Hey, as this my first post my experience with Arduino boards and the Zigbee protocol is pretty non extistent. But I want to learn how to use those things for other projects.
My plan is to buy a homee hub with zigbee. Then use this to control the neopixel's light.
My thinking is that I need a XBee unit like this https://www.adafruit.com/product/968 to communicate with the hub. The module's data will be processed by a Controller like a ??feather?? or Arduino? (please advice me to the right one) And then the controller sets the light. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
I hope someone can help get on the right tracks so I can start making my smart home possible.
Thanks!
Smart home XBee and Neopixel
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- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: Smart home XBee and Neopixel
You can use any sort of Arduino or feather (except a Trinket or Gemma). Depends on which one has a good form-factor for your application.
BTW, don't bother with the XBee USB adapter. You can't use that with Arduino. It's strictly for computers.
BTW, don't bother with the XBee USB adapter. You can't use that with Arduino. It's strictly for computers.
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Re: Smart home XBee and Neopixel
Ok, thanks!
Is it possible to recieve data through Zigbee and process them to the Feather board?
If yes, are there any tutorials?
Is it possible to recieve data through Zigbee and process them to the Feather board?
If yes, are there any tutorials?
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Re: Smart home XBee and Neopixel
As far as I know, you just configure the XBee/ZigBee as a serial port and read the data that way.
ZigBee is a bit more difficult to configure than XBee. Can you use regular XBee modules?
ZigBee is a bit more difficult to configure than XBee. Can you use regular XBee modules?
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