ZigBee Tutorials

Overviews, starters and introductory information about ZigBee and related technologies.

Embedded.com	Home networking with Zigbee (4/04) For the last few years, we've witnessed a great expansion of remote control devices. Five years ago, infrared remotes for the television were the only such devices in our homes. Now I quickly run out of fingers as I count the devices and appliances I can control remotely in my house. This number will only increase as more devices are controlled or monitored from a distance. To interact with all these remotely controlled devices, we'll need to put them under a single standardized control interface. One of the most promising HAN protocols is ZigBee, a software layer based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. This article will introduce you to ZigBee - how it works and how it may be more appropriate than simply accumulating more remotes...
Home Toys	Why is ZigBee needed? (10/03) There are a multitude of standards like Bluetooth and WiFi that address mid to high data rates for voice, PC LANs, video, etc. However, up till now there hasn't been a wireless network standard that meets the unique needs of sensors and control devices. Sensors and controls don't need high bandwidth but they do need low latency and very low energy consumption for long battery lives and for large device arrays... The ZigBee Alliance is not pushing a technology; rather it is providing a standardized base set of solutions for sensor and control systems...
RFDESIGN	Designing a ZigBee-ready IEEE 802.15.4-compliant radio transceiver Wireless connectivity of a vast number of industrial and home applications has modest transmission data requirements, but demands reliable and secure communication using simple low-cost and low-power radio systems. In the quest for high-bandwidth, multimedia-capable wireless networks, the need for cost and power-effective radio solutions for this vast number of fairly simple applications was only recently addressed by a standardized technology. The IEEE 802.15.4 standard and Zigbee wireless technology are designed to satisfy the market's need for a low-cost, standard-based and flexible wireless network technology, which offers low power consumption, reliability, interoperability and security for control and monitoring applications with low to moderate data rates.
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wiseGEEK	What is ZigBee? ZigBee is the set of specs built around the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol. The IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. They are a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering technology involving electronics and electronic devices. The 802 group is the section of the IEEE involved in network operations and technologies, including mid-sized networks and local networks. Group 15 deals specifically with wireless networking technologies, and includes the now ubiquitous 802.15.1 working group, which is also known as Bluetooth. The name "ZigBee" is derived from the...
ZigBee Alliance (Membership Required)	The mission of the ZigBee Working Group is to bring about the existence of a broad range of interoperable consumer devices by establishing open industry specifications for unlicensed, untethered peripheral, control and entertainment devices requiring the lowest cost and lowest power consumption communications between compliant devices anywhere in and around the home. To access the ZigBee Specification, you need to complete the ZigBee Specification Download Request form on the ZigBee Alliance web site. Emerging Standards: Where does ZigBee fit (PPT, 10/04) The Wireless Market, What is the ZigBee Alliance? Why do we need ZigBee technology? Applications, Who is supporting the ZigBee Alliance? Protocol Stack Features... ZigBee and Bluetooth: Competitive or Complementary? (9/02, PDF) Air interface, Power Considerations, Timing Considerations, Initial Enumeration, Cost Standpoint, Solution Prices, ... Emerging Wireless Standards: Understanding the Role of IEEE 802.15.4 & ZigBee in AMR & Submetering (2003, PPT) AMR & Submetering Today, Wireless Standards Landscape, IEEE 802.15.4 Key Features, ZigBee Key Features, Implications & Opportunities. Catch the Buzz on ZigBee (1/04, PDF) What is the ZigBee Alliance? The ZigBee Alliance Solution, How is ZigBee related to IEEE 802.15.4? Why do we need ZigBee technology? History Who is supporting the ZigBee Alliance now? The Wireless Market, Wireless Network Evolution, Frequencies and Data Rates, ... Designing with 802.15.4 and ZigBee (3/04, PPT) IEEE 802.15.4 Basics, PHY Performance, IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Overview, Data Frame format, Acknowledgement Frame Format, MAC Command Frame format, Beacon Frame format, ZigBee is Mesh Networking, Motorola 802.15.4 / ZigBee solution, System Simplicity and Flexibility, 15.4/ZigBee and Bluetooth, Home/Light Commercial Spaces, Industrial/Commercial Spaces, ... ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works (4/04, PDF) Introduction, IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee, Comparisons, Applications, ZigBee Alliance, Summary.
Zigbee Mania	Introduction to 802.15.4 and Zigbee. First version of Zigbee specification was released on December 2004, being available to the members of the Alliance. Now the standard is also available to everyone who intends to use it for non-commercial purposes...
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