The NXP Zigbee SDK is not well setup for use with C++. Although I prefer it over the Texas Instruments ZStack for various reasons, ease of C++ development is not one of them. I had no trouble converting ZStack sample programs to C++. I had all sorts of issues with the NXP SDK.

My attempt to develop custom firmware for the Aqara E1 Zigbee wall switch (link coming soon) necessitated learning NXP’s Zigbee SDK for the JN5189.

NXPs MCUXpresso is not configured by default to build JN5189 SDK Zigbee apps on Linux, but with some minor tweaks, it is possible to build both the samples and your own applications.