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I sudpect they are real, since the Z-link is really a package, a 
processor combined with an AT86RF230 Zigbee transceiver chip.  I have 5 
of the AT86RF230 chips in my possession, which I received through Atmel 
as a pre-release sample for a project that has since stalled )-:.

  It is my understanding that AT86RF230s should now be orderable through 
most Atmel distributors, which means Z-link products ought to be as well. 
  
  Have you downloaded and looked at the Z-Link protocol stack off the 
Atmel website yet? includes full source code in C.

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    The Z-lin protocol stack implements Zigbee IEEE 802.14.5-2004.   The 
IEEE 802X committee approved 802.14.5-2006 in June of this year, and as 
I understand if, 4 vendors have achieves Zigbee Alliance Gold status, 
meaning their 802.15.4-2006 protocol stack shave passed interoperability 
testing.  You **REALLY** want to be using an 802.15.4-2006v protocol 
stack, trust me on this.  It fixed the problems with larger networks, 
permitting the full power of  the  Zigbee protocol to be used in practice.

   NOt liking to recommend other vendors when Atmel has a solution, but 
the TI Zigbee offering is 802.15.4-2006 certified, and very price 
competitive (excepting that you have to purchase an expensive ($800 or 
$2000) development kit to get a license fotr the Zigbee protocol stack, 
and a compiler which will work with the processors they implemented).


tom

Mark Nowell wrote:
>
> Does anyone use an Atmel AVR-based Zigbee (Z-Link?) module or know if
> such things _really_ exist and where I might buy them (in UK)? It seems
> the MaxStream XBee modules are popular amongst AVRFreaks - perhaps this
> means the Atmel offering isn't available?
>