Philio Technology PAU01 Z-Wave Dongle User Manual
Philio Technology Corporation Z-Wave Dongle
User Manual.pdf
PAU01
Z-Wave Dongle
Philio Z-Wave Utility
Manual
Version: 2.2
Date: 2014-09-04
Table of Contents
1.Copyright and Confidential.......................................................................1
2.Disclaimer...............................................................................................1
3.Abbreviations..........................................................................................1
4.Introduction............................................................................................2
5.Installation..............................................................................................3
5.1.Install Dongle Driver.......................................................................3
5.2.Install Application...........................................................................8
6.Start.......................................................................................................8
7.Binding..................................................................................................10
7.1.Include Device..............................................................................11
7.2.Exclude Device.............................................................................13
8.Report Form..........................................................................................14
9.Z-Wave Command Function....................................................................16
9.1.How to Send Command................................................................17
10.Consistent Test....................................................................................19
11.Specification.......................................................................................21
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1. Copyright and Confidential
The information contained in this document or diagram is confidential and
proprietary to Philio Technology Corporation This information may not be
distributed or used for any purpose other than the evaluation of Philio’s
solutions, nor may it be disclosed to any party without the prior written
consent from Philio. All Rights Reserved.
2. Disclaimer
This document or diagram and the information contained herein is provided
on an "AS IS" basis and Philio DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE
OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
3. Abbreviations
Abbreviation Explanation
NID Network ID
RF Radio Frequency
SDK Software Development Kit
SIS SUC ID Server
SUC Static Update Controller
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4. Introduction
The “Philio Z-Wave Utility” application is a tool for Philio RD testing, and also
suitable for product line testing in factory.
The purpose of this manual is to help user familiar the functionality of the
application, and operate the user interface.
This tool is for Z-Wave product, some concept of the Z-Wave network, or the
specification of the Z-Wave command, please refer to the Z-Wave SDK first.
The follow subjects will describe these scopes:
Installation
Start
Binding
Report Form
Z-Wave Command Function
Consistent Test
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5. Installation
5.1.Install Dongle Driver
The dongle need the PC driver.
Please extract the “ZW040x_USB_VCP_PC_Driver.zip”. There is a uzb.inf file.
Insert the dongle to the PC, in the first time, the PC will issue the driver can't
found. You can observe the Control Panel System and Security System → →
Hardware Device Manager → →
Click the “Device Manager”.
Right Click the “Unknown device”. And select “Update Driver Software...”
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Click “Browse my computer for driver software”.
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Fill the driver file location. And click “Next”.
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Select “Install this driver software anyway”.
Wait a while.
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Install OK.
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5.2.Install Application
Extract the “PhilioZWaveUtil.7z” to the folder whatever you want, but please
don’t install on the remote disk, it may cause some error.
Insert the dongle into the PC USB socket. And then execute the
“PhilioZWaveUtil.exe” to start the application.
Note: This tool is designed by .Net Framework, you need to install .Net
Framework 4.0 before running the application. You can easily use the
“Windows Update” to install that. Windows 7 already install .Net Framework
in default.
6. Start
Insert the USB dongle, and execute the “PhilioZWaveUtil.exe” to start the
application. If the application can’t find the USB dongle, it will show the pop
window, and click the OK button to close the application.
Figure 1 USB dongle not found
Normally, the application will read controller information from the USB dongle;
you can see the progress bar is running.
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Figure 2 Reading the information of the controller
After finish, it will show the basic information of the dongle.
Home ID:
The home ID of the controller.
Node ID:
The node ID of the controller. If the controller is secondary controller, this
value may not be 1.
Primary:
Is the dongle is the primary controller?
Secondary:
Is the dongle is the secondary controller?
SIS Exist:
Is the Z-Wave network exist the SIS?
SUC:
Is this dongle is the SUC?
SUC ID:
If the SUC is exist, which node ID is.
COM Port:
The application is using which COM port to communicate with USB
dongle.
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Figure 3 Display the basic information of the controller
7. Binding
This function tab is for user to maintain the Z-Wave network, include or
remove a device from the network, or add dongle to the other network.
Figure 4 Binding page
The binding page has 5 parts:
1. Controller Info:
The information of the controller.
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2. Main Function:
Include or exclude the device from the network, and also can add the
dongle to the other network.
3. Controller Function:
User can abort the operation, reload or reset the information of the
controller.
4. Device List:
Display the device information of the controller.
5. Message:
Display the operation result or the status.
7.1.Include Device
Add a Z-Wave device to the Z-Wave network, the controller should include it.
But before you execute the include operation, please make sure that device is
not be included to other network. If it is, please operate the exclude
procedure first.
To execute the include operation; please press the “Include” button.
The all buttons of the main function part will be disabled. And the controller
will into to inclusion mode. If you want to abort the include operation, please
press the “Abort” button in the controller function part.
Figure 5 Controller into inclusion mode
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Now press the learning key on the device, usually the Z-Wave devices made
from Philio, press the learning key three times the device will into the learn
mode. If the controller got that message, the UI will show a progress bar, the
dongle will query some information from the device.
Figure 6 Query the information from the device
After all done, the all buttons of the main function part will recover, and in the
device list part will add a new device record. The message part will show a
new device was added, and which node id it is.
Figure 7 Include a new device
PS: In the including procedure, you may saw the “Report Form” pop up. More
information of the “Report Form”, please refer to the “8 Report Form”.
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7.2.Exclude Device
Remove the Z-Wave device from the Z-Wave network, the controller should
exclude it.
To execute the exclusion operation, please press the “Exclude” button.
The all buttons of the main function part will be disabled. And the controller
will into to the exclusion mode. If you want to abort the exclude operation,
please press the “Abort” button in the controller function part.
Figure 8 Controller into exclusion mode
Now remove the device from the controller, press the learning key three
times. If the controller got the message, the controller will remove it.
The all buttons of the main function part will recover, and in the device list
part will remove that device record. The message part will show a device was
removed, and which node id it is.
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Figure 9 Exclude a device
8. Report Form
The “Report Form” will show up, when the dongle receive the report from the
other devices. For instance, you send a “Basic Get” command to the device, if
the device response the “Basic Report” to the dongle, that report will be show
up in the “Report Form”.
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Figure 10 Report Form
There are 4 parts in the “Report Form”.
1. History Report:
It is a drop down list box, It will display a list to record the report
commands, those were received by the dongle. And you can click the old
report in the list; it will show the content of that report.
2. Report Name and Time:
This part will display the report is belong to which Z-Wave command
class. And the time of receive the report. You can see there are two time
in this part, the second time it the time of now, the last number is the
discrepancy seconds of these two times.
3. Content:
The content of the report.
4. Operation Buttons:
You can save, reload or clear the history report. And also can close the
“Report Form”.
Note: When you load the report from the saved file, that history report will
display in a new “Report Form” window.
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9. Z-Wave Command Function
You can send out the Z-Wave command by this function.
Figure 11 Function page
There are 5 parts in this page:
1. Device List:
Display the node of the controller.
2. Basic Control:
Quick to send out the basic set command, On or Off.
3. Support Commands:
List the supported commands of the device that you selected in the
device list.
4. Special Commands:
Some commands always can send, no mater the device is supported or
not.
5. Control Panel:
Setting the arguments of the command, and send it out.
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9.1.How to Send Command
First select the device that you want to send the command to it.
Note: The NID: 255 is for broadcast.
Figure 12 Select the device
Select the command that you want to send.
Figure 13 Select the command
Before you send out the command, you must make sure the Z-Wave device is
in sleep mode or not. If the device is sleeping, it won’t receive any command.
Usually you can press some button to wake up the device.
At the top of control panel, there are two options. First one is “Send
Instantly”, if the device is awake, you can check this option, after you click the
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send button, the command will send to the device instantly, otherwise, please
don't check it. And after you click the send button, the application will put the
command into the queue, wait the device to wake up, or got the node
information from that device. When it happen, the application will send out
the command, those in the queue.
Another option is “Enable Route”, if this option be checked, the command will
be sending by the route table path. That means the command maybe send to
other node first, and pass to more than one node, at the end to the
destination node. Otherwise, the command will send directly to the
destination node.
Figure 14 Check the options
Select the command type that you want to send, and fill the arguments. Each
command has define different arguments, Please refer to the Z-Wave SDK to
get more detail specification.
Some command type there is a number in the head that means the version of
that command type. 2 means version 2.
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Figure 15 Select the command type
At the end, click the send button to send out the command. Some command
types will response the report. So the “Report Form” will pop up. please refer
to the “8 Report Form”.
10. Consistent Test
This page is for test the RF command is send to the device correctly.
Figure 16 Consistent Test Page
You can do some settings by press the “settings” button.
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Figure 17 Consistent Setting
You can choose send the NOP command or the basic command.
The interval field is for setting the interval time between each command.
The repeat field is for setting how many commands will be sent.
Figure 18 Using the basic command
If you choose the basic command, you also can choose the basic value.
On: 255
Max: 99
Off: 0
Click the “start” button to start the testing. There are two way to trigger the
consistent test. One is let the device send out the NIF(Node Information),
another is select the device from the left side “Device List”, and the presss the
“Manual” button. When the consistent test start, the controller will
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consistently to send the command to the device. And also calculate the count
of the sent command and the response acknowledge.
Figure 19 Start testing
11. Specification
Power by DC 5V.
Signal (Frequency):
868.40 MHz, 869.85 MHz(EU),
908.40 MHz, 916.00 MHz(US),
922~927 MHz(JP/TW),
921.40 MHz, 919.80 MHz(ANZ),
869.00 MHz(RU),
865.20 MHz(IN),
916.00 MHz(IL),
Range:
Minimum 30 meters indoor,
70 meters outdoor line of sight.
Operating Temperature: -10oC ~ 40oC
For indoor use only.
Specifications subject to change without notice due to continuing product
improvement.
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FCC ID: RHHPAU01
Disposal
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with
other household wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm to
the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal,
recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material
resources. To return your used device, please use the return and
collection systems or contact the retailer where the product was
purchased. They can take this product for environmental safe recycling.
Company of License Holder：Philio Technology Corporation
Address of License Holder：8F.,No.653-2,Zhongzheng Rd., Xinzhuang Dist.,
New Taipei City 24257,Taiwan(R.O.C)
FCC Interference Statement
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 protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one 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 is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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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 undesired operation.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate
this equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
Warning
Do not dispose of electrical appliances as unsorted municipal waste, use
separate collection facilities. Contact your local government for information
regarding the collection systems available. If electrical appliances are
disposed of in landfills or dumps, hazardous substances can leak into the
groundwater and get into the food chain, damaging your health and well-
being.
When replacing old appliances with new once, the retailer is legally obligated
to take back your old appliance for disposal at least for free of charge.
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