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Operating the device

The Motion detector will send a wireless signal every time a motion is detected. Please be aware that the 

device will need some time to adjust after turning on. After power on and inclusion please waitfor 5 minute 

before expecting correct operation.

Wakeup Intervals - how to communicate with the device?

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 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.

Opening the enclosure will wake up the device.

It is possible to set the node ID to 255 to send wakeup notifications as broadcast. In this mode device takes more time to 

go to sleep and drains battery faster, but can notify all it's direct neighbors about a wakeup.

Node Information Frame

NI

 The Node Information Frame 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.

A single click on the programming switch on the back side of the device will send out a Node Information 

Frame.

Associations

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 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. These lists are called  association groups 

and they are always related to certain events (e.g. button pressed, sensor triggers, ...). In case the event 

happens all devices stored in the respective association group will receive a common wireless command.

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