Hands-On ZigBee

Since its recent introduction, the ZigBee protocol has created an enormous amount of buzz in venues from magazine covers to trade show floors to water coolers. Its promise of providing a simpler, cheaper, more power-efficient WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) alternative to WiFi and Bluetooth has opened up new data collection possibilities in application areas from industrial controls to medical devices to intruder alarms. Yet, despite this widespread interest, there is still little information available that goes beyond detailing the spec itself. Missing from the current ZigBee lexicon is practical, application-oriented guidance from an expert, specifically geared to aid engineers in implementing this new technology. Enter respected designer and popular columnist Fred Eady! With his new book, he provides the only comprehensive how-to ZigBee guide available.

·The ONLY one-stop Zigbee resource available- from basics to sniffers to specs
·7 easy-to-assemble ZigBee projects allow the reader to follow along...hands-on!
·Working hardware and software examples included in every chapter

Chapter 1 Speaking the Language
Chapter 2 You Are Dangerous and You're Going to Hell
Chapter 3 Keep Running
Chapter 4 A Loot At the ZMD 900 MHz IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee-Ready Radio
Chapter 5 Atmel Does IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Too
Chapter 6 They Do Everything BIG in Texas
Chapter 7 Maxstream/Xbee
Chapter 8 Hopping Down the Bunny Trail
Chapter 9 Cirronet Adds Southern Flavor to IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee
Chapter 10 Silicon Laboratories
Chapter 11 Renesas
Chapter 12 Freescale
Chapter 13 Panasonic
Chapter 14 DLP Design
Chapter 15 Microchip
Chapter 16 Telegesis
Chapter 17 Cypress MicroSystems's CapSense