POPP ZB – Stick (Zigbee)

POPP ZB-Stick Zigbee USB adapter is designed for general use with personal computers, laptops or single board computers such as Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Odroid, Orange Pi and others. It is based on the EFR32MG1 SiLabs chip, which is 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.15.4 / Zigbee microcontroller.

The POPP ZB-Stick is pre-programmed with the Network CoProcessor firmware and provides a USB interface via the CP2102N USB-UART bridge. When plugged into a computer, it appears as a serial port.

With the growing number of Zigbee devices: Philips Hue, Osram, Iris, Ikea Tradfri, Xiaomi Aqara and others – it’s interesting to use these products for DIY scenarios. With the help of POPP ZB-Stick (Zigbee) you can directly communicate with these devices, using programming languages ​​such as Node.js, Python and C or using ready-made plug-ins for various home automation platforms.

Features:

• Zigbee EFR32MG1 internal microcontroller
• Dimensions : 28 x 16 x 8 mm
• Rx sensitivity: -99dBm
• Maximum Tx power: 13dBm
• Communication with visual range: 200m
• USB interface with standard NCP commands from Silicon Labs. Easy to use as serial port on the host machine (computer / laptop / single board)
• Several plugins for openHAB, Home Assistant, Node-RED and other DYI platforms C, Node.js and Python for building your own application