Zigbee remote control vs IR remote control | Difference between Zigbee remote control and IR remote control
This page compares Zigbee remote control vs IR remote control and mentions difference between Zigbee remote control and IR remote control types.
Specifications | IR Remote control | Zigbee Remote Control |
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Frequency Range | Operates on infrared wavelength/frequency. Infrared uses 700 nm to 1 mm wavelength range and 430 THz to 300 GHz frequency range. | Operates on 2.4GHz or 868/915MHz frequency |
Principle | Operates as per IR codes defined by different manufacturers. Both remote control and controlling device will have common IR codes so that IR Transmitter and IR Receiver can communicate with each other. Hence interoperability is not possible between devices from different manufacturers. | Zigbee Profile defines commands and responses for various tasks to be used by device manufacturers. This makes zigbee devices from different manufacturers interoperate with one another. |
Coverage Range | upto 10 meters | upto 50 meters |
Data rate | 500 bps to 1 kbps | 250 Kbps (2.4 GHz), 20kbps (868 MHz), 40 kbps (915MHz) |
Regional Regulation | No limitation | It has regulation limits as defined in ETSI/FCC. There is need of compliance tests to be conducted specific to zigbee frequency. |
Bidirectional mode of operation | Not possible due to power consumption | Possible |
Operational range | Devices wanting to communicate should be in LOS (Line of Sight) | Devices need not have to be LOS, they can be non LOS also. |
Number of bits per frame | maximum 40 bits | Zigbee frame carry maximum of 127 bytes as payload. |
Modulation/coding | IR uses modulation techniques such as pulse distance coding and manchester coding to represent 1s and 0s on 38 KHz carrier. | Zigbee uses O-QPSK modulation in 2.4GHz band and BPSK modulation in 868MHz/915MHz bands. |
Applications | TV, VCR and other remote controls | Many applications other than just remote control. It includes home automation, lighting system, parking system, wireless sensor networks etc. |
IR and Zigbee Related Links
Following are the links on IR and Zigbee related technologies:
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IR TV Remote
IR Spectrum Table
IrDA tutorial
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Zigbee network basics
protocol Stack
PHY Layer
PHY frame
MAC Frame
Frequency Bands
Conformance test
AODV protocol
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Zigbee 3.0 tutorial
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