Idle a device from MicroPython

Note This section only applies to the XBee 3 Zigbee RF Module, XBee 3 802.15.4 RF Module, and XBee 3 DigiMesh RF Modules. See Which features apply to my device? for a list of the supported features.

Normally, an XBee device acting as a sleeping end device can receive data any time it is awake. If a MicroPython application needs the device to be awake but does not need to receive RF transmissions, the application can put the XBee device into an idle state. When the device is in the idle state, current draw is reduced and the device will not receive any RF transmissions.

Note This only affects the device's primary RF interface—if Bluetooth is enabled, the device will still be able to communicate over Bluetooth and the current reduction will be less.