Get ready to create distributed sensor systems and intelligent interactive devices using the ZigBee wireless networking protocol and Series 2 XBee radios. By the time you're halfway through this fast-paced, hands-on guide, you'll have built a series of useful projects, including a complete ZigBee wireless network that delivers remotely sensed data. Radio networking is creating revolutions in volcano monitoring, performance art, clean energy, and consumer electronics. As you follow the examples in each chapter, you'll learn how to tackle inspiring projects of your own. This practical guide is ideal for inventors, hackers, crafters, students, hobbyists, and scientists. Investigate an assortment of practical and intriguing project ideas Prep your ZigBee toolbox with an extensive shopping list of parts and programs Create a simple, working ZigBee network with XBee radios in less than two hours -- for under $100 Use the Arduino open source electronics prototyping platform to build a series of increasingly complex projects Get familiar with XBee's API mode for creating sensor networks Build fully scalable sensing and actuation systems with inexpensive components Learn about power management, source routing, and other XBee technical nuances Make gateways that connect with neighboring networks, including the Internet
Product Identifiers
Publisher
O'reilly Media, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0596807732
ISBN-13
9780596807733
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102900502
Product Key Features
Author
Robert Faludi
Publication Name
Building Wireless Sensor Networks : with ZigBee, Xbee, Arduino, and Processing
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.9in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tk7872.D48
Table of Content
Preface Chapter 1: Getting Ready Chapter 2: Up and Running Chapter 3: Build a Better Doorbell Chapter 4: Ins and Outs Chapter 5: API and a Sensor Network Chapter 6: Sleeping, Then Changing the World Chapter 7: Over the Borders Chapter 8: More to Love Resource Guide Colophon