ZWP500
™
Z-Wave Production Programmer & Tester
www.ExpressControls.com
February 2018
Bringing
the Internet of Things (IoT) to Life
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connected to the ZWP500 for full computer access (not included with the ZWP500). Most generic monitors with an HDMI
connection will work. Most generic wired or wireless USB keyboard and mouse will work with the RPi.
PSoC PlugIn Board
The RPi is augmented with a plug-in board that contains a Cypress PSoC System-On-Chip microprocessor. This
dedicated processor and its programmable hardware resources are used to program the DUT at the maximum speeds.
The PlugIn board also contains a ZM5202 Z-Wave chip and RF attenuators to enable complete testing of the DUT for
both functionality and RF performance. This board is integrated within the ZWP500 enclosure and should not be removed
or otherwise modified.
Serial Port
The PSoC PlugIn board is connected to the RPi via the 40 pin header on the RPi. The serial port on the header is the
primary communication method. The serial port /dev/ttyAMA0 operates at 921600 baud with 8 bits of data and 1 stop bit.
The UART connection is via the RPi expansion header on pins 8 and 10. T
he Raspberry Pi3 default has the “mini UART”
connected to the GPIOs and /dev/ttyAMA0 is connected to the on-board Bluetooth chip. The RPi has been configured to
swap the UARTs so that the /dev/ttyAMA0 UART is connected to the GPIOs (and thus the PSoC) and the mini UART is
connected to the Bluetooth chip which is normally not used but is still available.
USB Ports
Four USB 2.0 Type A connectors are present on the ZWP500. These USB ports support most generic USB devices like
keyboards, mouse, and memory sticks. The bar-code scanner and the label printer can be connected directly to these
USB ports.
HDMI Port
An HDMI port on the ZWP500 should be connected to a monitor to enable the user to interface with the software on the
ZWP500. The recommended resolution is 1280x1024 which is the default setting. The RPi supports many other
resolutions and most monitors will work. See the Raspberrypi.org site for details on configuring other resolutions.
Ethernet Port
An Ethernet RJ45 jack on the ZWP500 should be connected to a LAN which has access to the Internet. The ZWP500
requires a network connection to the internet to set the local time and date. Either a wired network connection or WiFi can
be used.
WiFi Access
The RPi3 has WiFi integrated onto the RPi3 board. WiFi can be configured using the network icon in the upper right
corner of the screen. See the Raspberrypi.org site for more details on configuring WiFi.
Desktop Sharing with VNC
The ZWP500 is configured with VNC for remote desktop access. Most VNC desktop applications will connect to the
ZWP500. The recommended application is TightVNC available from
tightnvc.com
. A password is required to log into the
ZWP500 with is “ExpressControls” (note the capitalization).
Source Code Control of Scripts
A common request is how and where to store the project specific custom coded scripts and how to deploy them across
multiple ZWP500 systems. The solution is to use
git
which is pre-installed on the RPi3. While any git server will work,
Express Controls recommends using
BitBucket
which provides a simple and free repository for small projects. Once the
account and a repository are
created on BitBucket, you “clone” the repository onto the ZWP500. The table below gives a
few of the most commonly use git commands. See the online documentation of git for more details. Open a terminal
