Janos,
   It sounds like TinyOS does not currently support a zigbee stack therefore
no zigbee "features" are available. Instead the IRIS and MicaZ motes just so
happen to be zigbee compliant hardware. Could I port my current software
from my Mica2 platform to either of these platforms (granted I update my
tool chain for IRIS) with ease and in the future switch over to a zigbee
stack such as ZStack instead of using TinyOS?

Also, I have noticed that the radio used on the IRIS mote (Atmel RF230) is
only 802-15.4-2003 compliant meaning it won't work with the current
802.15.4-2006 standard. I think this is a major drawback of this chip, even
though it is more power efficient, so I will instead go with the CC2430
System-On-Chip hardware offered by Ti.


Thanks everyone.



On Dec 13, 2007 2:58 PM, Janos Sallai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Ian,
>
>
>
> Iris support has been added to tinyos 2.x after the 2.0.2 release. You
> will need to get the latest sources from the CVS, and also, you will need to
> update your toolchain. Details on the toolchain update can be found at
> http://www.isis.vanderbilt.edu/projects/NEST/tinyos-2.x-iris/doc/html/install-tinyos-iris.html.
>
>
>
> Alternatively, Crossbow's MoteWorks also includes iris support. This is
> based on tinyos-1.x, though.
>
>
>
> If you wish, you can install them side-by-side, and use Xbow's toolchain
> (binutils, gcc, avr-libc) for to build tinyos-2.x applications.
>
>
>
> Regarding Zigbee: The TinyOS-2.x implementation on the iris mote sends
> 802.15.4 compliant data frames, however it does not implement the 
> 802.15.4MAC.  TinyOS does not include a ZigBee stack. You may want to search 
> the net
> for TinyOS based ZigBee implementations and ask the vendors about iris
> support.
>
>
>
> Janos
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Ian Welch
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:22 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [Tinyos-help] XM2100 IRIS Support
>
>
>
> I would like to upgrade from the Mica2Dot motes to zigbee for both
> interference and bandwidth purposes. I just noticed that X-Bow has come out
> with a new mote claiming to have better range and reduced power consumption?
> I have not used zigbee before and was wondering it TinyOS uses the true
> Zigbee-2006 stack and if there are modules supporting the IRIS mote?
>
> Regards,
>   Ian
>
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