Marc Nicholas wrote:
> Can you build a Zigbee stack, microcontroller, RFN PCB for less than
> $21? The new XBees cost that much in qty 1. Quite compelling!
True, they have come down in price - and it's been compelling enough so
far, so that's what I've used.
But it seems to me that using a free stack (Microchip's ZigBee or MiWi)
and a transceiver that costs <$2... yes, you'll have a micro but you
probably have one in there anyway for other functionality... and you
presumably have a PCB as well. I don't know enough to estimate how much
more expensive the PCB would have to be.
I think ZigBee would *really* take off if it were economically feasible
to include in products that retailed for $50 or less. $21 is pretty
good, but it's not quite there yet (especially if your product requires
a sender and receiver).
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