ZWave Dongle - Revision history

A-lurker at 03:24, 15 June 2013

2013-06-15T03:24:51Z

Javier at 21:43, 17 April 2010

2010-04-17T21:43:36Z

Cj man at 21:37, 18 December 2009

2009-12-18T21:37:43Z

Sglaser: add description of how to determine dongle version

2009-11-26T16:39:36Z

add description of how to determine dongle version

Ovidiu at 15:44, 26 November 2009

2009-11-26T15:44:17Z

LibraSun at 15:41, 2 August 2009

2009-08-02T15:41:32Z

Micasaverde at 03:33, 12 February 2009

2009-02-12T03:33:39Z

Micasaverde at 20:30, 27 January 2009

2009-01-27T20:30:54Z

Micasaverde: New page: Your Vera purchase includes a ZWave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for Vera's ZWave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with ...

2009-01-14T17:40:28Z

New page: Your Vera purchase includes a ZWave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for Vera's ZWave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with ...

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Your Vera purchase includes a ZWave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for Vera's ZWave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.

If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx

Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine.

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	Your Vera purchase includes a Z-Wave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for her Z-Wave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.		Your Vera purchase includes a Z-Wave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for her Z-Wave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.

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	Your Vera purchase includes a Z-Wave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for her Z-Wave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.		Your Vera purchase includes a Z-Wave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for her Z-Wave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.

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	If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx		If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx
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		+	1. Download the Windows drivers for the Zwave Stick:
		+	2.1. Go to: https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx
		+	2.2. Download [b]VCP Driver Kit [/b] https://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/Software/CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.zip
		+	2.3. If you don't have an unzip program (a program to extrac the zip archive) grab 7zip from here: http://www.7-zip.org/
		+	2.3.1. Download [b]7-Zip 4.65 [/b] http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z465.exe
		+	2.4. Extract the CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.zip archive and run CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe
		+	2.4.1. Install the Drivers.
		+	3. Plug the black Zwave dongle in your PC USB PORT

	Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the Z-Wave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them as follows:<br>Bits per second: 115200<br>Data bits: 8 Parity: None<br>Stop bits: 1<br>Flow Control: none		Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the Z-Wave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them as follows:<br>Bits per second: 115200<br>Data bits: 8 Parity: None<br>Stop bits: 1<br>Flow Control: none

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	* ''2.60'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 2'';		* ''2.60'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 2'';
	* ''2.78'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 3''.		* ''2.78'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 3''.
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		+	You can determine the dongle version looking at the Version: line on the More Z-Wave Options page (Devices -> Z-Wave -> More Z-Wave Options).

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	To add devices to the dongle, tap the button so the blue light is blinking slowly. Then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. To remove devices, press and hold the button until it blinks quickly, then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. You can also add/remove devices while the dongle is attached to the PC's USB interface using your Z-Wave software's add/remove device function. Use your Z-Wave software to replicate the Z-Wave network.		To add devices to the dongle, tap the button so the blue light is blinking slowly. Then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. To remove devices, press and hold the button until it blinks quickly, then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. You can also add/remove devices while the dongle is attached to the PC's USB interface using your Z-Wave software's add/remove device function. Use your Z-Wave software to replicate the Z-Wave network.

−	~~The dongle contains the~~ Zensys 5.02 ~~firmware, which is the latest as of January, 2009~~.	+
		+	'''Z-Wave Dongle Versions:'''
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		+	* ''2.40'' = Zensys Firmware ''4.27'';
		+	* ''2.48'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02'';
		+	* ''2.60'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 2'';
		+	* ''2.78'' = Zensys Firmware ''5.02 Service Pack 3''.

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-Your Vera purchase includes a ZWave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for Vera's ZWave functions to work.  You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.
+Your Vera purchase includes a Z-Wave dongle, which must remain plugged into the back of Vera for her Z-Wave functions to work. You do not need to do anything for the dongle to work with Vera.
-If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system.  They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx
+If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx
-Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device.  Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine.  Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them to Bits per second: 115200  Data bits: 8  Parity: None  Stop bits: 1  Flow Control: none
+Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the Z-Wave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them as follows:<br>Bits per second: 115200<br>Data bits: 8 Parity: None<br>Stop bits: 1<br>Flow Control: none
-To add devices to the dongle, tap the button so the blue light is blinking slowly.  Then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices.  To remove devices, press and hold the button until it blinks quickly, then activate your nearby devices.  You can also add/remove devices while the dongle is attached to the PC's usb interface using your Z-Wave software's add/remove device function.  Use your Z-Wave software to replicate the Z-Wave network.
+To add devices to the dongle, tap the button so the blue light is blinking slowly. Then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. To remove devices, press and hold the button until it blinks quickly, then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. You can also add/remove devices while the dongle is attached to the PC's USB interface using your Z-Wave software's add/remove device function. Use your Z-Wave software to replicate the Z-Wave network.
 The dongle contains the Zensys 5.02 firmware, which is the latest as of January, 2009.

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	Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them to Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: none		Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them to Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: none
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		+	To add devices to the dongle, tap the button so the blue light is blinking slowly. Then activate your nearby Z-Wave devices. To remove devices, press and hold the button until it blinks quickly, then activate your nearby devices. You can also add/remove devices while the dongle is attached to the PC's usb interface using your Z-Wave software's add/remove device function. Use your Z-Wave software to replicate the Z-Wave network.
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		+	The dongle contains the Zensys 5.02 firmware, which is the latest as of January, 2009.

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	If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx		If you want to use the dongle separately from Vera, or purchased an extra dongle on its own, you will need the appropriate CP210x USB-RS232 drivers for your operating system. They are available here: https://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usbtouart/Pages/default.aspx

−	Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine.	+	Once the drivers are installed, the dongle should show up as a COM port or serial device. Then any software designed to work with the ZWave serial API, such as ControlThink, HomeSeer, etc., should work fine. Windows users may need to edit the port settings and set them to Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: none