1 - 3.6
Operating Current (Transmit, max output power)
    40mA (@ 3.3 V, boost mode enabled)
    35mA (@ 3.3 V, boost mode disabled)
Operating Current (Receive)
    40mA (@ 3.3 V, boost mode enabled)
    38mA (@ 3.3 V, boost mode disabled)
Idle Current (Receiver off) 15mA
Power-down Current < 1 µA @ 25°C

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Thanks.