PowerView Hub ™ QUICK START GUIDE
Table of Contents Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Home Automation Integration . . . . . . 17 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The PowerView™ Hub interfaces with the PowerView App to allow control of Hunter Douglas motorized window coverings from mobile devices. The Hub can also integrate with home automation systems via an RS-232 serial connection or IP.
KIT CONTENTS B E A D C A B C D E PowerView™ Hub USB Power Supply (black) USB Power Supply Cable Ethernet Cable Repeater Kit: 1 PowerView Repeater 1 USB Power Supply (white) 5
CONNECTIONS Connect power to Hub. Connect the USB power supply cable to the power supply and Hub. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet or power strip.
CONNECTIONS Connect Hub to wireless router. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Hub and an open LAN port on your router. The light on the front of the PowerView™ Hub will blink alternating RED/BLUE once it is powered up and receives an IP address from the router. When communication with the PowerView App is established, the light will turn a solid BLUE.
CONNECTIONS Distribute Repeater(s) as needed. One Repeater per room with PowerView™ Motorized window coverings is recommended.
CONNECTIONS Reset Button X Button Test signal to Repeater(s). Press the P button on the back of the PowerView™ Hub. The light on each Repeater should turn GREEN. If the Repeater does not blink GREEN, move the Repeater closer to the Hub. Other controls on the back of the Hub include the RESET button, which reboots the Hub; and the X button, which erases all of your data from the Hub when pressed and held for 6 seconds.
CONNECTIONS A B B You’re ready to use the PowerView™ App.
HOME AUTOMATION INTEGRATION Female Connector Pinout (Only Pins 2, 3 and 5 Used) 1 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 Pin # Signal Direction Description 2 RXD in → computer Receive Data 3 TXD out → computer Transmit Data 5 GND — Ground (Optional) Connect to home automation controller. To communicate with automation systems via RS-232, plug the serial cable (sold separately) into the RS-232 port on the Hub and then to the serial port on the home automation controller.
Communication Format HOME AUTOMATION INTEGRATION Serial Port Settings (RS-232) Invoking Scenes Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None $ = beginning of string inm = invoke Scene $inmXX-; XX = two-digit Scene number 00–99; use leading zero(s) if necessary -; = end of string String Example List of Available Commands $inm00-; 1st Scene $inm01-; 2nd Scene $inm02-; ... ... ... 3rd Scene ... ... ...
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: Cannot connect to the Hub with the PowerView™ App. • Check for solid blue light on the Hub (.see LED Feedback chart below). • Check Ethernet connection between .the Hub and wireless router. • Check that the mobile device is on the same network as wireless router. Problem: The Hub does not respond to serial commands. • Check that the Hub responds to commands from the PowerView™ App. • Check serial port connections. • Check command strings for correct format.
U.S. Radio Frequency FCC Compliance 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. 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.
