# Creating a standard ZigBee device with a Parallax Propeller

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755>\
**Category:** Devices & Integrations\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755 "2014-09-04T17:02:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/johnr/32/19702_2.png) [@JohnR](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JohnR)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755/1 "2014-09-04T17:02:23Z")

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In case anyone is interested here is a post on how to communicate with SmartThings using a Propeller. The propeller driver is this post uses standard ZigBee Home Automation device types and clusters to communicate with the SmartThings ZigBee radio. It can be the foundation any type of build your own hardware and is based on ZigBee Home Automation standards.

[http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/157233-Propeller-to-SmartThings-(communicating-with-the-ZigBee-HA-public-profile)?p=1291123#post1291123](http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/157233-Propeller-to-SmartThings-%28communicating-with-the-ZigBee-HA-public-profile%29?p=1291123#post1291123)

Sorry about the ugly URL

Parallax’s Propeller is an 8 Core 32-bit RISC based processor with 32 I/O lines. I have created several commercial devices with it over the years and recently just released my communications library to the propeller community in the above URL.

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**Author:** ![theedpope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@theedpope](https://community.smartthings.com/u/theedpope)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755/2 "2014-09-04T22:42:59Z")

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Thanks for the link @JohnR. I will be looking into this for many ideas that I have for various home projects

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**Author:** ![Tony\_Gutierrez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/tony_gutierrez/32/92476_2.png) [@Tony\_Gutierrez](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Tony_Gutierrez)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755/3 "2017-06-06T23:31:45Z")

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New link? Old one is dead.

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**Author:** ![JohnR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/johnr/32/19702_2.png) [@JohnR](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JohnR)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/creating-a-standard-zigbee-device-with-a-parallax-propeller/4755/4 "2017-06-07T11:47:20Z")

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Try this one:

> **[Propeller to SmartThings (communicating with the ZigBee HA public profile)](http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/157233/propeller-to-smartthings-communicating-with-the-zigbee-ha-public-profile/p1)**
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> This thread outlines the process for using a Propeller with a Digi xBee Pro ZB to connect to a public ZigBee Home Automation network.