ICP DAS ZigBee User Manual

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How to use ZigBee applications in LinPAC?

Applies to:

No. L6-005

Platform

Classification

Kernel version

Classification

LinPAC series

LP-51xx: V1.8.3 or later
LP-8x3x: V1.2 or later
LP-8x4x: V1.16 or later
Others: All versions

All versions

Linux Applications

ZigBee is a specification based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).
ZigBee operates in the ISM radio bands and uses a basic master-slave configuration that is suited to the
dynamic mesh networks of many infrequently used devices that talk via small data packets. Up to 256
nodes are allowed.

The LinPAC series supports the ZigBee protocol. We can use the ZT-USBC module as a ZigBee converter that
allows the USB interface to be converted to a personal area ZigBee wireless network. Use the LP-8441 with
the ZT-USBC module to connect to the ZT-2043 module as an example to demonstrate the application of
ZigBee, as illustrated in Figure 1.

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Figure 1. Application of Zigbee Technology using a LinPAC device

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Refer to the following websites for more detailed information.
 ZT-USBC module:

http://www.icpdas.com/root/product/solutions/industrial_wireless_communication/wireless_solutions/zt-usb.html

 ZT-2043 module:

http://www.icpdas.com/root/product/solutions/industrial_wireless_communication/wireless_solutions/zt-2043.html

User can deploy ZigBee on the LinPAC series and configure it with the iztconfig.exe program, as illustrated
in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Flowchart illustrating how to configure ZigBee on a LinPAC device

Section 1: Install ZT-USBC module

The ZT-USB module is small-sized wireless ZigBee device that allows you to convert from a USB interface to
a ZigBee wireless network. Install the ZT-USBC module on the LP-8441 module following the procedure
described below:

Note: Before installing the ZT-USBC module, it is recommended that you first install the DCON Utility and

the ZT2000 Configuration Utility on a Windows PC to configure both the ZT-USBC module and set the
ZT-2043 module. For more detailed information, refer to ZT-USB series user manual, which you can
download from:

http://ftp.icpdas.com.tw/pub/cd/usbcd/napdos/zigbee/zt_series/document/zt-usb_series/zt-usb_series_usermanual_0101_en.
pdf

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 Install the ZT-USBC driver

Install Driver
Linux PAC(CPU/Linux kernel)

usbserial.ko

ftdi_sio.ko

PXA270

Linux Kernel 2.6.19 (LP-51xx/8x4x)

√ √ Linux Kernel 2.6.29 (LP-51xx/8x3x)

X

√

Am335x

Linux Kernel 3.2 (LP-22xx/52xx/8x2x/9x2x)

√

√

Others

(X86…)

Linux Kernel 3.2

X

√

Linux Kernel 4.14

X

√

Before installing any drivers, you need to decide what version to use, as indicated in the table below:

Note: √= manually install; X= automatically installed at boot time

Step 1: Use the following command to check the kernel version, as illustrated in Figure 3.

Command: dmesg |grep "Linux version"*

Figure 3. Identifying the Linux Kernel version number

Step 2: Use the following command to load the ZT-USBC driver into the kernel.

Command: sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.19/ftdi_sio.ko

Note: If the message 'Unknown symbol in module' appears after installing ftdi_sio.ko (as illustrated in

Figure 4), you need to install both usbserial.ko and ftdi_sio.ko into the kernel and then locate the USB
serial port for the ZT-USBC module, as illustrated in Figure 5.

Command: sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.19/usbserial.ko

sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.19/ftdi_sio.ko

Figure 4. Failed to install ftdi_sio.ko

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