title: Communicate with ZigBee device via WiFi
body: <p>I'm working on some software to manage a device that communicates with a remote control via ZigBee. We would like the device to be able to communicate with a web server and/or smartphone via Wi-Fi, so that our software can interact with it. The ZigBee remote is clunky and we are trying to replace and automate some of the functionality.</p>
  
  <p>I'm wondering if something like this: <a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10822" rel="nofollow">Sparkfun WiFly Module</a>
  or this: <a href="http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-wired-embedded-solutions/zigbee-rf-modules/point-multipoint-rfmodules/xbee-wi-fi#overview" rel="nofollow">Digi Xbee WiFi</a>
  might be able to help me achieve this.</p>
  
  <p>Forgive me if this is a silly question; I'm pretty unfamiliar with ZigBee and its related hardware. Any help would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: To clarify, what I want to do is swap the current remote for an iPad. The board has an XBee Pro module and there is another one located in the current remote. </p>
  
  <p>I'm thinking it would be best to swap the XBee Pro with one of the Wi-Fi modules mentioned above, and reprogram the board to communicate with an iPad via an ad-hoc network.</p>