ZBOSS Open Initiative (ZOI) Update

DSR Corporation is excited to be coming up on the 3rd anniversary of launching the ZBOSS Open Initiative. ZOI is a community of companies working on a common Zigbee® PRO software platform, ZBOSS, with a goal of overcoming the challenges around interoperability, security, testing, and optimization of Zigbee®-enabled products and solutions. 

ZOI has 15 member companies including 7 consumer product vendors, 6 silicon chip vendors and 2 system integrators. Join ZOI and gain access to DSR’s ZBOSS stack, an independent, portable and high performance Zigbee protocol stack.  

One of the main challenges currently facing the IoT market is to achieve interoperability across the vast ecosystem of smart devices and manufacturers. The key solution to this problem is a shared software platform, utilized and maintained by chipset vendors and consumer product companies, in a collaborative environment. ZOI provides the best on the market Zigbee stack to its members and sharing the development efforts between multiple companies creates a more robust product that benefits all participants and their customers, along with users who utilize the products built on ZOI. Members can prioritize new features and provide the code for the implementation. These features are implemented swiftly by making pull requests, thus benefiting their customers.

To learn more about ZOI, visit https://dsr-zoi.com.

There are several exciting announcements regarding new Zigbee-compliant member products and updates to the ZBOSS stack: 

Member product compliance certifications: 

Mediatek

• MT7902 is ZBOSS 3.13 certified

Nordic Semiconductor

• nRF5340 is ZBOSS 3.11 certified
• nRF52833 is ZBOSS 3.11 certified  

ZBOSS r23 (https://dsr-iot.com/downloads/zbosssdk#upper-header)

DSR’s ZBOSS stack, an independent, portable and high performance Zigbee protocol stack is now updated to be r23 compatible.  Zigbee r23 introduces several new features and updates that enable greater security and interoperability for Zigbee Devices.

Dynamic Link Key

• Maintains high level of security without install codes and simplifies commissioning.

Device Interview

• Additional device interview steps added to validate the device being commissioned.

APS Frame Counter Synchronization

• Enhanced validation measure protecting connection from impersonator devices.

Secured Channel and PAN ID changes

• Greater level of control to prevent unnecessary changes in channels or Personal Area Networks.

Smart Energy Key Management 

• Enables Trust Center to identify and verify if a device meets a required level of authentication

Trust Center Swap Out

• Secure mechanism for replacing a Trust Center and ensuring automated devices rejoin

Restricted Mode

• A Trust Center can now configure a device to only receive management commands from that Trust Center.

Zigbee Direct (https://dsr-iot.com/downloads/zigbeedirect#upper-header)

ZBOSS also supports Zigbee Direct. Zigbee Direct is a new feature which enables secure communication between Zigbee and any Bluetooth supported device. Zigbee Direct reduces the time and complexity required to design, develop and utilize Zigbee devices. Zigbee Direct is comprised of two components: ZBOSS SDK with Zigbee Direct Device & the Zigbee Virtual Device. 

Zigbee Direct Device is a portable, full-stack ZBOSS SDK with ZDD role. The ZDD communicates with the Zigbee network and Bluetooth-enabled device simultaneously 

Zigbee Virtual Device is a component used by product companies to build custom commissioning applications which add devices to their Zigbee networks.

 Other Updates

• ZB SubGHz band support. 
• ZCL8 compliance with backward compatibility modes. 
• Full-featured Green Power Combo Basic 
• CI: r22.2 and r23 certification tests adn automated nightly builds were integrated into CI.

About Us

DSR Corporation (DSR) is a professional products and services software development firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. DSR Corporation has been developing products in wireless technology since 2001, releasing cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) systems since 2006. DSR is the ultimate end-to-end IoT partner for many companies around the world and within different IoT verticals. DSR has delivered solutions in enabling wireless communications in products, embedded software for gateways and sensors, application integration layer, cloud backend, end-user apps (mobile and web), and general technology consulting with niche expertise. DSR is one of a handful of companies around the world that develops solutions covering the entire product spectrum - from the lowest level (hardware layer) to the top-level user apps. DSR is a big supporter of open standards and flexible development, making us technology and vendor agnostic because we understand that not all solutions fit all use cases and business models. We are able to do this because of our extensive experience in different areas and our commitment to quality, recognized by our work in the Japanese market.

Visit www.dsr-zboss.com to learn more about DSR’s ZBOSS stack. 

Visit www.dsr-iot.com and understand the benefits of joining ZOI as a member.