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Understanding 802.15.4, a.k.a. ZigBee / MiWi

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Highlights
November 5 - Day 2: ZigBee vs. MiWi
Mar 01, 2017
This lecture will lay out the major features that make up the ZigBee protocol. We will also describe MiWi and what makes it different from ZigBee. The remaining class time will involve understanding the MiWi Stack.
November 4 - Day 1: What Is 802.15.4?
Mar 01, 2017
Today's lecture will demystify the 802.15.4 protocol by building a base two-node 802.15.4 peer-to-peer network. Hardware and firmware concepts necessary to facilitate communications between the two nodes will be examined in detail.