# Connecting 2 XBee pro 868 (s5) to parse the state of a DI

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/connecting-2-xbee-pro-868-s5-to-parse-the-state-of-a-di/15269>\
**Category:** XBee & XBee Gateway\
**Tags:** xbee-api-mode, dio, xbee-pro-s5, xbee-pro\
**Created:** [August 12, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/connecting-2-xbee-pro-868-s5-to-parse-the-state-of-a-di/15269 "2015-08-12T12:07:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![navlonit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac8455/32.png) [@navlonit](https://forums.digi.com/u/navlonit)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/connecting-2-xbee-pro-868-s5-to-parse-the-state-of-a-di/15269/1 "2015-08-12T12:07:50Z")

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I thought I could transfer the state of a digital input (DI) wirelessly using 2 XBee pro 868 (s5).  
Something similar to what this video shows:  
[https://alselectro.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/xbee-direct-inputoutput-s1-series-digital-input/](https://alselectro.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/xbee-direct-inputoutput-s1-series-digital-input/)

From your answer I understand I cannot do that and I will need a microcontroller to parse the API command in order to get the state of the DI.  
Is this

[https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=jh-GIaghIjw](https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=jh-GIaghIjw)

effectively what I need to do?

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/connecting-2-xbee-pro-868-s5-to-parse-the-state-of-a-di/15269/2 "2015-09-02T12:08:02Z")

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That is correct. The XBee PRO 868 does not support direct DIO line passing. It is only supported via remote AT commands and the API interface.