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ZigBee is a wireless networking protocol built upon the 802.15.4 communication standard.

ZigBee is a wireless networking protocol built upon the 802.15.4 communication standard and is operating on channels in the 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz frequency range. Created for low-cost, low-power, low-data rate applications, it has been adopted by manufacturers of embedded “smart-home” products.

For additional information, see the Wikipedia page on ZigBee or the website of the ZigBee Alliance, the group that maintains the ZigBee specifications and promotes its use.

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Control Philips Living Colors using PC

is there a way (hardware/software-combination) that I can use to control one or more "Philips Living Colors" lamps using a PC - e.g. a USB-stick that acts as the "remote". This way i could control the lamp through software (e.g. a web-app - over…
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Phillips Hue: How to restore previous state of bulb when using electric switch?

I have a number of Philips Hue bulbs at home, but they are only used pretty much like classic on/off-no-color light bulbs today, mainly because I do find electric switches more useful than pulling out my iPhone or correct HueTap just to turn the…
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ZigBee stack recommendations

I've been out of the loop on ZigBee for a while now. Who has the most mature Zigbee stack? Is it Microchip, Chipcon, or Atmel? Are there RF modules down to less than US$10 yet? I recall there was some licensing issues with certain stacks a while…
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Maximum number of ZigBee devices

I am currently digging into ZigBee and the following question came to me: Each ZigBee device has a 16 Bit short address, which means I can connect up to 2^16=65536 different devices (minus a few reserved addresses of course). Now each devices can…
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Convert between double and byte array, for transfer over ZigBee API?

I'm trying to take two doubles (GPS coordinates) and send them over the ZigBee API to another ZigBee receiver unit, but I don't know how to decompose the doubles into byte arrays and then re-compose them back into their original form once they are…
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XBee communication in large networks

Here is my situation: I have a network of 96 XBee S2B and S2C modules. My application runs on an ARM module and has an XBee S2C module. All modules (in total 97 of them) are in the same network and are able to communicate with each other. The…
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ZigBee - one node may have different application profiles in the same time

I asked some developers who work on the developments of ZigBee application about this question. They told me that one radio module ( for me, this refers to one node, same thing ) can only have one profile when it forms the network. However, when I…
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How to write on serial port in python that ttyUSB0 will be interpreted commands?

I have raspberry PI B+ with connected Telegesis ZigBee module(ETRX3 USB sticks) via USB. Using commands: debian:~# stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 -raw ispeed 19200 ospeed 19200 debian:~# cat < /dev/ttyUSB0 & debian:~# echo "ATI" >…
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Creating Zigbee Ad-hoc Network in a dynamic environment

We are working on a project to create a V2V ad-hoc network between vehicles. Basically we are deploying Raspberry Pis in vehicles and we are using Xbee modules and Zigbee protocol in order to exchange data between vehicles if they are near from each…
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What data type for storing EUI-64 address in (postgresql) database

What would be a good datatype for storing an EUI-64 address (for ZigBee nodes)? EUI-64 address are basically 8 octets. From what I can gather they should not be considered an integer as such, though obviously you can make a 64 bit integer out of…
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How do I continuously send and receive with wireless serial-port in 8051?

I'm trying to make a microcontroller communicate with a program on my desktop. I'm using serial port connections with Xbee radios on both ends. The communication works fine when I send something from the microcontroller to the desktop and the…
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ZigBee Mesh VS DigiMesh

Which is better, ZigBee Mesh (Series 2) or DigiMesh (Series 1)? I have already read Wireless Mesh Networking, ZigBee vs. DigiMesh (PDF format), but I noted there are many advantages of using DigiMesh, instead, I expected to read that Series 2 is…
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rxtxSerial.dll for MacOS 10.8

I'm currently working on a ZigBee project and I'm programming on an Mac with Mountain Lion (10.8) and using Eclipse IDE. To use my Zigbee Module via USB for Serial communication, I need this rxtxSerial.dll. I only have a Windows compatible version…
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How to quickly broadcast information with a XBee to other XBee?

I am using several XBee Zigbee with some Arduino modules (or microcontrollers, Arduino is not mandatory). I configured my XBees in AT/transparent mode. I need to broadcast information: when one module is touched, every other module must react at the…
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Zigbee simulation in OMNeT++ using INET 3.0 (without MiXiM)

I am trying to build a Zigbee (802.15.4) network simulation in OMNeT++ using INET 3.0 framework (MiXiM was deprecated and replaced by this version ). The problem is that unlike 802.11, the Zigbee is not fully standardize by its Alliance, so the…
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