Since its inception ZigBee technology has been designed as a general-purpose low-data rate, low-power wireless solution. Contrary to competing technologies (such as Z-Wave, which focuses on home control), ZigBee has a very wide application scope. Typical EXAMPLES include home automation (lighting, heating, closures, security, access to set-top boxes), BUILDING automation (lighting, HVAC, smoke DETECTION, access control), industrial MONITORING, automatic meter reading, environmental data collection, and medical sensing.

Since its inception ZigBee technology has been designed as a general-purpose low-data rate, low-power wireless solution. Contrary to competing technologies (such as Z-Wave, which focuses on home control), ZigBee has a very wide application scope. Typical examples include home automation (lighting, heating, closures, security, access to set-top boxes), building automation (lighting, HVAC, smoke detection, access control), industrial monitoring, automatic meter reading, environmental data collection, and medical sensing.