Zigbee Communications were developed by the military to provide communications within small mobile groups. The objective was small, simple, lightweight radio equipment, where the unit carried by the mobile elements is battery operated with long (several months) battery life. The radios would find an ad hoc routing and reorganize routing when needed. The radios would sacrifice bandwidth in favor of simplicity and ruggedness.
Applications for using Zigbee units in building controls are seen in retrofitting historical structures where wire runs would be difficult and might force holes in parts where they are not allowed. Also, bandwidth requirement for building controls is usually very low, and the ability of the communication unit to organize itself to find the best signal routing is sometimes crucial.
Speaker: Jay Hendrix, Product Line Manager, Control Products and Systems, Siemens Industry Inc.
Jay Hendrix is marketing Product Line Manager for Room Automation Controls for Siemens Industry, Inc., Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He has over 25 years experience in product management, controls installation and technical integration. Jay led the team at Siemens that introduced the industry’s first wireless mesh building automation system in 2006.
Jay is also a member of the Marketing Steering Committee in the ZigBee alliance where he serves as vertical marketing chair for ZigBee Building Automation. He helped lead and market the release of the ZigBee Building Automation profile in 2011.
Jay has authored and contributed on articles related to wireless and integrated building systems.
Jay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and a Master’s of Business Administration from DePaul University and is a LEED Green Associate.
PDF Presentation: siemens_wireless_ieee_delaware
Talk arranged by Rick Taylor