ZigBee Overview

by Jay Hendrix - Commercial Building Automation Marketing Group ZigBee Alliance & Jim Kohl - Commercial Building Automation Member ZigBee Alliance

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Agenda
Introduction
Wireless Benefits What is ZigBee? ZigBee Alliance g Target Markets

Certification Programs Technology BACnet / ZigBee g

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Introduction

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Why Go Wireless?
Common Building g Challenges Unexpected use
Construction delays and overruns

Space reconfiguration

Difficult materials

because wireless is an excellent solution!

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What is ZigBee?
Technology & Standard (global wireless sensing and control network) Focus Relatively Simple Devices
Low cost (open standard, multi-vendor availability) Low data rate Low power (years on a AA battery / batteryless)

Robust, reliable, simple deployment and maintenance (mesh, self-organizing, self-healing) , g g, g) Interoperability Sense and Control True Wireless Networks that Scale (not simply wireless links)

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Purpose of ZigBee
Create a Much Needed Global Wireless sensing and g control network
ZigBee gives a voice to the myriad of everyday devices that surround us as we go about our daily lives lives. These devices are overlooked in an IT centric world:
Light switches, thermostats, electricity meters More complex sensor devices found abundantly in the commercial building and industrial automation worlds

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ZigBee Alliance
Alliance Overview
300 + Members - Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific Independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit corporation Anyone can join and participate

Robust, Diverse Value and Supply Chain

Silicon Platforms Modules Tools Products

Mission
Define the Network, Security and Application software layers Provide Interoperability and Conformance testing specifications Promote the ZigBee brand globally Manage the evolution of the technology
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ZigBee Application Profiles

Profiles complete Certified products available p

Profiles under development

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Application Profiles
Two Types of Application Profiles: yp pp 1. Public Application Profiles
Interoperable application specification developed by the Alliance for a specific domain. Can be used by all domain Alliance members in products and allows device interoperability regardless of device manufacturer

2. Manufacturer Specific Profiles 2 M f t S ifi P fil

Private application profile developed by a company to operate a ZigBee device

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Certification Programs
1. ZigBee Certified Platform g 2. ZigBee Certified Products 3. Designed for ZigBee

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ZigBee Certified Platform

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ZigBee Certified Platform

1. ZigBee Certified Platform Platform = the basic hardware/software (e.g. chip and stack) combination needed to create any ZigBee device Zi B d i No ZigBee logo use but may state ZCP is ZigBee Compliant C li

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ZigBee Certified Product

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ZigBee Certified Product

2. ZigBee Certified Products Product is based on an approved and unchanged ZigBee Certified Platform g A product for use
By an end-user end user Or to be implemented (module) by a manufacturer

Testing for simple pre-qualified end-products, pre qualified end products, typically takes one day or less of test lab time

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ZigBee Certified Product (cont.)

Either based on a public or private application profile ZigBee Certified Product Logo use

Public

Private

Logo used No logo

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ZigBee: Certified Programs

3. Designed for ZigBee Products that have agreed to seek ZigBee Certified Product status may use this temporary y p y description No logo usage allowed

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Technology Overview gy

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ZigBee Operates Within IEEE 802 Wireless Standards Family

WWAN 802.22 IEEE 802 22 IEEE 802.20

Range e

WMAN

WiMax IEEE 802.16 Wi-Fi 802.11 802.15.3 802.15.3c 802 15 3c 100 1000

WPAN 0.01

ZigBee 802.15.4 Bluetooth 15.4c 15 4c 802.15.1

0.1

1 10 Data Rate (Mbps)

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Wireless Communication Standards

Line-Powered, higher , g data-rate devices

Power

Ethernet/Internet, Voice, Video

PDA, Mouse, Keyboard

Controllers/Sensors

Low power and battery-powered, low cost, cost low data-rate devices data rate

bps

Kbps

Mbps

Data Rate

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Protocol Stack Features

8-bit 8 bit microcontroller (e g (e.g. 80c51) Compact protocol stack Supports simple battery and mains powered devices

APPLICATION/PROFILES APPLICATION FRAMEWORK NETWORK/SECURTIY LAYERS MAC LAYER PHY LAYER

ZigBee or OEM

ZigBee Alliance Platform IEEE

Application ZigBee Platform Stack Silicon Sili

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Topology Models

Mesh

Star

PAN coordinator Cluster Tree Full Function Device Reduced Function Device

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Nodes on a Mesh Network

1. 1 Powered Routers
Always on Communicate with multiple nodes Route message traffic for self and neighbors

Network Coordinator

2.

Sleepy End Devices (Sensors)

Sleep most of the time Only route their own traffic Only O l communicate with one i t ith line-powered node at a time

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Point-to-point versus Mesh

Point to point Point-to-point communications can be blocked

Obstruction

Mesh networks self-form and selfheal to route around obstructions

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Building Automation
CONTROL
Integrate and centralize management of lighting, heating, cooling and security Automate control of multiple systems to improve conservation, flexibility and security

CONSERVATION
Reduce energy expenses through optimized HVAC management Allocate utility costs equitably based on actual consumption

FLEXIBILITY
Reconfigure lighting systems quickly to create adaptable workspaces Extend and upgrade building infrastructure with minimal effort

SAFETY
Network and integrate data from multiple access control points D l wireless monitoring networks t enhance Deploy i l it i t k to h perimeter protection
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Examples of ZigBee in Building Automation

Wireless controller to controller communications
E.g. terminal equipment

Sensing
E.g. space sensing for terminal equipment
Battery operated

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Mesh Networks Self Configuring

Networks automatically establish robust network y No RF engineering
ac out g ode s an Each routing node is a intelligent Sender, Receiver and Router.

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Mesh Networks Self Healing

Multiple redundant paths of communication. If a pathway is blocked, network automatically reroutes.

Obstruction

Messages hop to their destination.

Network automatically adjusts to obstructions to ensure message gets through.

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Wireless BACnet Standard

Two separate tracks to the standardization of BACnet tunneled over ZigBee :
1. ZigBee in the ASHRAE BACnet committees (SSPC-135) 2. BACnet in the ZigBee Alliance (Commercial Building Automation group)

Approved Standard St d d
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1. ASHRAE BACnet Committee

ZigBee as another BACnet Data Link layer
Defined in addendum q of BACnet spec Similar to BACnet/IP & BACnet/MSTP ASHRAE Board of Directors to formally approve in Jan 09

Remaining Items
Testing/certification procedures for the new data link Test Houses

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2. CBA Profile Task Group

Specification text approved for a BACnet Protocol Tunnel to add wireless to BACnet BACnet. Next step:
Interoperability test event

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Coexistence
White Paper Demonstrates ZigBee Performs in p g Harsh Environments

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Conclusion

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ZigBee Benefits
ZigBee Benefits g Mature/proven technology Standards-based Reduced cost Interoperability Reduced development time ZigBee brand recognition

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Resources for Companies

Key Links www.zigbee.org y g g
Technology Downloads
http://zigbee.org/en/spec_download/zigbee_downloads.asp htt // i b / / d l d/ i b d l d http://zigbee.org/en/join/ http://zigbee.org/en/markets/whitepapers1.asp http://zigbee.org/en/press/

How To Join White Papers News

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