| Archronix just announced a major milestone in the WSD effort: the ArcWay, a ZigBee – WSD Gateway. The gateway allows WSD-enabled controllers such as Lifeware and Windows Vista to communicate directly with ZigBee-compliant devices with no additional device drivers or setup. ZigBee is the low-rate, two-way RF protocol for low-bandwidth applications like lighting and temperature control. In the home automation industry, versions of the protocol have been adopted by AMX, CentraLite, Control4, Crestron, Eaton, Vantage, Xantech and others. For more information on the Zigbee/WSD gateway, download the technical paper, “Bridging the Automation/IP Gap,” by Derek R. Flickinger.
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