Arduino Fio with Serial Sensor Possible?

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Hi,

I have a sensor which requires the use of Tx and Rx pins to transfer its data.

I would like to then send this via Xbee to another point.

Can i use an Arduino Fio or is the Tx Rx already taken up by the Xbee?

The only other plan could be to use this - SparkFun I2C/SPI-to-UART Breakout - SC16IS750 - BOB-09981 - SparkFun Electronics

This would be to convert the I2C interface on the FIO into another Rx & Tx

What's the best solution?

Thanks

Alastair

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How fast is the sensor serial speed? Can use software serial to talk to it while leaving D0/D1 for the Xbee.

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Thanks for your response

The sensor responds with a serial stream every time it is power cycled. Currently i am power cycling it every 1s

The baud rate for the sensor is 1200 bps. 1 start bit, 7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit.

Each message consists of about 18 chars.

Cheers

Alastair