With the ZigBee protocol officially approved in the first quarter of 2005, Microchip's PICDEMâ„¢ Z ZigBee demonstration kit provides a timely means of starting a new design. The kit includes two motherboards, two 2.4 GHz RF cards, and a CD containing the ZigBee protocol software and a PCB layout database. In addition, the kit includes protocol stack hardware that is preloaded into the MCUs, demonstration software (preloaded), and even the batteries. That is essentially everything an engineer needs to establish a simple point-to-point network for first-hand ZigBee experience. The kit includes an application note providing detailed "how to" and insight into the ZigBee software stack operation.
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