cc2538-bsl VS Z-Stack-firmware

Compare cc2538-bsl vs Z-Stack-firmware and see what are their differences.

cc2538-bsl

Python cross-platform script to upload firmware via the serial boot loader onto the CC13xx, CC2538 and CC26xx SoC. (by JelmerT)

Z-Stack-firmware

Compilation instructions and hex files for Z-Stack firmwares (by Koenkk)
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cc2538-bsl Z-Stack-firmware
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5.3 3.1
5 days ago 11 months ago
Python
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License MIT License
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cc2538-bsl

Posts with mentions or reviews of cc2538-bsl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-08.
  • Sonoff CC2652P stick as ZigBee sniffer?
    2 projects | /r/ZigBee | 8 Nov 2022
    Flash the stick with C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instruments\SmartRF Tools\SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2\sniffer_fw\bin\cc1352p1lp\sniffer_fw.hex . As far as I know, you can flash it using the same methods you'd normally use to flash Z-Stack firmware. cc2538-bsl.py works, but if you ask it to verify, it'll show "ERROR: Timeout waiting for ACK/NACK after 'Get CRC32 (0x27)'". And note that once you flash the sniffer FW, you won't be able to re-flash it over USB; you'll need to use the cJTAG pins on the board (the Reset, TMS, TCK, etc… pins shown in this pic), which requires extra hardware, such as the CC-DEVPACK-DEBUG. Or at least I couldn't figure out how to do it; if it's possible, please let me know how.
  • PSA: Zigbee network lockup bug affecting zigbee2mqtt and ZHA (zigpy-znp) fixed
    2 projects | /r/homeassistant | 2 Feb 2021

Z-Stack-firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of Z-Stack-firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-24.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cc2538-bsl and Z-Stack-firmware you can also consider the following projects:

Awesome-Embedded - A curated list of awesome embedded programming.

zigbee2mqtt - Zigbee 🐝 to MQTT bridge 🌉, get rid of your proprietary Zigbee bridges 🔨

ZigStarGW-MT - GUI wrapper designed for convenient service work with TI CC1352/CC2538/CC2652 based Zigbee sticks or gateways. Packed into single executable file

Home Assistant - :house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.

rEFInd-minimal - A stunningly clean theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager.

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

micronucleus - ATTiny usb bootloader with a strong emphasis on bootloader compactness.

homebridge - HomeKit support for the impatient.

toaruos - A completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and userspace including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.

com.zsmartsystems.zigbee - ZigBee Cluster Library Java framework supporting multiple dongles

hekate - hekate - A GUI based Nintendo Switch Bootloader

core - Online IDE powered by Visual Studio Code ⚡️