Zigbee - A suite of high level communication protocols using, small, low-power, digital radios.

On Wikipedia.org an introduction to Zigbee can be found. Together with an overview, information about the licensing, the uses, the device types, the protocols, and the software and the hardware. The history is mentioned, together with the origin of the name. For more information visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ZigBee . A detailed overview on the Zig-bee specification can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ZigBee_specification .

On the website of Texas Instruments, the Zig-bee solutions web-page, we find more information on Zig-bee, like a competitor cross reference list, application notes, training, tools and software. But also block diagrams. The website can be found here: http://focus.ti.com/analog/docs/gencontent.tsp? familyId=367&genContentId=24190 .

The following stop is the FreeScale.com web-site where they have a dedicated Zig-bee page. Designed for low cost, low power wireless solutions, Zig-bee has become the de-facto standard for monitoring and controlling networks. You can visit the website here: http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/homepage.jsp? nodeId=0106B986992565&tid=rev .

Our next place to visit is the website of Digi International. Here we learn that Zig-bee was designed as an open global standard to enable low cost, low power, wireless sensor networks. These radio's operate in the world wide unlicensed bands, at the following frequencies: 2.400–2.484 GHz, 902-928 MHz and 868.0–868.6 MHz. A real life example of these radio's, but a proprietary solution, thus non-Zig-bee, are the Banner Engineering wireless sensor network products. You can visit the Digi International website here: http://www.digi.com/technology/rf-articles/wireless-zigbee.jsp. An you can visit the Banner Engineering website here: http://www.bannerengineering.com/en-US/wireless/surecross_web_home. Point To Multi Point wireless network device from Digi International, and the training can be found here: http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/point-multipoint/xbee-series1-module.jsp#overview .

A Zig-bee touch-screen remote control can be found at Smart Home USA.com. This wireless touch-screen is able to control up to 15 home devices like TV, lights, thermostat and so on. Any Zig-bee enabled device in your home can be controlled with this remote. More information can be found here: http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ShopByManufacturer/Remote-Control-Systems/Item/TSR700/?adwatcher=3 .

The website of Trossen Robotics shows us a Bioloid Zig-bee wireless module set. This set can be used as a wireless controller, PC to Bioloid communication, and Bioloid to Bioloid communication. More information can be found on the following web-page: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/bioloid-zigbee-wireless-module-set.aspx?feed=Froogle

And finally at Zigbee.org we find an overview on different solutions Zig-bee is able to offer in various industries. The goal of the Zig-bee alliance is explained, an overview on the markets and the solutions can be found, there is also a place where Zig-bee certified products are listed. This web-page can be found here: http://www.zigbee.org/Home/tabid/188/Default.aspx . Zig-bee offers also solutions to save energy, to save our planet. More information can be found here: http://www.zigbee.org/Markets/ZigBeeSmartEnergy/ ZigBeeSmartEnergyOverview/tabid/431/Default.aspx .

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