https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/tags/zigbee/ Recent content in Zigbee on Dev notes Hugo en-us Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:30:00 +0100 https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/posts/smarthome/zigbee-setup/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:30:00 +0100 https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/posts/smarthome/zigbee-setup/ <p>This is a second post in the Smart Home series. See the previous post if you haven&rsquo;t already: <a href="https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/posts/smarthome/smart-home-getting-started/">https://blog.michal.pawlik.dev/posts/smarthome/smart-home-getting-started/</a>. Last time we have set up the HA (Home Assistant), in this post we&rsquo;ll learn about Zigbee and control some devices.</p> <h2 id="zigbee">Zigbee</h2> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigbee">Zigbee</a> is a specification for wireless communication protocols, very common solution for building home automation networks.</p> <p>Explaining new terms is always easier when there&rsquo;s something well known you can relate to, so before describing Zigbee let&rsquo;s recall something familiar, the typical WiFi network.</p>