Are Digi 802.15.4 and TI CC2520 modules compatible?

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - 802.15.4
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I am thinking of buying some more Digi products (XBee or XBee-PRO 802.15.4 OEM RF modules) and connect them to Texas instruments CC2530 (Second Generation System-on-Chip Solution for 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / RF4CE / ZigBee) modules.
Do you have any experience with that? Are those two modules compatible?

Thanks in advance,
Stefan

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The XBee 802.15.4 modules are just that, an IEEE 802.15.4 product where as the CC2530 module is a ZigBee Chip. As such, they are not comparable with each other as they run at different levels in the OSI model and protocols.

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But it says on CC2520 webpage http://www.ti.com/product/cc2520 under features that it supports IEEE 802.15.4 systems. So I was wondering if anyone had any experience combining those modules.

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I am not aware of anyone attempting to do so. I would suggest checking with TI to verify this module will support a true 802.15.4 connection and if so, how to configure it for that before attempting it.