xbee 3 usb adapter as a Zigbee co-ordinator to linux gateway

XBee & XBee Gateway XBee - Zigbee
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Hi

As a newbie on xbee community, I have few questions regarding the Xbee 3 USB adapter:

  1. Is the USB dongle meant for only sniffing the zigbee network?
  2. What is the zigbee radio chip being used in Xbee 3 USB adapter?
  3. If it is Silicon labs chip, Can i reflash the silicon labs’ NCP firmware into xbee USB dongle and make it as a zigbee co-ordinator (by plugging it on Linux gateway USB port)?

Thanks,
Digesh

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No, it is not a Zigbee sniffer. It is designed to allow a USB enabled device to be able to talk over a Zigbee network.

To enable a Zigbee coordinator, just set the ATCE command to a value of 1.

https://www.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90001539/#concepts/c_zb_coord_op.htm%3FTocPath%3DZigbee%2520networks|Zigbee%2520Coordinator%2520operation|_____0

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Thank you for the response. But I am still not sure what is the zigbee chip used inside xbee3 usb adapter?