Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, the ZigBee short-range wireless networking technology is widely used in building monitoring and control, as well as in industrial automation. It’s also expected to ...

Electronic control of lighting is one of the more significant ways that we can reduce global energy consumption. In the U.S., commercial and residential lighting applications consume 22% of the total ...

Congratulations to the ZigBee Alliance for celebrating their tenth anniversary this month. In this fast changing short-range wireless environment, this is a real achievement that shows how widely ...

Wireless embedded networks hold great promise for deployment in residential and commercial building-automation, industrial plant monitoring, and other wireless sensing and control applications. An ...

Ultra-wideband technology (UWB) allows for low-power wireless communication, ideal for wireless sensor nodes. The IEEE 802.15.4 standardization committee who defined the MAC and physical layers ...

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Sensify is a new technology that can turn Zigbee switches, bulbs, and plugs into sensors with a firmware update. This could be how Philips Hue will bring ambient sensing to its smart lights. Sensify ...