Zigbee

Background

Here is a picture of the configuration I'm using for my Zigbee: the radio chip itself is attached to a breakout board, which has a mini usb plug on it.

I'm currently working through how to control the Zigbee directly from the computer via the mini usb cable.

Projects

HackRF and Zigbee

Currently the project I am working on (see HackRF/June 2016) is getting a Zigbee to transmit information, receiving that signal with a HackRF, and demodulating the signal with Gnuradio.

References

tutorial on arduino + zigbee: http://cs.smith.edu/dftwiki/index.php/Tutorial:_Arduino_and_XBee_Communication

more on the 802.15 protocol used by zigbee, and how to set up a demodulator in gnuradio: http://wiesel.ece.utah.edu/media/documents/pdf/2010/03/25/thomas_project_report.pdf