[ale] Z-Wave or ZigBee

[Chris Fowler]

This is sweet. I would need this and the ZigBee transceiver to go on it. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raspberry-Pi-XBee-Pro-Zigbee-USB-Adapter-Explorer-Board-with-3-3V-regulator-/281099487149?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4172d5c7ad 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
> To: ale at ale.org
> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 7:13:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Z-Wave or ZigBee

> On 2015-08-04 15:57, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >> From: "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
> >> To: ale at ale.org
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 6:40:32 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [ale] Z-Wave or ZigBee
> >
> >> There's modules from Digi that support Zigbee (the Xbee series) and they
> >> also have Xbee modules that support wifi (I currently have three for
> >> various HA tasks).
> >
> > I've seen the ZigBee and I see shields for arduino. How would my desktop
> > interface with that system? Is there a USB transceiver that will
> > communicate with the modules over RF?
> >

> Sure there are many choices including building one. The interface to
> the ZigBee radio is usually a very simple two wire UART so you can use
> that to get to your desktop via a USB UART.

> Check this page from Spark Fun:

> https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/111

> You'll see at the top the Xbee USB explorer (in dongle and wired form)
> upon which you mount one of the blue Xbee ZigBee Mesh modules (caution
> because there are other versions of Xbee). That's the DIY route (which
> is what I like to do). For the packaged version you can get something like:

> http://www.adaptivem2m.com/zigbee-technology/zigbee-usb-dongle.htm

> There are others around, too.

> Either way it exposes a serial terminal to the computer and works as a
> bridge. There are also ZigBee to Ethernet gateway modules available
> which would allow any machine to speak ZigBee via TCP. For example:

> http://www.digi.com/products/xbee-rf-solutions/gateways/xbee-gateway

> (there are USB sticks and other modules at the bottom of that page, too)

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