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).
-- 
Timothy J. Weber
http://timothyweber.org
-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist