ZigBee is a standard based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal networks. This standard allows for the creation of very lost cost and low power networks - these applications run for years rather than months. These networks are created from sensors and actuators and can wireless control many electrical products such as remote controls, medical, industrial, and security sensors.

Hundreds of companies are creating applications including Mitsubishi, Motorola, Freescale, and Siemens. This book is written for engineers who plan to develop ZigBee applications and networks, to understand how they work, and to evaluate this technology to see if it is appropriate to a particular project. This book does not simply state facts but explains what ZigBee can do through detailed code examples.

CONTENTS:
CHAPTER 1 HELLO ZIGBEE
CHAPTER 2 DECIDING ON ZIGBEE
CHAPTER 3 THE ZIGBEE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 4 ZIGBEE APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 5 ZIGBEE, ZDO AND ZDP
CHAPTER 6 THE ZIGBEE CLUSTER LIBRARY
CHAPTER 7 THE ZIGBEE NETWORKING LAYER
CHAPTER 8 COMMISSIONING ZIGBEE NETWORKS
CHAPTER 9 ZIGBEE GATEWAYS
APPENDIX A ZIGBEE 2007 AND ZIGBEE PRO
APPENDIX B ZIGBEE QUICK REFERENCE
APPENDIX C ZIGBEE CLUSTER LIBRARY QUICK REFERENCE

*Details how to plan and develop applications and networks
*Zigbee sensors have many applications including industrial automation, medical sensing, remote controls, and security
*Hot topic for today's electrical engineer because it is low cost and low power

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Zigbee before and during development - 2008-10-28
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This is a good reference to get before you start your work on a Zigbee project because it will get you thinking of the issues involved and if Zigbee is the correct solution. The protocal stack for Zigbee is quite large but it offers many features. Most manufacturers have a proprietary or third party stack that offers fewer features but take up substantially less code space. The book and examples are for Freescale processors (and thier IDE) but do apply generally to others. Some code from the book is available on the book's web site but as of when I checked last (Oct. 2009) it was quite a bit less than I would have expected. Hopefully that will change. Never the less there is plenty of Zigbee code online to download.

Excellent hands-on approach - 2009-04-03
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I borrowed this book from a friend of mine and I'm really impressed with it. I wanted my students (university and graduate level) to develop some projects using Zigbee, but the documentation found online is horrible. Then I found this book and thought "now they don't have any excuses!"... Mr Gislason takes a very practical hands-on approach walking you through the concepts and exemplifying them with running code. I am sure ordering my copy today... but meanwhile I will keep my friend's book with me :)

Best book on ZigBee! - 2008-10-16
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Drew Gisalson is a well respected person in the ZigBee community and his book is without a doubt the best book so far on ZigBee. The book has a very "practical" approach and has lots of source code examples (which also are available for download!!) that can be used directly by the reader.

Hands Down the Best Book on ZigBee - 2008-09-13
Reviewer Rating:
This book has boiled down thousands of pages of complex specifications into a clearly readable, easily understood description of what ZigBee is and how it should be implemented. Mr. Gislason knows what he is talking about.

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