This webinar explains how Zigbee wireless networking can be used for reliable, low-power data acquisition and machine-to-machine communication in factory environments, with a featured application focused on automated guided vehicle (AGV) route management. It begins with an overview of Zigbee’s key advantages—mesh networking, low latency, long battery life, and strong performance in noisy RF environments—then shows how a Zigbee mesh can dynamically reroute communication if a node drops out.
The main demo scenario describes how AGVs can avoid route conflicts by requesting access to restricted areas (like main lanes or elevators) and broadcasting “occupied/idle” status to other vehicles using Zigbee I/O pairing. The video then reviews the ICP DAS USA Zigbee product families used to build these systems, including multi-to-multi I/O pairing modules (IOG), serial/Ethernet Zigbee gateways with virtual I/O channels, wireless sniffers for packet analysis, and a range of Zigbee remote I/O modules—giving engineers practical guidance for designing both standard Zigbee DAQ networks and advanced smart-factory coordination systems.
