Prior to any product development, we need to prepare a set of hardware and software.
Hardware we use ZigBee Development Kit Creek-ZB-PK, due also provides supporting software in the suite, so we do not need to prepare software.
However, when using the Silicon EmberZNet_ZigBee3.0_EFR32MG development, we also need a Silicon Labs account.
Here the "Silicon Labs registered account" separate out, mainly because it is very important for the later development process. Therefore, after the registration is complete, you must remember to save the account number and password.
Input browser https://www.silabs.com/ , Silicon Labs into the official website, as shown below:
If the account has not Silicon Labs, select the top right corner of the image above "the Register (Register)" to enter the registration screen, as shown below:
Follow the prompts to complete the information to fill in, and click on "Create an Account".
After completing the "Create Account", you will prompt a "mail confirmation." Follow the prompts to complete the "Mail OK" to complete the registration.
If you want to develop ZigBee, then you definitely need a ZigBee protocol stack, the Simplicity Studio download ZigBee protocol stack is a required input hardware serial number. The hardware serial number is provided when you purchase the core subjects of official development kit. Then use the Creek-ZB-PK is not also provide hardware serial number it? The answer is no. Use Creek-ZB-PK does not require a serial number, Creek-ZB-PK in the development of the resource pack has been provided ZigBee protocol stack, just in the Simplicity Studio load it can be. Therefore, when you install Simplicity Studio, you do not need to download the ZigBee protocol stack.
Let's look at a simple Creek-ZB-PK hardware.
First we see a liquid crystal plate, which uses a black heavy metal design, providing support 128X64 OLED display, and a sensor to provide ZigBee module socket interface, USB and dual battery power supply mode, to facilitate movement testing. We can see 36 IO ports also lead out.
ZigBee module look at, it also uses a black heavy metal design, the use of PCB antenna and 2.0 double socket 24P.
Supporting the simulator is we are more familiar and popular J-Link emulator.
Good to see a complete placement of the nodes and ZigBee module relay expansion modules.
