Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread Werner Almesberger
jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > Mar has non-USB mc13224 modules. They might make your like easier initially. > http://www.redwirellc.com/store/node/3 Nice module. But also kinda biggish and pricy, at least for our purposes. Also, the one that goes into the Ben (the Ben is a given) needs to be able to

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread Mariano Alvira
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 02:05:52PM -0400, jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Werner Almesberger > wrote: > > jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > >> You can buy Ralink 802.11g USB wifi sticks for $5. The drivers are in > >> the Linux kernel. > > > > The device we're currently targ

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread jonsm...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Werner Almesberger wrote: > jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: >> You can buy Ralink 802.11g USB wifi sticks for $5. The drivers are in >> the Linux kernel. > > The device we're currently targetting is the Ben NanoNote made by > Sharism at Work Ltd. It runs Linux well enoug

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread Werner Almesberger
jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > You can buy Ralink 802.11g USB wifi sticks for $5. The drivers are in > the Linux kernel. The device we're currently targetting is the Ben NanoNote made by Sharism at Work Ltd. It runs Linux well enough, but has no USB host. This is what prototypes of the IEEE 802.15.4

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread jonsm...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Werner Almesberger wrote: > jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: >> Note that the Zigbee network protocols are in the process of being >> phased out. They are being replaced by a Zigbee application layer over >> 6lowpan. > > Good, if it's already fading into insignificance w

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread Werner Almesberger
jonsm...@gmail.com wrote: > Note that the Zigbee network protocols are in the process of being > phased out. They are being replaced by a Zigbee application layer over > 6lowpan. Good, if it's already fading into insignificance we don't have to worry about their IPR scheme. I've heard this mention

Re: [Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread jonsm...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Werner Almesberger wrote: > I'm looking into what it would take to get proper TCP/IP support on > Linux for the AT86RF231-based ATBEN/ATUSB cards we're developing in the > qi-hardware project. > > It seems that the best bet are currently the driver and MAC layers f

[Linux-zigbee-devel] linux-zigbee: the lay of the land

2011-03-31 Thread Werner Almesberger
I'm looking into what it would take to get proper TCP/IP support on Linux for the AT86RF231-based ATBEN/ATUSB cards we're developing in the qi-hardware project. It seems that the best bet are currently the driver and MAC layers from linux-zigbee, with 6LoWPAN on top. After a quick look at the mail