Xbee S1 Sharp IR Sensor

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All with Adafruit products, including XBee Adapter kit - v1.1 - is it possible to use the analog signal from a Sharp IR sensor GP2Y0A02YK0F with the XBee Module - Series 1 - 1mW with Wire Antenna - XB24-AWI-001?

Since the Sharp IR sensor takes 5V, do I need a voltage divider or a regulator? A link to a schematic with component values would be most helpful. Since Adafruit sells all this stuff, how about a tutorial?

FYI, an attempt to ask this question of the Digi support site was utterly frustrating and too complicated to be submitted.

As a loyal Adafruit customer, I thank you for your help. GCH

[adafruit_support_rick]

What voltage are you running your XBee at?

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I plan to be using the official Adafruit XBee Adapter kit - v1.1 as I mentioned in my original post. That should drop the 5V input voltage to the proper 3.3V for the Xbee. I have several of these Adafruit adapters and Adafruit Xbee radios, and they all work perfectly together in other projects.

Until I know how to correctly power the Sharp IR sensor, I will not even wire anything for this project.

The Sharp IR sensor sold by Adafruit requires 4.5 to 5.5V, and what I gather from the Xbee datasheet, is that the pins are limited to 3.3V, hence my dilemma/question about a voltage divider or regulator. Again, a simple schematic with component values would be appreciated.

Thanks very much for your prompt reply. GCH

[adafruit_support_rick]

According to the product page, the sensor's output ranges from 0.4 to 3.0V, so you should be OK. The analog reference is limited to Vcc, which will be 3.3V.