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ZigBee applications – Part 2: No common C API

Something that surprises many people new to ZigBee is the fact that there is no standard C API for it. What? How can ZigBee be a standard, if there is no standard for the API? In the ANSI C standard, ...
EDN

ZigBee applications – Part 3: ZigBee PANs

ZigBee nodes can only send data requests to other nodes on the same network. A single ZigBee network is called a Personal Area Network (PAN). This section describes PAN IDs, extended PAN IDs, and ...
Design News

Demo Kit Simplifies ZigBee Applications

With the ZigBee protocol officially approved in the first quarter of 2005, Microchip's PICDEM™ Z ZigBee demonstration kit provides a timely means of starting a new design. The kit includes two ...
Electronic Design

ZigBee Or 802.15.4 Network Layer—Is There Room For Both?

ZigBee applications are different from other wireless networking applications, such as Wi-Fi, WiMAX, CDMA, GSM, and Bluetooth. In these latter applications, the network is the application. With 802.15 ...
NBC News

RFMD(R) Collaborates With Atmel(R) to Deliver High-Performance ZigBee(R) Solutions for Smart Energy Applications

GREENSBORO , N.C. and DRESDEN, Germany, March 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency ...
CRN

Battle Of The Networking Stars, Part One: ZigBee vs. Z-Wave

Now, two new wireless networking technologies are vying to take the place of Ethernet cabling for at least some applications in the digital home—specifically, the transport of sensor feedback ...
Electronic Design

Flight Of The ZigBee: A Top Hit For 2006

Ushering in a new technology or standard to the market always seems to take longer than expected. In fact, the time between concept and actual adoption often can be measured with a stack of calendars.
Automation World

First dual-protocol ZigBee chip

GreenPeak Technologies, a leading Smart Home RF-communication semiconductor company, today announced the launch of the new GP710, a dual-protocol ZigBee communications controller with simultaneous ...
NBC News

RF Micro Devices(R) Teams With Freescale(R) to Deliver High-Performance ZigBee(R) Solutions for Smart Energy Applications

GREENSBORO, N.C., Nov. 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound ...
Seeking Alpha

Silicon Labs Enables SONOFF Micro Zigbee USB Smart Adaptor to Elevate Smart Home Connectivity

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs (SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, today announced that its MG21 2.4 GHz wireless SoC had ...
Business Wire

Dust Networks Joins ZigBee Alliance

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dust Networks®, the leading supplier of wireless sensor networks (WSN), today announced that it has joined the ZigBee® Alliance. The ZigBee Alliance is an association ...