Re: Zigbee: Define "Open" Standard
From: Jim Stewart (jstewart_at_jkmicro.com)
Date: 01/13/05
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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:21:48 -0800
myren, lord wrote:
> Zigbee is another proclaimed "open" standard, but what does that mean?
> How open is zigbee.
>
> In this slashdot thread, someone mentions that the spec should be
> available sometime Q1 `05 for free. Its currently, what, $7500?
> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=132777&cid=11086010&pid=11086010&threshold=0&mode=nested&commentsort=3&op=Change
>
>
> Will the spec open up? I'd be happy to work on an Open Source Software
> stack for Zigbee, but i'll be damned if I'm paying $7500 to do so. And
> I'll be double damned if I cant sell anything I make with the stack
> since I didnt pay for a commercial license.
>
> So far the only low cost zigbee solution I've seen is Microship's PICDEM
> Z, which incorporates its own software stack.
> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2018&mcparam=en021830
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>
> I'm just a hobbyist developer. I looked at Zensys' Z-Wave, but the
> $2500 development kit put me off. I've been banking on Zigbee, but am
> worried about whether the free status will reach amateur developers like
> myself.
Please keep us updated on what you find.
Zigbee looks to be lots of fun, but the
protocol issue really needs to resolved,
hopefully in a free and open way.
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