Appli ication Note

e Door Lock ks with the VRC0P V Controlling Z-Wave Door lock ks are differe ent from most other Z-W Wave devices s because u unlike dimmers and switche es, door lock ks are batter ry operated s secure devic ces and present unique u opera ational challe enges. perated secu ure devices require sign ificantly mor re data By design, battery op transfer and a messages than regu ular devices in order to: 1. Wake W up the device from m sleep mode e (Z-wave be eaming) 2. Establish E a se ecure conne ection between the two c communicating nodes When no ot in direct co ommunicatio on with the VRC0P, V due to the amou unt of data tran nsfer, it is crit tical that a re eliable path is available between the e door lock and the VRC0P so they are able to send d commands s and receiv ve status updates. In some instances, th here may als so be issues s controlling multiple doo or locks at the same time. Wh hen sending g control com mmands (loc ck/unlock) to two or more locks simultane eously, the status s responses for the first lock ma ay collide with the contr rol command ds being sen nt to the next t lock and af ffect performa ance.
Application Note ID: HANA100 02121 Version number: 1.0 0 Date e: 10/02/2 2012 Autho or: N. Aronov Product Line: Vizia RF + Produ uct: V Vizia RF + Ins staller Tool Vizia RF + VRC0P Vizia RF + VRP03 Zwave Doo or Locks P Part Numbers s Affected: VRUS SB VRC0 0P VRP0 03

ion: Resoluti In order to t set up a proper p conne ection to the door locks iin the netwo ork a Rediscov ver at -6dB or o lower pow wer level is re equired after r inclusion. Additiona ally, once RS S232 Setup is performed d and the re everse assoc ciations for th he locks(s) a are complete ed, Update Routes R must t be performe ed. These to ools can be f found in the RF Installer r tool Diagnost tics menu. Completing C th hese tasks will w ensure th hat the VRC C0P and the door locks u use the best rout ting path thro ough the bea aming devic ces.

Note: If a rediscover ry is not perf formed at the e lower pow wer level, the locks may u use an unrel liable routing device that may m not cons sistently reac ch the VRC0 0P. This may y cause the devices to lo ose the secure co onnection, bottleneck b th he network and a create tra affic in order r to re-estab blish it.

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Image 1 shows the RF R Installer Node N Redisc covery diagn nostic tool us sed to perform a redisco overy at a power lev vel of -6dB. Image 2 RF Installer Update Rou utes diagnos stic tool used d to update routes. When co ontrolling multiple door lo ocks simultaneously, a tr riggered delay must be incorporated d in the integratio on systems VRC0P driv ver (HAI, Elk, RTI, etc.) f for battery op perated secure devices to ensure all contro ol and status s update mes ssages go th hrough The delay should d allow the V VRC0P drive er to confirm the update is s received fo or the first loc ck before se ending the co ontrol comm mand to the s second W the delay, if mu ltiple door lo ocks are con ntrolled lock and any subsequent locks. Without ommands fo simultane eously, the status s updat tes for the fir rst lock will c collide with the control co or the second lo ock. This action will clog g the network with traffic c. By incorp porating thes se recomme endations int to the system m design, us sers will expe erience mor re consisten nt control of door locks within w the ne etwork.

Note: You u must have a Vizia RF + VRC0P and VRP03 V with a +3 on the b back label to p perform secu urity command ds and route to t door locks.
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