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ZigBee Technology

What is it all about?

Similar to Bluetooth or Wifi technology, ZigBee is another IEEE standard devoted exclusively to control system. ZigBee-compliant products take full advantage of this powerful IEEE 802.15.4 physical radio frequency RF standard and operate in unlicensed bands worldwide at 2.4GHz (global).

Transmission distance can be virtually unlimited by linking different ZigBee devices into a single "Zigbee Network". The fundamental nature of Zigbee is a "Bi-directional" wireless communication, it allows user either control and monitor the status of a particular electronic device by ZigBee.

ZigBee is a low-power, short-distance wireless standard that has great possibilities in applications from home automation to industrial control. We see the potential for ZigBee applications everywhere, and we are helping to build that world with a comprehensive ZigBee solution.

Advantage: LOVELY

  • Low implementation cost
  • Over 65000 devices in a network
  • Versatile adoption to appliances
  • Extremely low-power consumption
  • Low data rate
  • Yearly operation hours

The capability of ad hoc mesh networking and interoperability are particularly important to accomplish ¡§ZigBee World¡¨ ambition. In addition, the reliability of the transmission is also guaranteed by the mesh networking. ZigBee data are automatically routed via the best available route to the right destination.

How do we differentiate between ZigBee with X-10 technology?

X-10 is originally designed as a low-speed, unidirectional PowerLine Carrier (PLC)-based solution. ZigBee makes significant improvements providing reliable wireless, bi-directional, higher throughput, lower latency, more nodes per network, ease of installation and use.

ZigBee is an international wireless data communications standard for remote monitor and control applications. Fully interoperable ZigBee products, which can be "mixed and matched" by consumers, will be offered by a variety of manufacturers.

X-10 technology currently supports a number of wireless applications; however, proprietary wireless communications protocols have been selected as the basis, limiting acceptance.