Zigbee

Zigbee is a portable, low-power software networking protocol that provides connectivity over a mesh network based on the IEEE 802.15.4 radio protocol. It also defines an application layer that provides interoperability among all Zigbee devices.

Zigbee add-ons for the nRF Connect SDK provide support for developing Zigbee applications based on the third-party precompiled ZBOSS R22 and R23 stacks. These stacks are included as the ZBOSS Zigbee stack library in Zigbee add-ons repositories. In combination with the nRF Connect SDK, Zigbee add-ons allow for development of low-power connected solutions.

For details, see the Zigbee R22 and Zigbee R23 add-on documentation, or refer to their respective GitHub repositories: R22 and R23.

Note

Zigbee R22 add-on is currently in maintenance mode, and it is not recommended to use it for new Zigbee designs. While critical bug fixes and security updates will be provided as necessary, it will not receive any enhancements or new features. The Zigbee R23 add-on represents Nordic’s primary solution for future Zigbee developments, offering improvements, support for new features, and support for the nRF52840, nRF5340 and nRF54L Series devices.