Node Information Frame; Quick Troubleshooting - Secure SRT321 Manual

C (Primary Shift) This function allows the installer to manually relinquish the primary
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controller role of the SRT321 to become a secondary or inclusion controller

Node Information Frame

The Node Information Frame (NIF) is the business card of a Z-Wave device. It contains
information about the device type and the technical capabilities. The inclusion and exclusion
of the device is confirmed by sending out a Node Information Frame. Beside this it may be
needed for certain network operations to send out a Node Information Frame. To issue a NIF
execute the following action:
To send out a Node Information Frame do the following steps: Set DIL switch 1 on the back
of the unit to
Communication to a Sleeping device (Wakeup)
This device is battery operated and turned into deep sleep state most of the time to save
battery life time. Communication with the device is limited. In order to communicate with the
device, a static controller C is needed in the network. This controller will maintain a mailbox
for the battery operated devices and store commands that can not be received during deep
sleep state. Without such a controller, communication may become impossible and/or the
battery life time is significantly decreased.
This device will wakeup regularly and announce the wakeup state by sending out a so called
Wakeup Notification. The controller can then empty the mailbox. Therefore, the device needs
to be configured with the desired wakeup interval and the node ID of the controller. If the
device was included by a static controller this controller will usually perform all necessary
configurations. The wakeup interval is a tradeoff between maximal battery life time and the
desired responses of the device. To wakeup the device please perform the following action:
To wake up the device do the following steps: Set DIL switch 1 on the back of the unit to
"ON" position, and select one of the konfiguration functions by pushing the rotating dial once.
Quick trouble shooting
Here are a few hints for network installation if things dont work as expected.
1. Make sure a device is in factory reset state before including. In doubt exclude before
include.
2. If inclusion still fails, check if both devices use the same frequency.
3. Remove all dead devices from associations. Otherwise you will see severe delays.
4. Never use sleeping battery devices without a central controller.
5. Dont poll FLIRS devices.
6. Make sure to have enough mains powered device to benefit from the meshing
Association - one device controls an other device
Z-Wave devices control other Z-Wave devices. The relationship between one device
controlling another device is called association. In order to control a different device, the
controlling device needs to maintain a list of devices that will receive controlling commands.