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JN516x-EK001 Evaluation Kit
User Guide
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4. Where Next?
Once you have set up and run the pre-loaded Smart Home Demonstration, you may
wish to start developing your own wireless network applications to run on the
components of the JN516x-EK001 Evaluation Kit. This chapter helps you to get
started in this application development, as follows:
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Section 4.1 provides information on the available wireless network protocols for
your JN516x application development.
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Section 4.2 outlines the NXP Software Developer’s Kits (SDKs) that are
available to support application development using the different protocols.
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Section 4.3 directs you to the user documentation for each protocol.
4.1 Which Protocol?
The JN516x-EK001 Evaluation Kit supports four protocols that can be used to develop
applications for the JN516x wireless microcontroller:
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IEEE 802.15.4: This is an industry-standard protocol which provides the low-
level functionality for implementing wireless network communications. The
other supported protocols are built on top of IEEE 802.15.4, but an application
can also be designed to interface directly with the IEEE 802.15.4 stack layers
and an API is provided to facilitate this interaction. Developing an application
directly on top of IEEE 802.15.4 requires lower level programming than using
one of the other supported protocols.
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JenNet-IP: This is an NXP proprietary protocol which allows wireless networks
to be implemented that can be accessed via IP (e.g. from a PC, tablet or smart
phone on the Internet). APIs are provided to facilitate the interaction between
the application and the JenNet-IP stack. A typical application is lighting control,
as illustrated by the JenNet-IP Smart Home Demonstration.
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ZigBee PRO: This is an industry-standard protocol which provides a Network
stack layer (over IEEE 802.15.4) that supports Mesh networking. APIs are
provided to facilitate the interaction between the application and the ZigBee
PRO stack. These APIs must be used in conjunction with the APIs of JenOS
(Jennic Operating System). Three ZigBee ‘application profiles’ are provided for
use with ZigBee PRO (APIs are provided to aid application coding):
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Smart Energy (SE): This profile is concerned with the management and
monitoring of power consumption (and other resources) in a building.
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Home Automation (HA): This profile is concerned with the control of a
range of technology in the home, including lighting and security.
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ZigBee Light Link (ZLL): This profile is concerned with the control of the
lighting in a building.
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ZigBee RF4CE: This is an industry-standard protocol which is targeted at
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IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless remote control applications (e.g. the control of a
home media system). APIs are provided to facilitate the interaction between the
application and the ZigBee RF4CE stack.