Zigbee is another proclaimed "open" standard, but what does that mean? How open is zigbee.
In this slashdot thread, someone mentions that the spec should be available sometime Q1 `05 for free. Its currently, what, $7500?
Will the spec open up? I'd be happy to work on an Open Source Software stack for Zigbee, but i'll be damned if I'm paying $7500 to do so. And I'll be double damned if I cant sell anything I make with the stack since I didnt pay for a commercial license.
So far the only low cost zigbee solution I've seen is Microship's PICDEM Z, which incorporates its own software stack.
I'm just a hobbyist developer. I looked at Zensys' Z-Wave, but the $2500 development kit put me off. I've been banking on Zigbee, but am worried about whether the free status will reach amateur developers like myself.
thanks Myren