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ZigBee 3.0 Stack User Guide

User guide for the NXP ZigBee 3.0 stack software, covering network configuration, security, and API implementation for JN516x and JN517x wireless microcontrollers.

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Overview

This user guide provides detailed information on the ZigBee 3.0 stack for NXP JN516x and JN517x wireless microcontrollers. It covers the ZigBee PRO architecture, network topologies including coordinators, routers, and end devices, and the development environment for creating ZigBee-compliant applications. The document provides technical references for the ZigBee Device Objects (ZDO) API, Application Framework (AF) API, and ZigBee Device Profile (ZDP) API. Key topics include network formation, service discovery, binding, data transfer methods (unicast, broadcast, multicast), and the implementation of ZigBee security levels and key management.

Use Cases

  • Developing ZigBee 3.0 compliant firmware for NXP JN516x and JN517x series MCUs.
  • Implementing mesh networking and routing for smart home and industrial IoT devices.
  • Configuring secure network joining and application-level security in ZigBee ecosystems.
  • Managing device discovery and binding between ZigBee clusters and attributes.

Topics

ZigBee 3.0
ZigBee PRO
JN516x
JN517x
ZDO API
AF API
ZDP API
IEEE 802.15.4
Network Topology
Wireless Stack
IoT Security

Referenced Parts

JN516x

NXP Semiconductors

implemented on the NXP JN516x and JN517x wireless microcontrollers

JN517x

NXP Semiconductors

implemented on the NXP JN516x and JN517x wireless microcontrollers

JN-SW-4141

NXP

BeyondStudio for NXP (JN-SW-4141) provides the software tools needed to develop

JN516x

NXP

example, indoors or outdoors. Using an NXP JN516x or JN517x standard module

JN516x

NXP

The software described in this manual can be used on the NXP JN516x and JN517x

JN516x

NXP

on the NXP JN516x and JN517x wireless microcontrollers. The manual provides both

JN516x/7x

NXP

descriptor on an NXP JN516x/7x device is not supported.

u8Radius

Maxim

u8Radius Maximum number of hops of route discovery message

u8Radius

Maxim

u8Radius Maximum number of hops permitted to target node (zero value

u8Radius

Maxim

u8Radius Maximum number of hops permitted to destination node

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