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Using CC2630 in older ZigBee network (CC2480)

Raffaele Iacobelli
Prodigy 185 points

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2650, CC2630, CC2538, Z-STACK

Hi,

I would like to know if the new generation ZigBee devices, I.E CC2630, CC2650, CC2538, can work in a network driven by a much older CC2480 (ZigBee Stack from 2006?). For example:

Can a CC2630 (as ZNP)  join and communicate with a CC2480 (as ZNP)?

Note than in all cases, the CCxxxx devices are used as ZNP via SPI using SimpleAPI.

The ZigBee stack has obviously evolved and improved since 2006, but are the latest releases backwards compatible?

Or is it a case of changes to SimpleAPI which might make them incompatible?

Thank you

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    Guru 735695 points
    I don't think this would work since latest Z-Stack uses Zigbee Pro but your old solution uses Zigbee 2006. Zigbee Pro is not backward compatible with Zigbee 2006.
  • 0 in reply to YiKai Chen
    Prodigy 185 points

    Thanks for the reply YK!

    Your terminology helped me find an answer. For those interested:

    "ZigBee and ZigBee PRO devices play together on the same network only under limited circumstances. If the established network (established by the coordinator) is a ZigBee network, then ZigBee PRO devices will only be able to join and participate in that network under the end device role. This means that the device will communicate into that network through a parent (router or coordinator), and will not take part in the routing or allowing additional devices to join the network. Similarly, if the network is initially established as a ZigBee PRO network, then ZigBee devices will also only be capable of participating under the limited end device role"

    Source: http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1276377

    I had envisioned the new devices to only operate as end devices in existing older networks so this could actually work.

  • 0 in reply to Raffaele Iacobelli
    Guru 735695 points
    Yes, I'd you only use ZED, it should work.