The Z-Box Smart Home Controller Version 2/ Z-Wave Cert No: ZC10-XXXXXXXX Quick Start This device is a control center (gateway) for Z-Wave home automation networks. It is used to control different single 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 supply 2. Connect the z-box to your local router using a standard Ethernet cable 3.
Note-If a connection through the router is not available, there is an refer to the Dome App for step-by-step instructions when installation is complete. • Connect to Power Using 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 continue operation for up to 6 hours (depend on battery capacity and application) when the power is out.
Defaulting Network Settings To reset the Network to the default settings, press and hold the Main button (on top of the Z-box) for 10 seconds. Release the button when the LED quickly flashes red indicating reset. Refer to the Dome App to reconnect the Z-box.
Defaulting the Z-box to Factory Settings Important: Resetting the Z-box will delete all the settings, disconnect all Z-Wave devices and delete all of the presets. 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 Interface Your smart home can be controlled from different user interface.
Functions of the User Interface General The green time on the header shows the time of the last communication to the smart home gateway. In case communication gets lost, a red sign is shown. Different users (login/password) have different dashboards and settings. Apps and tags are activated for all users.
Z-Wave Network This menu option allows a deeper look into the Z-Wave network. The tab Network lists all Z-Wave hardware devices and the elements controlled by them. A configuration button allows changing the names and room assignment of all element. At the end of this dialog a button Hardware Configuration leads to a hardware specific configuration dialog. Some Z-Wave devices offer such configurations to adapt their functions.
Power it up. After about 1 minute open a web browser and point to find.zwave.me Below the login screen you will see the IP address of your Z-Box system. Click on the IP address link to open the configuration dialog. Th e Con figu ratio n Se rvice The configuration service is accessible with any web browser on Port 8084. Whenever you want to change settings this service will be at your service and is available independent of the Z-Wave engine.
Whenever you access find.zwave.me again and a local Z-Box is found clicking on the IP address will lead you right to your Smart Home User Interface. If your Pi uses a fixed IP address this address can be used for direct IP access without using the find.zwave.me service. You can even turn off the connection to the find.zwave.me service but be aware that you will not have any remote access capability anymore. Also in case the IP address of your Z-Box changes you may have difficulty to find the new address.
Various User Interfaces of Z-Box When going to http://YOURIP:8083 you will see a selection menu to choose the web based UI you like to work with. The two most interesting UIs are the Z-W ave Expert UI (to create and manage the Z-Wave Network) and the Z-W ay Home Automation user interface for day-by-day usage of the whole system. Above and beyond this you can use various mobile platform native apps you find in the app stores to access the system.
Look behind the sc ene into the data structures, routing mechanisms and timings of the Z-Wave control stack. This is particularly useful for debugging and software development. The Z-Wave Expert UI do e s n o t p r ov i d e a n y a c c e s s t o h i g h e r or d e r bu s i n e s s l og i c a n d a u t o m a t i on . Please refer to other User Interfaces for these functions.
Control The Control Tab allows operating the various types of devices and shows the reported values in case of sensors or meters. In case the control options offered here are not sufficient please refer to the Expert Command Tab as part of the Configuration menu for a full set of functions supported by the device. Switch The switch dialog lists all devices of the network supporting switching, dimmer or motor control capabilities.
Meters The meter dialog lists all devices of the network providing (accumulating) meter information. Device name and id, the type of the meter, the actual meter value and the meter scale is listed. The Date/time column indicates when the given sensor value was received. Its possible to call for a meter update but bear in mind that battery operated device will only respond after the next wakeup. Clicking on the table heads reorders the table view of the data.
Attention: The temperature value does not differentiate between heating and cooling devices. If a cooling and a heating function shall have different set points please refer to the expert command section for more precise command settings. DoorLocks The door lock dialog lists all door lock devices of the network. Device name and id, the current status of the lock and last time of the change of the status is listed. Clicking on the table heads reorders the table view of the data.
B attery This dialog gives an overview of the battery status of the battery-operated devices in the network. Devices are listed by name and id. The last reported battery level (0…100 %) including update time is shown as well as the number and type of battery if known. The “Update” button will request a status update from the device. The new status will be available after the next wakeup of the device. Clicking on the table heads reorders the table view of the data.
Configuration The Configuration Tab allows configuring the functions of the device. Pick the device to be configured from the drop down list to access four tabs. Interview The device interview section shows the result of the device interview. In this process the controller tries to get information about the device. In case the controller find a device description record for the device it will display further information about the device that can not be obtained from the device itself.
the device and the Button “Show interview results” allows displaying the information about the different command classes found during the interview. It is also possible to force the interview of a certain command class only. The only configuration option on this tab is to change the given name of the device. During inclusion the software generated a generic name but it is highly recommended to change this name. The given name should be descriptive bit not too long.
Note: For mains powered devices and FLIRS device the button “Apply configuration to device” will activate the changes within few seconds. For battery operated devices the commands are stored to the next wakeup. Its possible and recommended to wakeup the device manually to speed up the change of configuration values. A ssociation Associations allow switching a Z-Wave device B (target) as a result of an event in Z-Wave device A (source).
Exp e rt Command s The expert command section displays the status values and possible commands in a very generic way. On the left hand side the different channels of the device are listed in a column. In case there is only one channel (that’s the case for most devices) only channel 0 is shown. Clicking on the number opens a dialog showing all internal variables for the channel. The next column shows all the command classes exposed by the device.
Firmware Update In case the device supports a firmware update ‘over the air’ this dialog is shown to perform such a firmware update. The firmware can be provided in two ways: either as URL in the format http://IP:PORT/file or as file upload using the file upload dialog. The firmware file must be available in raw ‘BIN’ format or ‘HEX’ format. The target field allows specifying the target memory/processor for the update process. For updating the Z-Wave firmware part a ‘0’ must be set.
Please refer to the devices m anual on how to do an inclusion. In case the inclusion does not work as expected, please exclude the device first. More than 90 % of all inclusion pro blem s are caused by still included in a different network and can then not be ing included again. The Ex c l u s i on mode also stops when one device was successfully excluded. This function can exclude devices from other networks too but the device need be available and functioning.
The function Remove Failed No d e allows removing a node that is not longer communicating with the controller. After multiple failed communications with a device the controller will mark this device as failed and avoid further communication. This function finally removes such a device from the network configuration. The drop down list will only show IDs of failed nodes. If this list is empty this is a good sign! It is also possible to Replace a Faile d node with a new node.
Battery operated devices are mainly in deep-sleep state and will not answer to communication requests. Hence the controller will never automatically detect if a certain device is defect or gone. The function “Mark battery d evice as failed ” manually marks batteryoperated devices as failed so that they can be removed or replaces. The dropdown list shows all battery operated devices but this does not mean that they are failed. The next two functions deal with the controller role in the network.
This table shows the neighborhood relationship of devices. The id, the name and the type of the node are listed. Dark green indicates that the two devices are in direct wireless neighborhoods and don’t need any other device to forward their signals. A Light green connection needs one router between. Yellow color indicates that the communication route is just ok. This can be achieved by longer but multiple routes. A red color between two nodes indicated an insufficient communication link.
communication without rerouting attempts as shown as green and a rerouting attempt is coded in black. The fact that a communication failed (red) may indicate that there is a severe problem in the network or in the device. It is however also possible that a battery operated device just went back to sleep too fast. Z-Wave pros can read a lot out of this timing information particularly when combined with the routing table.
The second block gives detailed information about the Role of the controller in the network, the Z-Wave transceiver hardware used, firmware running on the Z-Wave transceiver and the release information of the Z-Way software. This information may be needed during support and debugging. The controller is a special node in the network but still a node. Therefore buttons allow accessing the device specific data of the controller and issue a Node Information Frame.
The last block shows the availability of the function calls on the serial API between the Z-Wave transceiver and Z- Way. ‘Not implemented’ means that Z-Way is either not knowing about the function indicated by the function ID or does not make any use of it. A red function call id or name indicated that Z-Way is able to use this function but the transceivers firmware did not report to offer this service.
Supported + Controlled, Door Lock V1 Controlled, Door Lock Logging V1 Controlled, Firmware Update V1 Controlled, Indicator V1 Controlled, Manufacturer Specific V1 Supported + Controlled, Meter V3 Controlled, Meter Table V1 Controlled, Multichannel V3 Controlled, Multichannel Association V2 Controlled, Multicommand V1 Controlled, Multilevel Sensor V6 Controlled, Multilevel Switch V3 Controlled + Supported, Node Naming V1 Controlled + Supported, Powerlevel V1 Supported + Controlled, Protection V2 Controlled,
