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ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 A (tiny) introduction

FUN Research Group i-Lab ETIPOPS Inria Lille – Nord Europe Etineo

Roudy DAGHER mardi 15 avril 14

The ZigBee metaphor

A group of bees distributed in a large field want to relay a message to a hive :

1.  Each bee perform a specific zigzag dance 2.  The dance is repeated by the next bee slightly closer to the hive 3.  Repeat the process until the message reaches the hive

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OBJECTIVES

1. Background and Reference material for ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4

2. The example of BitCloud stack implementation

3. Demo with SerialNet and protocol sniffing


References

•  Books –  “ZigBee Wireless Networks and Transceivers”. Dr. Shahin Farahani. –  “Zigbee Wireless Networking”. Drew Gislason.

•  Tutorials –  Jennic: e-learning course

•  BitCloud Zigbee stack from Atmel –  Stack: AVR2050, AVR 2052, BitCloud API Reference –  OTAU : AVR2054, AVR2058 –  SerialNet: AVR2051


OUTLINE

1. ZigBee Standard Essentials and pros

2. IEEE 802.15.4 standard essentials

3. Atmel BitCloud stack overview & demo(s)


The ZigBee standard Some basics

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ZigBee – “A” WSN standard

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•  Motivations -  Low cost, and ultra-low power consumption -  Unlicensed radio bands -  Flexible and extensible: on-line nodes add/removal -  Automatic network management & routing -  Interoperability & coexistence

•  Typical Application Areas: low data rates -  Building automation: ex. HVAC, light -  Monitoring: health care, vehicular, agriculture, water level, power consumption...etc

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ZigBee – “A” WPAN standard


ZigBee – Low Power Consumption


•  Autonomous network devices ü  Battery powered ü  Energy harvesting

•  Enhancing power autonomy ü  Low duty cycle ü  Sleep mode ü  Modulation schemes

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ZigBee – Easy to use


•  Less cables -  No network cables -  Power supply if no battery

•  Configuration options -  Pre-configured: by manufacturer, ex. Car sensors system.

-  Self-configured: by end-user, ex. Home lighting system. -  Custom: by System Integrator, ex. An OEM product.

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ZigBee Alliance


•  The ZigBee Alliance -  Defines the standards: spec + PICS

-  ZigBee & ZigBee PRO features -  ZigBee IP : ZigBee over IP (6LowPAN) -  Zigbee RF4CE : one to one communication

-  Defines a set of application profiles (ZSE, ZHA…)

•  Three compliancy levels -  ZigBee Certified Product -  ZigBee Compliant Platform -  ZigBee Manufacturer Specific (or Network Capable)

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ZigBee Compliance


•  Three compliancy levels ü  ZigBee Certified Product

ü  Permits the use of ZigBee name, literature & logos ü  Guarantees interoperability among products using the same public application profile

ü  ZigBee Manufacturer Specific (or Network Capable) ü  Permits the use of ZigBee name, literature & logos ü  Guarantees the product does not interfere with other ZigBee networks

ü  ZigBee Compliant Platform ü  Required by ZigBee stack vendors ü  Not required by product developers

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ZigBee Compliance 2/2


•  No certification ü  Company must still join ZigBee Alliance ü  No use of ZigBee name, literature, or logos is permitted

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ZigBee – Stack Software Architecture


ZigBee product example


Light Sensor

Light Controller

Zigbee Coordinator

Zigbee Router

Zigbee End Device

FFD RFD

Application Device Type

Logical Device Type

802.15.4 Device Type

End-user Perspective

Network Perspective

HW Capabilities Perspective

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ZigBee – Radio Communication


•  Channel Mask ü  Fixed ü  Best in List (agility)

•  Tx Range ü  100m outdoor ü  30m indoor ü  ~Km with amplifiers

•  Center freq in 2.4 GHz band

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ZigBee – coexistence with WIFI


ZigBee – coexistence with BLUETOOTH


802.15.4 – Network Topologies


ZigBee – Network Topologies


ZigBee – Data Communication Beacon-Enabled vs. Nonbeacon Networking


•  Contention-based channel access : CSMA/CA ü  First node that finds the channel free ü  That’s it !

•  Contention-free channel access : GTS per device ü  The PAN Coordinator syncs the nwk using beacons ü  All devices must wakeup periodically to resync.

ZigBee – Data Transfer 1/2 Beacon-Enabled vs. Nonbeacon Networking


ZigBee – Data Transfer 2/2 Beacon-Enabled vs. Nonbeacon Networking


The Atmel BitCloud stack A real world example


Zigbee – Standard Stack architecture


ZigBee – BitCloud Stack architecture



BitCloud Supported platforms

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Serialnet Application Principle


•  Network configuration and management •  Data transmission •  Power management •  Generic control •  Host interface control •  Hardware control •  Remote management

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Serialnet Application Architecture


Serialnet example : coordinator


Serialnet example : router


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Demos with serialnet Zigbee frames analysis

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BitCloud – Network creation Demo


1.  Coordinator starts the network : 1.  Beacon Request 2.  Beacon

2.  Router joins 1.  Beacon Request / Beacon 2.  Rejoin request/response and ACKs 3.  ZDP Device announcement - broadcast

3.  Link status messages

BitCloud – Broadcast Demo

1.  Coord & router

2.  Router broadcasts a data message with radius 12

3.  Coordinator rebroadcasts: 1.  Radius is decremented 2.  Network frame is the same (src address) 3.  MAC frame changes (src address)


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