RF Explorer & Zigbee signal

James Edwards

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Feb 4, 2021, 2:57:26 AM2/4/21

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Hello. Rookie question - can the RF Explorer (ISM Combo+) detect a Zigbee signal on the 2.4GHz band?

RF Explorer

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Feb 15, 2021, 10:49:38 AM2/15/21

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Hi,

Yes, the 2.4GHz band circuit can detect Zigbee activity if you use Calculator:MaxHold. Note however Zigbee and Bluetooth are challenging signals for a general purpose spectrum analyzer as usually other strongest signals will hide them in regions of the spectrum.

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RF Explorer Team

James Edwards

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Feb 15, 2021, 5:31:52 PM2/15/21

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Thank you for the informative response. Greatly appreciated.

Do you have any other tips or tricks for identifying these challenging signals? I need to be able to show (visually, via a screen capture or the like) my colleagues and clients when a Zigbee device is affected by other, more powerful signals on the band (eg routers on WiFi channel 6 interfering with an object on Zigbee channel 17 or 18.) I hope this makes sense - I obviously do not have a background or experience in this field.

RF Explorer

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Feb 17, 2021, 10:43:05 AM2/17/21

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Hi,

From what you describe, it may be more useful to detect and display interference than the Zigbee signal itself. Just select start/stop frequency for the range where you want to visualize interference and using Calculator:MaxHold will show your clients where and how interference is impacting any given time.