Introduction to ZigBee

Name: Introduction to ZigBee
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Learn the fundamentals of the ZigBee Protocol and Build ZigBee Solutions from Scratch

Created byVenkatesh Varadachari, Naveen PS

Last updated 12/2020

English

What you'll learn

Learn in depth the basics of ZigBee Protocol & its features
Tinker with XBee S2C Radios & XCTU Configuration Tool
Implement 3 Projects using Standalone XBee Radios
Work in both Transparent Mode and API Mode
Implement 2 XBee Projects using Raspberry Pi 4 & ESP32
Integrate Mesh Networking with ZigBee Cloud Gateway

Course content

5 sections • 30 lectures • 3h 48m total length

Introduction to the course5:14
Radio Basics4:50
Explore radio basics for ZigBee networks, including wireless communication, the electromagnetic spectrum, and inverse square law, and how transmitters, receivers, and antennas enable RF links in WPAN, WLAN, and WWAN.
What is ZigBee?5:41
Understand ZigBee’s purpose and features, including low data rate, long battery life, and mesh networking, and compare ZigBee with XBee within the ZigBee Alliance ecosystem.
ZigBee Vs. Bluetooth Vs. WiFi4:36
Real World Applications of ZigBee11:14
Assignment 1

The ZigBee Protocol Stack7:36
Device Roles and Network Topologies in ZigBee7:54
Learn about the three ZigBee device roles—coordinator, router, and end device—and the FFD vs RFD distinction. Explore star, tree, and mesh topologies, and the roles of gateways and trust centers.
Device Addressing in ZigBee Networks4:51
Explore how ZigBee assigns a 64-bit IEEE address and a 16-bit network address via a coordinator, plus node identifiers and PAN IDs, enabling addressable devices across channels.
ZigBee Application Profiles5:22
ZigBee Operating Modes7:04
Assignment 2
ZigBee Basics

Hardware Overview of XBee S2C Module10:54
Introduction to the XCTU Software9:04
Explore the XCTU software for ZigBee, a multiplatform free tool to manage radio modules with graphical interface and built-in tools for discovery, network visualization, and testing.
XBee S2C Module Configuration using XCTU Part 14:35
XBee S2C Module Configuration using XCTU Part 23:19
Chat Application using 2 XBee Modules Part 1: Basic Implementation5:51
Chat Application using 2 XBee Modules Part 2: Encryption Implementation4:55
Chat Application using 2 XBee Modules Part 3: AT Command Implementation5:45
Assignment 3
ZigBee Hands-on

XBee I/O Line Passing5:36
Digital Sensing and Actuation: Home Security System11:12
Analog Sensing and Actuation: Intelligent Street Light System11:31
Configure analog sensing and actuation for an intelligent street light. Use an LDR-based ambient light measurement, analog-to-digital conversion, and modulation to vary LED brightness via XP modules.
Transmit Data on a Logic Level Change: Smart Door Sensor9:11
Sleeping Modes & Encryption in XBee9:13
Explore XBee sleeping modes to extend battery life and implement 128-bit encryption for secure ZigBee communication, including pin sleep, cyclic sleep, time before sleep, and security key configuration.
Assignment 4

In-depth Overview of API Mode6:28
Working with XBee API Mode Libraries Part 15:57
Working with XBee API Mode Libraries Part 210:07
Learn key api methods of the Digi XBee Python Library for api mode, including local and remote devices, opening connections, and unicast or broadcast transmissions with polling and callbacks.
XBee Enabled Flight Information Display System Part 110:32
XBee Enabled Flight Information Display System Part 213:13
XBee MESH Enabled Forest Fire Cloud Monitoring System Part 113:38
update digimesh firmware on xbee modules, set coordinator, router, and end devices, enable encryption and api mode, and connect dht11 sensors, gps, esp32, and raspberry pi for forest fire monitoring.
XBee MESH Enabled Forest Fire Cloud Monitoring System Part 27:06
XBee MESH Enabled Forest Fire Cloud Monitoring System Part 35:40
Assignment 5

Requirements

Basic experience with electronics
Worked on Raspberry Pi and ESP32 Boards
Basic knowledge of Linux, Python, and Arduino IDE.

Description

Hello learners, Welcome to MAKERDEMY's “Introduction to ZigBee” course.

This is an introductory course on the ZigBee Protocol. Do you know what Apple, Amazon, and Google have in common? It is ZigBee. Apple, Amazon, and Google have come together to come up with a unified connectivity standard based on ZigBee. Want to learn what makes the ZigBee Protocol so cool?

This course is a ONE STOP DESTINATION for an easy introduction to ZigBee. By the end of the course, you would have internalized all the concepts behind the ZigBee protocol and its features. You would have implemented 3 mini projects and 2 major projects using the XBee Boards, Raspberry Pi, and the ESP32, across various operating modes, firmware types, network topologies, and even implement a Cloud Solution. At the end of the course, you will be in a position to come up with your own ZigBee Solutions.

Throughout the course, we have provided a curated collection of original resources. These resources include links to documents for in-depth learning, links, videos, and more. At MAKERDEMY, we have a dedicated instructor team who will promptly answer any of your course-related queries. So, what are you waiting for?! Come, join me in this course. I'm looking forward to being your instructor, and to teach you the fundamentals about ZigBee.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to get hands-on experience with the ZigBee Protocol and implement IoT Solutions
Any developer or engineer, who wants to upgrade their existing project with ZigBee Integration

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Getting Started with ZigBee5 lectures • 32min

In-depth Understanding of ZigBee5 lectures • 33min

Getting Hands-on with XBee7 lectures • 44min

Physical Computation using XBee Modules Only5 lectures • 47min

Physical Computation using XBee Modules and MCUs8 lectures • 1hr 13min

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