does xbee series 1 need microcontroller

[raspberry akash]

But is it necessary to have xbee connected to a microcontroller to transmit and receive or is it possible to give 5v and ground and mount xbee on breadboard without any microprocessor or controller .

[scotty101]

What do you plan to connect the xbee to?

You can configure the Xbee's with a virtual wire or I/O passing mode.For example you can connect one of the digital inputs on Xbee A to the digital outputs on Xbee B.

[raspberry akash]

What do you plan to connect the xbee to?

You can configure the Xbee's with a virtual wire or I/O passing mode.For example you can connect one of the digital inputs on Xbee A to the digital outputs on Xbee B.

I plan to send signal from 1 xbee connected to raspberry pi to another standalone xbee which is connected to led strip and power source and i need to wirelessly control brightness and other properties of Led strip.

[scotty101]

You haven't given much information about what type of LEDs you are using.

If it is one of the common LED strip types, I would guess that this isn't possible without an additional microcontroller to deal with the accurate timing requirements of the signal that you need to send to them.

[raspberry akash]

You haven't given much information about what type of LEDs you are using.

If it is one of the common LED strip types, I would guess that this isn't possible without an additional microcontroller to deal with the accurate timing requirements of the signal that you need to send to them.

I am able to transmit and receive also on and off the led strip but when i do pwm its flickering...its not giving stable voltage. Yes its the common led strip so is it necessary to use microcontroller