Hello, I have a question about how to monitor Zigbee devices for dead or alive, especially end devices that sleep. I am currently developing a hub to control and retrieve data from home appliances that support the Zigbee protocol. This hub is equipped with nRF5340 and has Flash firmware built with nRF Connect SDK.
I'm thinking of connecting a Hue Dimmer switch, etc. to this hub and using the hub to check periodically (e.g., every 60 seconds) if the device is able to join the network. However, it seems difficult because the end device will sleep after a certain period of time and any commands from a coordinator or router will be timed out.
How can I regularly check to see if a device is properly participating in the network? I would also appreciate any other best practices on how to monitor for dead activity other than the above methods.
I apologize that these questions are a bit abstract. Thank you.