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Updated April 30, 2007 09:00 PDST
I just installed a Z-wave network last night. I'm very
new at this. I want to add an Intermatic HA07 controller
to my system in order to use the astronomic timers to control
exterior lighting. I find no hints in the instruction manuals
for either product. How do I get my devices programmed into
the HA07?
Page 28 of the HA07
owner's manual describes how to do this. Primary describes
the controller you are copying from and Secondary describes
the controller you are coping to. You need to figure out
how to get your existing primary controller to send a copy
of its contents, replicate, to the HA07 and then follow
the instructions in the HA07 manual to receive replication,
Press and Hold INCLUDE for 5 seconds. COPY will flash. Release
the INCLUDE button. Press and release Channel 1 OFF/DIM
on the Secondary Controller. The display will show "RA,"
which means "Receive All information."
Can I control Z-wave devices such as light switches
with my HomeLink button in my vehicle?
Yes, the HomeLink will send a signal to a Wayne Dalton bridge,
either a plug-in device or one built into a Z-Wave enabled
garage door opener. Let's say you press HomeLink button
number 1 (usually the button on the left in the car) it
will signal the Wayne Dalton Bridge to send out a Z-Wave
command to turn Group one on. Group 1 can have more that
one device in it.
I am trying to find a Z-Wave to GPRS (GSM) gateway.
Do you know of any? Secondly do you know of anybody looking
at developing 230V AC power relays for the Australian market?
I am not aware of a direct Z-Wave to GPRS gateway device
nor do I know of anyone currently developing one. What is
more common is Z-Wave to IP and using the Internet or Wi-Fi
to transmit the Z-Wave commands.
Do you know of any mobile phones that have Z-Wave capabilities,
or are in the development stage?
Zensys is working with several cell phone manufacturers
on incorporating the Z-Wave technology into their phones.
I am remodeling my living room and installing 34 four-inch
recessed lighting cans, 75 Watts each. I would like to have
a dimmer module I could hardwire into each one, so that
each one was independently addressable. Then, I could program
a controller to set each one to create any scene I wanted.
Is such a product available?
What you need is called a fixture module, a "black
box" Z-Wave transceiver with a built-in dimmer. Currently
there are none on the market; however, a few Z-Wave suppliers
are working on them. Intermatic has a screw-in version,
HA05C
that fits in like a light bulb, however, it might be too
large to fit in your ceiling cans. What would be best and
most flexible would be to home-run the power from each light
circuit (I hope you have these grouped and don't want to
control all 34 independently) back to a central location,
say a closet or accessible area in the attic. Once that's
complete, mount standard wall boxes and use a standard in-wall
light dimmer from one of many Z-Wave lighting suppliers,
such as Leviton,
Intermatic,
ACT,
Monster,
GE,
Merten,
or Cooper.
Most of these manufacturers have dimmers that will power
up to 1000-Watt loads or 11 to 12 75-Watt loads.
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