The IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee USB Dongle from Integration provides a compliant 802.15.4 interface that can be quickly and easily connected to a host computer. The dongle also provides fully compliant wireless ZigBee connectivity (home controls stack profile) for routers, coordinators, and end devices by means of the supplied ZigBee compliant platform drivers.

The USB Dongle is aimed at OEMs planning to deploy 802.15.4 or ZigBee enabled solutions into their product range. The dongle provides a simple method of integrating 802.15.4 or ZigBee into computers, gateways and /or bridge devices.

The dongle software development kit provides a convenient application interface to the software developer, thereby removing any need to develop USB drivers or even have experience in developing wireless technology. By means of the dongle, Integration offers the opportunity for OEMs to reduce R&D costs, reduce time-to-market, and minimize development risks.

The dongle is available with a choice of two driver options: The 802.15.4 drivers provide direct access to the 802.15.4 MAC interface. 'The ZigBee drivers allow the dongle to operate as a Coordinator, Router, or End Device within a ZigBee network. The drivers expose AF, ZDO and Cluster Library interfaces to the application.