Creating a ZigBee Smart Energy Device with the MSP430F54xx and the CC2530-ZNP (ZigBee Pro Network Processor)

The paper describes how to create a ZigBee Smart Energy Device using the MSP430F54xx as the host application processor to the CC2530-ZNP (ZigBee Pro Network Processor). The physical interface between the MSP430 and the CC2530-ZNP is discussed, as well as the software application framework used to drive the CC2530-ZNP. This paper assumes that the reader is familiar with basic ZigBee concepts and terminology.

The CC2530-ZNP contains the core ZigBee Pro stack and exposes API interfaces to the host processor for configuration of the stack and data transfer. In the sample application installer that is provided by TI, these APIs are abstracted by an application framework called the ZAP (ZigBee Application Processor) framework, which makes it easy for an application developer to write sophisticated ZigBee Smart Energy applications, among others (e.g., Home Automation and manufacturer-specific profiles). TI has provided an extensive framework to make application development easy and thus re-use of this application framework is highly encouraged. However, for application developers that choose to use the CC2530-ZNP but still want to build their application framework from the ground up, the ZigBee Smart Energy sample application suite serves as great reference code of how to interface with the CC2530-ZNP.

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Online Resources

Have you ever wondered that there are a lot of virtual resources available on the internet? The present age is an age of ‘CLOUD’. No need to have own pc, no need to buy a software and no need to install it, if you want to work with it. Without having all the above (PC, software and installation) you can get the things done. Yes! Its 100 % true. Here are some examples.

1.  To give a presentation you need to have Microsoft office and a pen drive to carry it. But using the CLOUD resources like GOOGLE DRIVE and SKY DRIVE (from Microsoft) you can do it online and store it in the cloud. You can access the doc from anywhere and at any time, provided you have an account.
2. Sometimes we want to test a circuit or suppose we want to know the working of a circuit, we need to buy all the components and test it physically. And a small change/ damage to any component will lead to faulty results. But using some software you can do it virtually and get the results. But the software needed may be too costly and you need to pay a lot to get access to it.  How about having a virtual software that doesn’t require any buying and installation but still serves our needs?  Isn’t it a great thought? Of course someone like you and me had thought about it before us and came up with a new ONLINE CIRCUITSIMULATOR

List of FPGA based VLSI Projects

Here is the list of FPGA based VLSI projects ideas for experimenting with VHDL and Verilog HDL, for final year projects of electronics engineering.

•             VLSI Design Of Two Wire Serial EEPROM for Embedded Microcontrollers Specification

•             VLSI Design of Diminished-One Modulo 2n + 1 Adder using Circular Carry Selection

•             VLSI Design of DES (Data Encryption Standard) Algorithm

•             VLSI Design and Implementation of Water Pump Controller using VHDL/Verilog HDL

•             VLSI Design and Implementation of Stepper Motor Controller

•             VLSI Design and Implementation of Solar Panel Control

•             VLSI Design and Implementation of Security System