Z WAVE

• What is Z WAVE???
Z-Wave is an efficient,
lightweight wireless technology
designed for residential control
applications.
 Z wave working
• Makes appliances remote controllable.
• Uses common “language” to communicate.
• Adopted to almost any electronic device.
• All devices can be used in a single event.
• Event includes major or minor operations.
 Getting started with Z-wave
• can start with a basic kit to control one task.
• Depending on usage tasks can be multiplied.
• Based on the signal strength, range(distance)
of tasks can be expanded.
• A max of 232 devices are supported by a
single network.
• Networks can be interconnected.
 What is a Mesh Network?
• Collection of nodal points forms mesh network.
• medium for 2-way communication b/w devices.
• Each device can send or receive signal from
peer devices
• Commands travel through mesh nodes.
• Two types of nodes.
1) AC supplied.
2) Battery powered.
 Home Mesh

• The picture depicts a home

in which Z-wave technology
is implemented.
• Nook and corner is
provided with nodes to
enable signal transmission
every where.
 Setting a Z-wave network
• A Main controller is first established.
• Devices to be connected are detected.
• They are equipped with Z-wave hardware and
software.
• Now these devices are paired and added to
the network .
• Each device works as per the instructions of
the controller.
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 What is routing?
• Z-Wave is a routing protocol, which allows
commands to be routed from one node to
another until the command reaches its end-
destination. This feature is very useful to
extend range, and is also used to route
commands around sources of interference.
The result is a very reliable and robust
network that can provide full home and yard
coverage.
Remote controlling
Z wave controllers
• What is Z-Wave’s range?
While environmental factors such as home
construction affect the maximum communication
lengths between two Z-Wave devices, you can
expect around 90 feet indoors, and up to 300
feet outdoors in the open. Because Z-Wave is a
“routing” technology, one Z-Wave device can
pass the signal along to another until the final
destination is reached. This relay system greatly
extends overall range of the network.
 What is contained in a Z-Wave
single chip
• A Z-Wave single chip is a highly integrated mixed-signal
system-on-chip. The main blocks are:
- Radio transceiver
- Microprocessor
- 32kB flash memory, containing the Z-Wave protocol
and the application
- System interfaces, including digital and analogue
interfaces to connect external devices such as sensors.
- A 3DES engine to ensure confidentiality and
authentication (100 series)
- Triac controller, to reduce the module cost of
dimming applications
• Radio specifications:
• Bandwidth: 9,600 bit/s or 40 kbit/s, fully
interoperable
• Modulation: BFSK
• Range: Approximately 100 feet (or 30 meters)
assuming "open air" conditions, with reduced range
indoors depending on building materials, etc.
• Frequency band: The Z-Wave Radio uses the 900
MHz ISM band: 908.42MHz (United States);
868.42MHz (Europe); 919.82MHz (Hong Kong);
921.42MHz (Australia/New Zealand).
How fast does data move over a Z-Wave
network?
• The Z-Wave protocol is designed to run at
9600 bits per second. A typical control
instruction to switch or dim a light is only a
few bytes in length, and so response times are
very fast.
• Z-Wave operates on a variety of sub-GigaHertz frequencies
throughout the world:
Australia: 921.42 MHz
China: 868.42 MHz
CEPT*: 868.42 MHz
India: 865.22 MHz
Japan: 951-956 MHz
Hong Kong: 919.82 MHz
Malaysia: 868.10 MHz
New Zealand: 921.42 MHz
Singapore: 868.42 MHz
UAE: 868.42 MHz
USA/Canada: 908.42 MHz
Brazil: 908.42 MHz
 Applications:

Some common applications for Z-Wave include:

• Remote home control and management
• Energy conservation
• Home safety and security systems
• Home entertainment