Is this possible?

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - Zigbee
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I’m trying to investigate if the following is possible:

Let’s say I have three Zigbee enabled devices. One is configured as a Coordinator, and it is attached to the wall and constantly powered. I then have one portable battery powered device configured as a Router and another configured as an End Point.

Is it possible to have the device that is configured as a Router reconfigured as a Coordinator should it pass outside the range of the wall mounted device? And, then, once it reenters the range of the wall mounted device, reconfigure it as a Router same as when it started?

In other words, is there a message sent across the serial port indicating that the original network has been lost, allowing a controller to reconfigure the device?

Thanks from a newbie,

Ozy

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The problem with what you want to do, is that changing the device to be a coordinator or a router device requires a separate firmware build.

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Thanks for the info!

Is this a problem with all Zigbee solutions, or just Digi parts?

Thanks,

Ozy

4

It’s the nature of how the Maxstream/Digi devices are built. Seperate firmware builds are necessary for coordinator, router, and end devices. The reason is due to space limitations on the units.

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In our Zigbee Pro featureset solution, different functionset = different firmware stack, at least currently anyway.