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Shading Systems

Vantage and Legrand Shading

Integration Guide

D000128    Rev. 3   4/22

QzHub3 and QIS

OVERVIEW

This integration guide is for Vantage installers and technicians that are installing either wired QIS Shades or the ZigBee shades with 

the QzHub3. This is a step-by-step guide how to connect either the QIS or Qz Bus objects into Design Center and commission the 

shades and shade groups to the project.

Description

Specification

Model Number(s)

QzHub3 and QIS Power Panel

DC Version - QIS

3.7+

DC Version - QzHub

4.2.1

Widget

Shade

Description

Specification

Widget Category

Shades/Blinds

Connection Type

Serial (RS-485) for QIS and 

Ethernet for QzHub3

Shade Icons

Bus Icons

QIS Shade Object Icon

Qz Shade Object Icon

QIS Bus Object Icon

Qz Bus Object Icon

Feature

EQ 40 & Keypads

EQ41, EQ73 & EQ Apps

QIS

Qz

QIS

Qz

Open / Close / Stop

Open / Close / Stop Control - All shades and/or groups
Position Control

Specific position for all shades and/or groups
Visual Feedback

Graphic display position of all shades and/or groups
Configure Presets

Set up user-defined presets for shade groups

DESIGN CENTER ICONS

USER INTERFACE

Supported

Task Support Only

Not Supported

INSTALLATION

Installation of Vantage products should be performed or supervised by a Certified Vantage Installer. This product is very versatile and 
its capabilities and limits must be fully understood to use effectively.

Summary of Contents for QMotion QzHub3

Page 1: ...inds Connection Type Serial RS 485 for QIS and Ethernet for QzHub3 Shade Icons Bus Icons QIS Shade Object Icon Qz Shade Object Icon QIS Bus Object Icon Qz Bus Object Icon Feature EQ 40 Keypads EQ41 EQ73 EQ Apps QIS Qz QIS Qz Open Close Stop Open Close Stop Control All shades and or groups Position Control Specific position for all shades and or groups Visual Feedback Graphic display position of al...

Page 2: ...ck on QIS Bus Port Object B Discover shades C Name shades D Set other Object Editor items NOTE If a Din Lite II Controller is being used to connect to the Power Panel then the RS 485 Port needs to be set to Port 2 on the QIS Bus 3 Create shade groups and assign individual shades to each group see Creating Shade Groups on last page 4 Program the InFusion System Controller F5 Program the InFusion Sy...

Page 3: ...then tug on the shade and it will open again allowing the manual position of the shade to be repeated with the correct lower limit TIP If a shade s upper or lower limit gets changed outside of Design Center such as through shade tug commands be sure to Read the shade s limit to get an accurate limit tick value in the live control editor CONFIGURE SHADES continued CAUTION WHEN USING TICKS TO CONTRO...

Page 4: ...Control Editor with close stop open and etc control buttons only appears when the system is programmed and Design Center has a live connection to the controller Live Control Editor with close stop and open buttons and the Configuration limits tool selected INFUSION CONTROLLER TO PCP RJ 45 CONNECTION DETAILED Wiring from IC 36 II IC DIN II or IC DIN II LITE to RJ 45 connections on PCPs WIRING DIAGR...

Page 5: ...C POWER IN 12V 51XT OPEN ENERGY MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT lite controller DIN IC DIN II LITE ETHERNET T R T R _ T R _ T R BUS 1 BUS 2 T R T R _ GND T R T R _ GND ON OFF CONTROLLER NETWORK TERMINATION CONTROLLER BUS ETHERNET STATION BUS RS 485 PORT 1 RS 485 PORT 2 SERIAL NUMBER DIN IC GND TX3 RX3 GND TX4 RX4 GND TX5 RX5 GND 24V 36V GND GND RTS2 CTS2 TX2 RX2 CTS1 GND RX1 RTS1 DC OUT TX1 250 mA RS 232 POR...

Page 6: ...QzHub3 is the communications gateway between Qadvanced shades and the InFusion Controller Each system can support one Qz3 Bus To use the QzHub3 with Vantage you must first join the shades to the hub through the QzHub App This is available for download from the iOS and Android App stores For detailed instructions refer to the QzHub App User Guide ZIGBEE QZHUB3 INTEGRATION VANTAGE AND LEGRAND SHADES...

Page 7: ...og When paired the shade will roll to the top and the app will indicate a shade has been added Tap on the shade to rename it and then click Save 5 Now we can begin pairing shades to the hub Select Add Devices select your hub on the app and press the ENABLE PAIRING prompt NOTE The IoT LED on the QzHub3 blinks slowly when in pairing mode 4 When the hub successfully activates you should see the WAN I...

Page 8: ... the InFusion Controller Program the Controller F5 2 In the Bus View tap on the Qz Bus 3 button The Properties tab should be selected Enter the SGW ID for your hub located underneath your hub in the SGW ID field 3 Generate the activation code in the app by selecting Settings from the menu options selecting your hub from the list and pressing the Generate Integration Code option and tap on GENERATE...

Page 9: ... connection to the controller and the controller has been programmed The panel contains controls for shade identification using the Jog Shade Open Close and Stop buttons Also a graphical representation of the shades at its current position is displayed The graphical shade will also act as a slider to set the position of the shade click and hold the bottom edge of the shade to move up or down as wa...

Page 10: ...tom of the editor BATTERY FEEDBACK IN EQUINOX The full page view of Shade Objects also displays a battery object on each shade See the image descriptions above to understand the value of the battery object NOTE If the battery threshold is set above 30 in Design Center Equinox will never show a yellow battery icon level indicator BATTERY FEEDBACK ...

Page 11: ... 1 BUS 2 T R T R _ GND T R T R _ GND ON OFF CONTROLLER NETWORK TERMINATION CONTROLLER BUS ETHERNET STATION BUS RS 485 PORT 1 RS 485 PORT 2 SERIAL NUMBER DIN IC GND TX3 RX3 GND TX4 RX4 GND TX5 RX5 GND 24V 36V GND GND RTS2 CTS2 TX2 RX2 CTS1 GND RX1 RTS1 DC OUT TX1 250 mA RS 232 PORT 1 RS 232 PORT 2 RS 232 PORT 3 RS 232 PORT 4 RS 232 PORT 5 DC POWER IN 12V 51XT OPEN ENERGY MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT infusi...

Page 12: ...antage dealer site and Design Center s built in help SHADE GROUPS All shade grouping is handled through Design Center s Shade Group object In the Object Editor checking a QIS or Qz Shade object will add the shade to the Shade Group list Other third party shades may also be added to the same group including relay shades However there may be some advantage having identical shades in a shade group al...

Page 13: ... connected through RJ45 third party Integration connectors See picture below All PCP panels added to a IC xx II single RS 485 Port it is recommended to have a maximum combined length of 200 ft Along the same context combined length of all segments from PCP nodes to QIS shade devices must not exceed 1000ft In the figure below combined length of Segments A B C should be kept below 200ft NOTE If comb...

Page 14: ...14 WIRING GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION continued 4 IC XX II RS 485 port should only be connected to PCP input port This port on the PCP device is indicated as third party integration ports ...

Page 15: ... on each port 4 250 ft 1 shade on each port 5 200 ft 1 shade on each port 6 167 ft 1 shade on each port 7 143 ft 1 shade on each port 8 125 ft 1 shade on each port 9 111 ft 1 shade on each port 10 100 ft 1 shade on each port 11 91 ft 1 shade on each port 12 83 ft 1 shade on each port 13 77 ft 1 shade on each port 14 71 ft 1 shade on each port 15 67 ft 1 shade on each port 16 63 ft 1 shade on each ...

Page 16: ...or This will effectively extend the allowed maximum length and will provide protection from possible ground loops at the installation site 8 Make sure all cable runs from PCP devices to QIS shades motors are at least 8 inches away from any power carrying cabling if the cable routing cannot avoid crossing power cabling then make sure this crossing is done at a 90 degrees angle 9 On installations wh...

Page 17: ... PRACTICE INFORMATION continued 10 If the total accumulated cable length of the RS 485 network exceeds 1200 ft then the longest cable run presumably at port 1 of the PCP should be terminated with a 120 ohm resistor between its data terminal nodes pins 2 and 1 of PCP s RJ45 at the end of the cable run Whenever total combined length of cable is for less than 1200 ft the termination resistor is not n...

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