Elexa Consumer DMGW1 Dome Hub User Manual

Elexa Consumer Products Inc. Dome Hub

User Manual

1TheZ-Box SmartHomeControllerVersion2/Z-Wave Cert No:ZC10-XXXXXXXXQuick StartThis device is a control center (gateway) for Z-Wave home automation networks. It is used to control differentsingle devices as well as complete defined scenes and actions combining device functions within the network.It needs only a few steps to get your Z-box up and running.1. Power it up by plugging in the external power supply2. Connect the z-box to your local router using a standard Ethernet cable3. Use a web browser on your desktop PC or mobile internet device and go to login page .Input the IPaddress into the address bar, press ENTER to enter the login page.（IP address：192.168.10.1）4. Login using the initial local default login (login: admin; password: 123456)5. Got to setup (upper right corner)My Settings, remember your remote access ID and define your remotepassword. This password is used for accessing the controller from outside the home. It is shared among alllocal users in the home. If you want to protect your login from other users inside the home, change the localdefault password.6. Define your rooms usingRooms7. Setup the other users and give them access to the rooms.8. Installing your smart home devices one by one. Use the dialogDevicesfor thisHardwareThe Z-Box is a small but powerful hardware offering various interfaces:•Power Input: The device is powered by AC adapter DC9V 1.3A.•Ethernet: The device can be connected to any standard 10/100 MBit/s Ethernet router•3*USB(2insidethechamberand1external):The3USBportsallowtoconnectadditionalcommunicationor storage options such as an EnOcean dongle, Bluetooth dongle, hard disk or any other USB device suitablefor Z-box.Installation•Connect to RouterUsing the LAN cable connect the Z-box to your router.
2Note-If a connection through the router is not available, there is an refer to the Dome App for step-by-stepinstructions when installation is complete.•Connect to PowerUsing the cord provided, connect the Z-box to an electrical wall outlet.Installing Batteries (optional)The Z-box uses 4 Ni-MH AA Rechargeable batteries (not included) which allow the system to continueoperation for up to 6 hours (depend on battery capacity and application) when the power is out.We recommend use 2400mAZ-Box provide trickle charge to recharge battery which is the safest charging technique, it takes approx. 48hours to fully recharge 4 x 2400mA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries – please DON’T MIX differentcapacity/brand/age of batteries.To install the batteries, pry open the lid of the Z-box at the notch in the back just above the cable ports.LED Behavior
3Defaulting Network SettingsTo reset the Network to the default settings, press and hold the Main button (on top of the Z-box) for 10seconds. Release the button when the LED quickly flashes red indicating reset. Refer to the Dome App toreconnect the Z-box.
4Defaulting the Z-box to Factory SettingsImportant:Resetting the Z-box will delete all the settings, disconnect all Z-Wave devices and delete all of thepresets.To revert to the Factory default settings, press and hold the Reset button (inside the Z-box) for 10 seconds.Release the button when the Status LED quickly flashes red indicating reset.Smart Home User InterfaceYour smart home can be controlled from different user interface. The design of the interface will adapt to thevarious screens of PC, pads or mobile phones.This interface allows managing your smart home equipped with interconnected Z-Wave devices. It will showevery function of the device as one single Element (In case a physical device has multiple functions – likeswitching and metering – it will generate multiple elements). All elements are listed in the Element View andcan be filtered by function type (switch, dimmer, sensor) or other filtering criteria. Important elements can beplaced in the Dashboard. Additionally the elements can be grouped into rooms. Every change of a sensor valueor a switching status is called an event and is shown in the Timeline. Filtering allows monitoring the changesof one single function or device.
5Functions of the User InterfaceGeneralThegreentimeontheheadershowsthetimeofthelastcommunicationtothesmarthomegateway.Incasecommunication gets lost, a red sign is shown.Different users (login/password) have different dashboards and settings. Apps and tags are activated for allusers. Admin privilege is to setup new users, install/configure/delete apps and assigning access rights ofrooms to usersElementsClicking into the element may show more control options (like for dimmers or motor control). Switching aswitch will immediately result in showing the new state but in greyed. Once the wireless network reconfirmsthe new state of the switch, the new switching status is shown using the real color icon.The Element Configuration allows assigning user-defined tags to different elements. This allows furthergrouping or filtering. It is even possible to use tags inside apps to auto-select certain elements. The timeshown in certain elements refers to the time where value was read from the sensor. You can change this byconfiguring the app “Sensor Polling”.Some physical Z-Wave devices are quite complex generating a lot of functions. You may want to deletecertain elements from the element view. This can be done on the elements configuration with the checkbox“Permanently delete”. If you accidently deleted an element you need to go to Setup Z-Wave Network, TabNetwork and click on the physical device that generated the very element. Here you can hide/unhide everyelement.TimelineSome elements may create a lot of events regardless of their possible polling. If you don’t want them toflood your timeline disable all events from this device using the element‘s configuration dialog. In yourpersonal settings you can define if new elements shall generate events or not. This setting can be changedas well.DevicesYou can include all certified Z-Wave devices. If you can’t find your device in the list of known devices pleaseuse the Autodetect function. It will create the same result but you need to find out from the device manualhow to add (include) the device to the network.To use EnOcean devices a special EnOcean transmitter USB stick needs to be attached to the Z-box.Furthermore the EnOcean module needs to be activated. Please note that only a selection of EnOceandevices are supported by the EnOcean module. You can browse through the list of supported EnOceandevices.
6Z-Wave NetworkThis menu option allows a deeper look into the Z-Wave network. The tabNetworklists all Z-Wave hardwaredevices and the elements controlled by them. A configuration button allows changing the names and roomassignment of all element. At the end of this dialog a buttonHardware Configurationleads to a hardwarespecific configuration dialog. Some Z-Wave devices offer such configurations to adapt their functions. Nothaving this configuration option is not a malfunction!The tabNetwork Statuslists possible problems of Z-Wave devices and the Z-Wave network. A link refers tothe Z- Way Expert User Interface. Please note that this Expert User Interface is for Z-Wave experts. TheRazberry documentation and user forums will provide help for its use if needed. Direct access to the Z-Wave Expert User Interface is always possible using http://ip:8083/expert/My SettingsThis menu allows the usual user settings (color, languages, preferences). For users with admin privilegesthis dialog also controls the essential access credentials for the remote access using find.z-wave.me.User ManagementThis menu item is only available for users with admin privileges.The Z-Box Z-box is powered by Z-Way, the famous Z-Wave control software of Z-Wave.Me that is alsopowering famous projects such as Razberry (razberry.zwave.me: This means that all apps, workarounds,tricks and How Tos provided and describes for the Razberry project – e.g. on http://forum.z-wave.me/ –can be used and applied for the Z-box too.SuperQuickStartfor Insiders1. 2. Go tofind.zwave.me,findtheIPaddressof your Z-Box, click onit3.Setupyourpasswordandrememberyour Z-BoxIDforfutureremoteaccess4.Choosehttp://YOURPI_IP:8083 orusefind.zwave.meforremote accessto your SmartHomeInterface.QuickStartfortherestofusZ-Boxis aZ-Wavecontrollerfor your SmartHome.Abuilt-inweb serverallows fastinstallation andusagewithoutinstallingfurthersoftwareorapps.Ofcourse there areappsforvariousmobileplatformsthatcanbedownloadedfromthevariousapp storesthatfurtherenhance the userexperienceof thesolution.
7Poweritup. After about1minuteopenawebbrowserand pointtofind.zwave.meBelowtheloginscreenyou willsee theIPaddressof yourZ-Box system.Click ontheIPaddresslink toopentheconfigurationdialog.The Configuration ServiceTheconfigurationserviceisaccessiblewith anyweb browseron Port8084. Wheneveryouwant tochangesettingsthisservicewillbeat yourserviceandisavailableindependentofthe Z-Waveengine.Find your Z-BoxIDand rememberit forremote accessto yoursystem.1.Chooseapassword thatwillbe usedtoauthenticatefor theremote accessinthefuture.WheneveryouaccessyourZ-Boxwithin your localnetwork(asthefirsttime)youwill notneedapassword.TheConfigurationserviceusesthecloudinfrastructureonfind.zwave.mefor thefollowingfunctions:Find theIPAddress of yourZ-Box.You justusedthisfunction.RemoteAccesswhenyouareoutsideyourhome.For this avalidpasswordisrequired–seeabove.FirmwareUpdate:Justclick onthe firmwareupdate tab andfollowtheinstructionsRemoteSupport:Thisfunctionis usuallydisabled.Youwillneedtoenableit onrequestif youdesireremoteservice.Allowing servicepeopletoaccessyourZ-Boxis 100%underyourcontrol.Onceyousetyourremote access passwordyouare donewiththeinitialconfiguration.
8Wheneveryouaccessfind.zwave.meagain andalocalZ-BoxisfoundclickingontheIPaddresswillleadyourightto your SmartHome UserInterface.If your PiusesafixedIPaddressthisaddresscanbe usedfordirectIPaccess withoutusingthefind.zwave.meservice.You caneventurn off theconnectionto thefind.zwave.meservicebut be aware thatyou will nothaveanyremote accesscapabilityanymore.Also incase theIPaddressofyourZ-Box changesyoumay havedifficultytofindthe new address. Hence we recommendusingfind.zwave.me.Thesametimewe wantyou to have100% control of anycloud service usageofyoursystem.Z-WaveProductInformationThis is aZ-Wavestaticcontroller.As acertifiedZ-WavePlusdevice Z-Boxcommunicatingwithallother Z-Wavecertifieddevicesregardlessofvendororyearof originanditimplementsthe enhancedfunctionsofZ-Wave Plus.Thisdevicecancommunicatein asecureenvironmentifthe other device supports the secureenvironment too.If notthecontrollerwill fallbacktothenormalcommunicationmodeautomatically.Duringinclusionthe useofsecure environmentcanbe suppressedforperformance reasonifdesired.InZ-Waveallnon-battery powereddevicesuch asthe Z-Boxwill actasroutersforotherdevicesto form aso-calledmeshednetwork.Incase thereismore than one controllerin thenetworkthecontrollersneedtobe keptsynchronousinregardtotheirknowledgeofthe network.This iscalledControllerReplicationand thefollowingpolicyapplies:(a)incase thereis aSISinthe network(checkinControllerInfomenu)every othercontrollerswillquery theSISforupdates.(b)Intherarecase thatthereis noSISandthisdeviceisPrimaryControllerplease re-include othercontrollerstoperformanetworkinformationupdate.Thedevicesupportsthecommandclasses‘SwitchMultilevel’,‘SwitchBinary’and‘Basic’tocatch eventsfromdevices usingthese commandclassestotrigger actionsinthecontroller.Thereis noother actionperformedthanchangingvaluesinthedevicedataobjects.Thedevicesupportslifeline(associationgroup1, max 3nodes)and16channels (simulatingageneric MultilevelSwitch)todifferentiatereceivingcommandsfromdevicesnotabletosendmodern scene control commands. Thechannelssupportthesame commandclasses(Basic,SwitchBinary, SwitchMultilevel and SceneActivation)that donotperformanyrealactionbutallowcommandreceptiononly.
9VariousUserInterfacesofZ-BoxWhen goingtohttp://YOURIP:8083you willseeaselectionmenutochoosetheweb basedUIyouliketoworkwith. The twomostinterestingUIsaretheZ-WaveExpertUI(tocreateandmanagetheZ-WaveNetwork)andtheZ-WayHomeAutomation userinterfaceforday-by-dayusageofthewholesystem. Above andbeyondthis you canuse various mobileplatformnativeappsyou find in theapp storestoaccessthesystem.Just visittheGoogleApp storeortheiOSapp storefornativeappswiththe name“Z-Way”.TheZ-WaveExpertUIThe Z-Wave Expert UserInterfaceisdesignedforinstallers,technicallysavvypeopleand otherusersthat know how to builtandmaintainaZ-Wavebasedwireless network. Henceituses someZ-Wavespecificlanguage andoffers detailed insightintotheworkand data structureiftheZ-Wave network.It allowstoAdd(include)andremove(exclude)Z-Wavedevicesand manage thenetwork.ConfigureZ-Wavedevices.OperateZ-Wavedevices.ManageAssociationsbetweenwirelessdevices.Accessalldatageneratedbythedevicesandperformallkindoffunctionsandactionstothedevice.
10Lookbehindthesceneintothe data structures, routing mechanisms andtimingsoftheZ-Wavecontrolstack. This isparticularlyusefulfordebuggingandsoftwaredevelopment.TheZ-Wave ExpertUIdoesnotprovideany accesstohigherorderbusinesslogi c a ndautom ation.Pleaserefertoother UserInterfacesforthesefunctions.TheUIoffers ahome screenand fourtop menuitems:Control:Accesstofunctionsofthewirelessdevicesincludedinthenetwork.Device:Accesstoinformationaboutdevices.Configuration:Configurethedevicesafterinclusionifneeded.Network:Add and removedevicesand manage thenetwork.Thetoplevel also has alanguageselector.Pleasewe aware thatthisselectionis onlyvalidforthe ExpertUIandwill notbe used by other web basedorapp basedUIs.Thetiminginfo ontheupperrightsideshowsthetimeonthecontrollerdevice.Itsupdate servesas aheartbeattothesystem.Allvaluesshowninthe Z-Wave ExpertUIare assignedto atimestampindicatingwhen thevalueofstatusinformationwasreceivedfromthe wireless network.Aredcolor ofthetimestampindicatesthat andupdaterequestfromthecontrollerfor thisvalueispending.HomeScreenThehome screenofferssome highlevelinformationaboutthesoftwareandanotepadwhere the userorinstallercanleave importantinformationforfutureuse.TheNetworkInformationboxofferssomestatisticsaboutthenumberofdevicesin thenetworkand howmanyofthem aremains orbattery operated. The network healthboxwilllistdevices that have problems: thebatteryisdown, the interviewis notcompleteorthedevicefailed.Clickingonthe statementwillleadto ahelppageexplainingthe problemsand giving guidanceforremediation.
11ControlTheControl Taballowsoperating the various typesofdevices and shows the reported valuesincaseofsensorsormeters.Incase thecontroloptionsofferedhere arenotsufficient pleaserefertothe Expert Command TabaspartoftheConfigurationmenufor a fullsetoffunctionssupportedbythedevice.SwitchThe switchdialoglists alldevicesof thenetworksupportingswitching,dimmerormotorcontrolcapabilities.Thedevicename andIdand the current statusoftheswitch isgiven andthetimeofthelaststatus update.The“Update” buttonforcesanimmediateupdateoftheswitch(ifmainspowereddevice).A‘SwitchAll’Iconshowswhetheror notthespecificdevicewillreacton a Switch All ON or Switch All Offcommand.Agreentriangleindicates that the devicewillreacttothe commandshown.All actuators can be switched on or off. Dimmer and motors controls can be operated using a slider. Fordimmer there is a button “On” and “Full”. “Full” turns the dimmer always to 100 % diming value while“On” will turn to the last dimming state before the dimmer was turned off. Clicking on the table headsreorders the table view of the data.SensorsThesensordialoglists alldevicesof thenetworkprovidingsensorinformation.Devicenameandid,thetypeofthe sensor, theactualsensorvalueand the sensorscaleislisted.TheDate/timecolumnindicateswhen thegivensensorvaluewasreceived.Itspossibleto call forasensor update but bearinmindthat battery operateddevicewill onlyrespondafterthenextwakeup.
12MetersThemeterdialoglists alldevicesof thenetworkproviding(accumulating)meterinformation.Devicenameandid,the typeofthe meter, theactualmeter value and the meterscale islisted. The Date/time columnindicateswhen thegivensensorvalue wasreceived.Itspossibleto call for ameter update but bearin mindthatbatteryoperateddevicewill onlyrespondafterthe next wakeup. Clickingonthetableheads reorders thetableviewofthedata.ThermostatsThethermostatdialoglists allthermostat devicesofthe network.Devicename andidandthe currentsetpointtemperatureisshown. TheDate/timecolumnindicateswhen thegivensetpointtemperaturewastransferredtothedevice.Thesetpointtemperaturecanbechangedusingthe‘+’or‘-‘buttonsorthe slider. Clickingonthetableheads reordersthetableview of thedata.
13Attention:The temperaturevaluedoesnotdifferentiatebetweenheatingandcoolingdevices.Ifacoolingand a heatingfunctionshallhavedifferent setpointspleaserefer to theexpert commandsectionformoreprecisecommandsettings.DoorLocksThedoorlockdialoglists alldoorlockdevicesof thenetwork.Devicenameandid,thecurrentstatusof thelockandlasttimeofthe changeofthe statusislisted.Clickingonthetableheads reordersthetableview of thedata.DeviceTheDeviceTabgivesaccesstooverviewpageswithmoredetailedinformationaboutthedevicesin thenetworkandtheiractual status.Status:Thisdialogshowstheactualnetwork statusof alldevices.Alldevices are listed by their nodeidand name.Thedate/timeindicatesthetimeofthelastsuccessfulcommunicationsbetween thecontrollerandthisdevice(eitherconfirmedsendingorreception).The greencheckmark indicates that the deviceisalive.Aredsignindicatesthatthecontrollerassumes thedevicenotbeingactiveanymore.Mainspowereddevicescanbe checkedfortheirnetwork availability byhittingthe “Checkconnectivity”button.Incase the device interview andconfigurationwas notperformedproperlya littlequestionmark icon willindicatethis.Clickingonthequestionmark willopenawindowdisplayingthedetailsoftheinterviewprocess.Thecorrectloadingof aDeviceDescriptionFileisindicatedas well. Forbattery-operateddevicethetimeofthelastwakeup, the timeofthe nextwakeup and the current wakeup statusisshown. Clickingonthetableheadsreorders thetableviewofthe data.Clickingonthetableheads reorders thetableview ofthedata.
14BatteryThisdialoggivesanoverviewof thebattery statusof thebattery-operateddevicesinthenetwork.Devicesarelisted by name andid. The lastreported batterylevel(0…100%)including update timeisshownaswellasthenumber and typeofbatteryifknown. The“Update”buttonwillrequestastatus updatefromthedevice.Thenewstatuswillbeavailableafter the next wakeupofthedevice.Clickingonthe table heads reorders thetableviewofthedata.TypeInfoThetypeinfodialoglists alldevicesofthe network andindicatesifthey support enhancedZ-WavefunctionssuchasSecurityand Z-WavePlus.TheirZ-Waveprotocolversion,theirapplicationversionandtheirdevicetypeindicatorisshownforinformationpurposes too.Clickingonthe tableheads reorders thetableviewofthedata.AssociationThis overviewpageshows thecurrent associationset in thenetwork.Thelifelines(associationto thegatewaytoreportstatuschangesandheardbeat)can behiddenifneeded.A‚Change’buttonleads right to theConfigurationpageof thedevicetochange associationsettings.
15ConfigurationThe Configuration Tab allows configuring the functions of the device. Pick the device to be configured fromthe drop down list to access four tabs.InterviewThedeviceinterview sectionshowstheresultof thedeviceinterview.Inthisprocessthecontrollertries togetinformationabout the device.Incase the controller findadevicedescription recordforthedeviceit willdisplayfurtherinformationabout thedevicethatcannotbeobtainedfromthedeviceitself.Ifthesoftwarewillnotautomaticallyrecognizethedeviceandloadthedescriptionrecordabutton “ChooseDeviceDescriptionRecord”allowsto do thismanually.Theinterviewstagelinegivesinformationabouttheprogressof thedeviceinterviewbysplittingit intothedifferentcommandclassessupportedbythedevice.‘+’indicateasuccessfulinterview,‘0’apermanentfailanda‘.’that thiscommandclass is still inthewaitingqueuetobecompleted.There area fewreasonswhy aninterviewis notcomplete:Inmostcasesthedeviceswent todeepsleeptooearly to hassomeproblems.Thebutton “ForceInterview”allowsre-doingthe wholeinterview.Thebutton“RequestNIF”requestsaNodeInformationFramefrom
16thedeviceand the Button “Showinterviewresults”allowsdisplayingtheinformationaboutthedifferentcommandclassesfoundduringtheinterview.Itisalsopossibletoforcetheinterviewof acertaincommandclassonly.The onlyconfigurationoptionon thistabis tochangethegivennameof thedevice.Duringinclusionthesoftwaregeneratedagenericname butit ishighlyrecommendedtochangethisname. Thegivennameshouldbedescriptivebit not toolong.ConfigurationTheconfigurationtaballowsconfiguringthedevice.There arefourmore commandclassesthatmayneedadditionalconfigurationworkand thatare displayedifthecertaindevicesupportsit.TheactualdataofthedifferentsectionsareshownintheUIandcanbeupdatedusing thebutton“Updatefromdevice”Atimeindicationshowswhen thetimewherethevalueswherereceivedfromthedevice(Beware,thatanupdatemaybe delayedifthedeviceifbattery operatedan indeepsleepstate)•Wakeup:Definethewakeupintervaland the nodeis ofthemaincontrollertakingcareofthewakeupsequence. Thecontrollerwill set astandard wakeuptimeof 1800secondsunlessthedevicessetsadifferentminimal ormaximalwakeuptime.Inmostcases the nodeidofthecontrolleristhecorrectsettingforthe target nodeidandshouldnotbe changed.Incasethiscontrolleris onlysecondarycontrollerthisvaluemaychange.A tooltipontheinputfieldshows theallowedminimum and maximumwakeuptimeasreported by thedevice.•Protection:Incase the device supportslocalprotection–means suppressinglocaluseofthe device –thebehaviorof thisfunctioncanbe defined.Theprotectioncommandclassactuallyoffers moreoptionsthan displayed here, Refertothe‘ExpertCommands’tabfor acompletesetofcontrols.•SwitchAllconfiguration:Z-Wave supports thesocalledswitch allfunctionas abroadcasttoallswitchesanddimmers.Thissetupdefinesthereactionofthedeviceto such a “Switch All”command.Thesettingis alsodisplayedin the“Switches“sectionaslittlegray/greenicon.•Configuration :Incase the controllercanidentify the device and findsinformationaboutfurtherconfigurationoptionstheseoptionsare shown.Thelittle(i)symbolmaygivemoredescriptiveinformationabout theconfigurationvalue.If nodevicedescriptionofthe deviceisfoundnoconfigurationoptionsare shown.Incasethedevicedoes haveconfigurationoptionsitspossibletosetthemusingthe expertcommandsection.
17Note:For mainspowereddevicesandFLIRSdevicethe button“Applyconfigurationtodevice”willactivatethechangeswithinfew seconds.Forbattery operated devices the commandsare storedtothe next wakeup.Itspossibleand recommendedtowakeup thedevicemanuallytospeed up the changeofconfigurationvalues.AssociationAssociations allow switching a Z-Wave device B (target) as a result of an event in Z-Wave deviceA (source). Z- Wave device A offers lists of devices to switches for each event supported. Thelist of these events - also called association groups - and the devices that are associated withit are shown in the Association tab. In case the information is provided either by the device orby the device record stored in the software the meaning of the events is written. Otherwise onlyevent group is shown unnamed. In this case refer to the devices manual for more informationabout the association group meaning. The stored devices can be called from the actual deviceusing a button. The buttons ’+/-’ used to add and remove device from the group. A dialog isopened and a device can be picked. In case this device has multiple instances an instance dropdown list will appear allowingto choose the right instance of the target device. The node ID and - if applicable – the instanceid are shown inthe target device list. Move the mouse over the ID to show the complete given name of thisdevice.
18ExpertCommandsTheexpert commandsectiondisplays the statusvaluesandpossiblecommandsin averygenericway. Onthelefthand side thedifferentchannelsofthe device are listedin acolumn.Incase thereis onlyonechannel(that’sthe caseformostdevices)onlychannel0isshown.Clickingonthe number opensadialogshowingallinternalvariablesforthechannel.Thenextcolumnshowsallthe command classes exposed by the device.Againclickingonthename opensadialogwithmoreinternalstatusvariableinformationfor thiscommandclass.Ontherighthandsidethereis a list ofcommands.ThisUIisauto-generatedfromtheinformationprovidedbythe commandclassitselfandnotoptimizedfordailyusage.
19FirmwareUpdateIncase the device supportsafirmwareupdate ‘over theair’thisdialogisshowntoperformsuch afirmwareupdate.The firmwarecanbe providedin two ways:eitherasURLintheformathttp://IP:PORT/fileor asfileuploadusing thefileuploaddialog.The firmwarefilemustbeavailablein raw‘BIN’formator‘HEX’format.Thetargetfieldallowsspecifyingthe targetmemory/processorforthe update process.Forupdating theZ-Wavefirmware parta‘0’mustbe set. The firmwareupdatingprocesswilltake upto 10minutes.Please don’t doanyotheroperationduringthistime.It mayberequiredtoactivate the firmwareupdate modeonthe devicetobe updated.Pleaserefertothemanualforfurtherinformationaboutactivation.NetworkTheNetworksectionof theUIfocusesonthe networkas suchand offersallcontrolsandinformationtobuild,manage andrepairthewirelessnetworkofthecontroller.ControlThenetwork control summarizesallcommands neededtomanagethenetworkand thecontroller.Thepageisstructuredin fourboxes.Thedevicemanagementbox allowsincludingandexcludingZ-Wavedevices.Astatusdisplayshows thestatusof thecontroller.The“IncludeDevice”resp.“ExcludeDevice”buttonturnthecontrollerintotheInclusionresp.Exclusionmode.In thiscase the status display changesand the resp. buttonsturns into a“Stop”function.Theinclusion and exclusion modeswilltimeoutafterabout20seconds butcan alwaysbeterminatedusingthe“Stop”buttons.Anotherway tostop theinclusionmodeis t o a c t u allyincludeanewdevice.Inthiscasetheinclusionmodewillstop and the nodeidofthe newdeviceisshown. Thecontrollergeneratedadefaultnameofthedeviceascombinationof itsprimaryfunctionand the newnodeid.Clickingon thisdefaultnameleadstotheConfigurationpage where the namecanbe changedandotherconfigurationtasks canbeperformed.
20Pleaserefer to thedevices manualon how to do aninclusion.Incase the inclusion doesnotwork asexpected,pleaseexcludethedevicefirst. Morethan 90 % of allinclusionproblemsarecaused bystillincludedinadifferentnetwork andcanthennotbeingincludedagain.The Ex clusionmodealsostops when onedevicewassuccessfullyexcluded.Thisfunctioncanexcludedevicesfromother networkstoobut the device need beavailableandfunctioning.Toremovenonfunctioningordisappeareddevicespleasereferto“ReplaceFailednode”orRemoveFailednode”.Incase the new device supports enhanced securityfunction(Security CommandClass)thiscontrollerwillincludethedevicesecurely.Afterthis alldata exchange between thecontrollerand the newdeviceisencryptedusingAESencryption.Forperformancereasonsit maysbedesirednot touse thesecurityfunction.Theslider“Forceunsecureinclusion”turns thecontrollerinto amode whereallsecurityfunctionsare suppressedfortheincludeddevice.Securityfunctionsofotherdevicesarenotimpacted.Thesecondbox ofthe pageallows creatingandusingabackup.The backupfileisstoredonthelocalcomputer.Pleasenote thatanyrestorewilloverwritetheexistingnetwork.Therestoreoperationmustthereforebeconfirmedinanother messagebox. Acheckboxdefinesifthe nodeinformationinthe z-wavechipitselfshallbeoverwrittenaswell.Thisoperationresultin apossibleloss of allnetworkrelationships andmayrequireare-inclusionofdevices.Handlewithcare.Thecontrollermaintenanceoffers tworeset buttons.The “Z-WaveChipReboot”restartstheoperatingsystemofthe Z-Wavetransceiverchip.This canbe donesafelyallthetime.The “ResetController”turnsthecontrollerbackintofactory reset.Allconnectionstoincludeddevicesandallconfigurationsandsettingsarelost. Thisfunctionmustbehandleswithextreme case.Anadditionaldialogrequirestoexplicitlyconfirmthefunction.Onlyusethisfunctionifyouknowwhatyoudo!
21ThefunctionRemoveFailedNodeallowsremovinganodethat is notlongercommunicatingwiththecontroller.Aftermultiplefailedcommunicationswith adevicethecontrollerwillmark thisdeviceasfailedandavoidfurthercommunication.Thisfunctionfinallyremovessuch adevicefromthe networkconfiguration.Thedrop downlist will only showIDsoffailednodes.Ifthis list isemptythis is agoodsign!It is alsopossibletoReplaceaFailednodewith anew node.This is acombinationofremovingthefailednodeandaddinganewnode.Using thisfunctionmakes surethe nextincludednodehas thesame nodeIDasthefailednode.Thedrop downlist will only showIDsoffailednodes.Ifthis list isemptythis is agoodsign!
22Battery operateddevicesaremainly indeep-sleep state andwill notanswertocommunicationrequests.Hencethecontrollerwillneverautomaticallydetectif acertaindeviceisdefectorgone.Thefunction“Markbatterydeviceasfailed”manuallymarksbattery-operateddevicesasfailedsothat theycanbe removedorreplaces.Thedropdownlistshowsallbattery operateddevicesbutthisdoesnotmean that they arefailed.The next twofunctionsdealwith thecontrollerrolein thenetwork.With ”Learn”thiscontrollercanbecome asecondarycontrollerinanother network.This is onlypossibleif thiscontrollerdidnotincludeanyotherdevicebefore.Clicking the“Learn”buttonturnsthecontrollerin afunctionwhereit willacceptinclusion requestsfrom othercontrollers.Thecontrollerstatusdialogonthe upperlefthandsideshowsthisstatus. TheLearnmodewilltimeoutafterabout20secondsorwhen thedevicewasincludedsuccessfully.Itis alsopossibletomanuallyterminatethemode.The “ChangeController”functionactivelyhands over theroleoftheprimarycontrollerofthenetworktoacontrollerthatwillbeincludedusing thenormalinclusionprocess.Thecontroller statusdialogshowsthemodeanditstermination.The “RequestNIFfrom alldevices”functionis just aconvenientway toretrieveaNodeInformationFramefrom alldevicesofthenetwork.Thefrequencychange buttonsallowchangingthe operatingfrequencyofZ-Box. Handlewithcare!Changingthefrequencymayresultinmalfunctionof yournetwork.If youareuncertainabout the consequencesofthischange,don’ttouch thebuttons!The Z-Boxhardwarecanbe changedinto everyvalidfrequencyhowever the antennafilter usedwithZ-Wavetransceiverswillattenuate thewireless signalforwrongfrequencies.Atthemoment there are threedifferenttypesofantennafiltersallowingoperationinthe threefrequencygroups.Changingthefrequencywithintheline(e.g. from EU toCN)will notresultinattenuationofthesignalbutwillstopanycommunicationin anetworkalreadyestablished.Changingbetween thelineswill not onlyresultincommunicationproblemswithexistingincluded devices butalsoresultissevere attenuationofthe wireless signal.It may stillbeusefultochangefrequenciesfordebuggingpurposes butagain:Handlewithcare!Routing
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24Thistableshowstheneighborhoodrelationshipofdevices.Theid,thenameand thetypeof thenode arelisted.Darkgreen indicatesthatthetwodevicesare indirectwirelessneighborhoodsanddon’tneedanyotherdeviceto forwardtheirsignals.ALightgreenconnectionneeds one router between.Yellowcolorindicatesthatthecommunicationrouteisjust ok. This canbeachievedbylongerbutmultipleroutes.Aredcolorbetweentwonodesindicatedaninsufficientcommunicationlink. Alittleblackdotin thecoloredfieldindicatesthatthecurrentconfigurationofthe networkrequiresthesetwonodestocommunicatewitheach other duetoanassociationrelationship.The‘Update’buttoncalls thedevicetoscan itsneighborhoodandreport backtheresulttoupdateits ownlineofthe routingtable.ReorganizationThereorganizationpage controlsanalgorithmthat reorganizesthenetworkrelationshipsandfixesproblems.Withcheckboxesdifferentstagesofthe algorithmcanbeselected.Theresultofthereorganizationisshowninalog andcanbe downloaded.TimingInfoThe Timingtab shows someveryvaluabletiminginformationofcommunicationsbetweenthecontrollerandotherdevices.Allotherdevicesthecontrollerhascommunicatedwithareshownin a list.The numberofpacketsand the percentageofsuccessfulcommunicationareshown.This cangiveanindicationabout thestabilityofthecommunicationlinkbetween thecontrollerandthisdevice.Ontherighthandsidethetimingdelayofeachcommunicationisshown andcolor-coded.Ared numberindicatesthatthiscommunicationfinallyfailed.A
25communicationwithoutreroutingattemptsasshownasgreen andareroutingattemptiscodedinblack.Thefactthatacommunicationfailed(red)mayindicatethat thereis asevereprobleminthe networkor inthedevice.Itishoweveralsopossiblethatabattery operateddevicejustwentback tosleeptoo fast.Z-Waveproscanreada lot out of thistiminginformationparticularlywhencombinedwiththeroutingtable.ControllerInfoThis dialog shows some internal technical data of the controller hardware used. The first box offerssome deep insight into the dynamics of the controller software. It visualizes the job queue of thesystem. Every communication attempt of the controller is queues into a job queue and then handedover to the Z-Wave chip for execution. The list shows the jobs pending and the jobs that arecompleted or failed.Alegendinformsabout themeaningofthedifferentflagsn, U, D, E, SandW.Thetimeoutvaluecountsbackfrom 20seconds once thejobwassent. Even whenit wascompletedthejobwill stays inthe queue markedasdone(D)forsome moretimeto allowinspection.Thetarget nodeID,adescriptionofthecommunication message,ainformationabout theprocessand the real Bytes of themessage are shownaswell.
26ThesecondblockgivesdetailedinformationabouttheRoleof thecontrollerin thenetwork,theZ-Wavetransceiverhardware used,firmwarerunningonthe Z-Wavetransceiverand thereleaseinformationoftheZ-Waysoftware.Thisinformationmaybe needed duringsupportanddebugging.Thecontrolleris aspecialnodein thenetwork butstill anode. Therefore buttonsallowaccessingthedevicespecificdataofthecontrollerand issueaNodeInformationFrame.Athird buttongivesaccessto thecontrollerspecificdata.Most ofthese datais onlyrelevanttodevelopers.
27The lastblockshowstheavailabilityof thefunctioncalls on the serial APIbetweentheZ-WavetransceiverandZ- Way. ‘Notimplemented’means thatZ-Way iseithernotknowingabout thefunctionindicatedby thefunctionIDordoesnotmakeanyuseof it. AredfunctioncallidornameindicatedthatZ-Way isabletousethisfunctionbutthetransceiversfirmwaredidnotreporttoofferthisservice.Z-WaveTermsThefollowingZ-Wave terms are usedin thismanual:•Staticcontroller is a Z-Wave device with capabilities to manage the network available onafixed location in thehome•Secureenvironment:ForsensitiveapplicationslikedoorlockcontrolZ-.Waveoffers anenhancedencryptionwrappingdefinedin thecommandclassSecurity.•ControllerReplication:Copy theinformationofonecontrollertoanothercontroller•SIS:The centraldatabaseofnodes andids.•PrimaryController:IfnoSISispresent one controller becomes the primary controlleronlyabletoinclude newdevices•SecondaryController:Ifno SISispresent,allothercontrollersthan theprimarycontrollerarecalledsecondary•Inclusion:the process of bringing new Z-Wave devices into anetwork•Exclusion:the process of removing Z-Wave devices from thenetwork•Association is acontrolrelationship betweenacontrolling device andacontrolleddevice•Association Groupis the list ofdevicescontrollerbyassociation•SwitchMultilevel,SwitchBinaryandBasicare certain commandclasses•NodeInformationFrameis aspecialwirelessmessageissuedbyaZ-Wavedevicetoannounceitscapabilitiesandfunctions.CommandClassesControlled/Supported:Alarm V2 Controlled, Alarm Sensor V1 Controlled , All Switch V1 Controlled, Application Status V1 Supported, Association V2Supported and Controlled, Association Group Information V1 Supported and Controlled, Basic V1 Supported + Controlled,Battery V1 Controlled, Binary Sensor V2 Controlled, Binary Switch V1 Controlled, Central Scene V1 Controlled, Climate Control V1,Controlled, Clock V1 Supported and Controlled, Configuration V1 Controlled, CRC16 V1 Supported + Controlled, Device Reset
28Supported + Controlled, Door Lock V1 Controlled, Door Lock Logging V1 Controlled, Firmware Update V1 Controlled, IndicatorV1 Controlled, Manufacturer Specific V1 Supported + Controlled, Meter V3 Controlled, Meter Table V1 Controlled, MultichannelV3 Controlled, Multichannel Association V2 Controlled, Multicommand V1Controlled, Multilevel Sensor V6 Controlled, Multilevel Switch V3 Controlled + Supported, Node Naming V1 Controlled +Supported,Powerlevel V1 Supported + Controlled, Protection V2 Controlled, Scene Activation V1 Supported + Controlled, Scene ActuatorConf V1Controlled, Scene Controller Conf V1 Controlled, Security V1 Supported and Controlled, Sensor Configuration V1 Controlled,Thermostat FanMode V3 Controlled, Thermostat Fan State V3 Controlled, Thermostats Mode V3 Controlled, Thermostat Operating State V1Controlled,Thermostat Setpoint V3 Controlled, Time V2 Supported + Controlled, Time Parameter V1 Controlled, User Code V1 Controlled,Version V2Supported + Controlled, Wakeup V2 Controlled, Z-WavePlus V1 Supported + ControlledSupportShould you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning thisproduct. Most questions regarding Z-Wave wireless communication standard can be answered throughthe international community at www.z-wave.infoFCC STATEMENT :This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliancecould void the user's authority to operate the equipment.NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiateradio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may causeharmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will notoccur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to tryto correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:　Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.　Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.　Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver isconnected.　Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator &your body.

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