@SmartHomePrimer Store link, please?
Select "USB XBee Adapter(FT2..." from the drop-down menu. Mine took 28 days to arrive.
However, I don't have my XBee module yet, so it's still unconfirmed if these work, but for the price I can't say there's any real risk in just ordering.
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still waiting on mine (western Canada takes a while)
I wonder why that is. You're 2000 kilometer closer to the source than I am.
the stagecoach only gets to western canada once a week? 
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unfortunately very true and the Calgary Stampede (yearly rodeo) just left town
and here i thought i was being funny 
the sights are amazingly beautiful though so probably worth the tradeoff.
K Days are going on now here in Edmonton. Looks like Alberta is a write off for a while.
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Why is it called K Days?
because they couldn't spell Calgary! 
(city rivalries)
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Calgary??? Is that even a city?
K Days was called Klondike Days but they decided to shorten it a number of years ago. It's less like a rodeo and more like the CNE.
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Hi,
I'm working on a project to monitor our washer and dryer or simply running or not. I want to use XBee to communicate with HE.
I can sense the state of the appliances with no problem but I want to be sure I understand the XBee Link.
Parts:
Xbee XB3-24Z8UT-J (don't think the Pro version will get me anything except maybe some more range and more power consumed)
Shield like shown by @SmartHomePrimer in post 39
Plan:
I understand the XB3-24Z8UT-J has a HC08 µP built in. I'm not sure how much of its capabilities are available to the user. So I can see I have 2 options:
- Run µPython on the HC08 and input the appliance states on pins 4 & 7.
- Use an external µP and go through the XB3-24Z8UT-J UART.
My question is, Does anybody see anything conceptually wrong?
Thanks
John
Shield? Whats that? 
I don't know how theses things work! 
You meant post 42? I can't confirm that particular one works yet. I'm still waiting for my Xbee to arrive and then I'll post here if I can't figure it out. 
I'm guessing you're just looking for a fun way to go about this? Because there's a path of much less resistance and it works great. The seller only want $55 for it. I have one, and the driver's right here
Yes. I purchased one of @iharyadi 's BME280 ZigBee sensors and was impress on how easily it paired and was easily usable. So I decided to try it and see how difficult or easy it was. My goal is to be able to make my own sensors or whatever easily once I get the 1st one going. Something I could not do with ZWave.
Thank you for the Aeon idea, but I'll stick with the Xbee for the learning experience.
As for the "shield" or adapter or whatever. I purchased the same type on eBay myself. Haven't ordered the XBee yet but my guess is I'll have the XBee long before the adapter gets here from China.
To use it I'm hoping it will be recognized from Digi's XCTU and program right from my PC.....we'll see.
John
I don't see anything wrong with the concept. I do think you may find getting an xbee to properly integrate with Hubitat as a Zigbee HA device to be a challenge. I say this only because after so many years of being active in the ST community, I have only ever see a few people pull it off. Also, the cost of the xbee modules is pretty high compared to other solutions.
For less than $9, you can get a NodeMCU ESP8266 from Amazon (even less if bought in quantities of 2), and load my HubDuino software on it. It uses Wi-Fi instead of zigbee, so it may or may not be a good solution for you.
Hi @ogiewon,
Actually I have an ESP8266 on order. It will probably be here before the XBee parts. So I'll see which is better for me.
Regarding the cost, I certainly don't have cash to spare but for a home hobby the cost of either is insignificant.
Thanks for the reply.
John
This was one of the more recent "Zigbee via Xbee" discussions from SmartThings. Might be helpful.
I would like to experiment with building custom zigbee solutions based on @iharyadi 's architecture. It doesn't sound like the development environment is readily available though. The cost of the zigbee chips he's using seems pretty reasonable, which makes it an attractive solution.
My Ebay Xbee USb adapter finally arrived after about 2 months and it appears to work fine with my Xbee3, not bad for $2.62 US.
For anyone interested you will need a mini usb cable for it instead of a micro usb cable.
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Thanks for letting me know. My Xbee still hasn't arrived! Unbelievable. Everything I've order from China, both at the same time and after I order an Xbee from Digikey, has already arrived. Going to have to call them again tomorrow and find out what's going on now.
