Hi, DIY-ers.
This is Frank at AlarmGrid.
I'm working today with the Honeywell L5210 LYNX Touch
Alarm System.
And we'll specifically be working with Z-Wave today.
So in our earlier video, we installed the L5100-Z-Wave
module.
That's a module that allows the L5210
to speak Z-Wave and control lights, locks, thermostats,
water valves-- any supported Z-Wave devices with the system.
Now for specific compatibility, you can always e-mail us
at support@alarmgrid.com.
But we'll get to that later.
For now, what I want to start with
is how to include your first Z-Wave device.
So Z-Wave is an RF technology that basically
allows you to wirelessly control your lights, locks,
thermostats, and water valves-- other relays as well.
But essentially it's a chip that's
put into many different manufacturers' appliances.
So for example, today we'll be doing a linear PD300Z-2
This is usually the best unit to start off with because of how
easy it is to install it.
It's just basically a Z-Wave plug-in lamp dimmer.
I like them for testing.
I also like it to be the first device.
You can get familiar with how to include.
It also has the versatility to move around.
You can plug it into a different outlet
depending on range and your Z-Wave mesh network.
Now getting into a little bit of the details
around how Z-Wave works, Z-Wave is an RF technology
that uses what's called a mesh network.
So it is a technology that uses hops
between different Z-Wave devices to come back
to the brain, which in this case is
the L5100 Z-Wave controller that we've already
installed in the L5210.
The first unit you want to have ideally
within 25 feet of the panel, although devices
vary depending on firmware.
There are some that say you should be within 15, some
within 25.
Others of the newer firmware revisions,
they can say that they can do up to 75 feet.
I usually say the first device should be within 15 to 25 feet
ideally.
So with that said, for today's testing purposes,
we're going to take the PD300Z-2 and actually
plug it right into a little extension cord here.
Normally you'd plug in the three-prong outlet--
you know, the three-prong connector--
right into your AC power outlet.
But for today's purposes, just so we can get it on the video
here, we're going to plug it right into an extension cord
that we have plugged into a wall outlet.
You'll notice on the front side of device,
there's a push button.
That's our inclusion button that we'll
be doing here momentarily.
On the left side here, we have a three-prong outlet.
On the right, we have a two-prong outlet.
Now this is a lamp plug-in dimmer.
So this is only for two-prong devices.
Now the three-prong is basically a pass-through
so that this doesn't take up one of your outlets
if you already had something plugged in there.
The three-prong outlet is basically
a pass-through that has live power no matter what.
It is not Z-Wave controlled.
This side, the two-prong side, you'll
notice there's a little sticker here
that says "speaks Z-Wave." that's
the icon for Z-Wave control.
So this is the port that will actually
control whichever lamp or two-prong
device you put into it.
There is a capacity on this unit.
It's 120 volts AC, obviously, with 60 Hertz.
But you want to be within 300 watts.
So there's a 300-watt maximum.
So if your lamp has maybe more light bulbs that collectively
add up to more than 300 watts, you don't want to use that.
You want to have a device that's 300 watts or less.
So with that said, we can plug this back in.
We have the unit here.
And what we're going to do is we're going
to jump right into programming.
So on the panel at the home screen,
if you're not at the home screen,
you can press the Home icon beneath the touch screen
and then press Automation.
You'll then see all the different devices that would
have already been enrolled.
Since this is our first device, you won't see anything here.
So if we go into Switches, again, you won't see anything.
No items to display.
We'll back out, hit the Down key.
And we'll go to Tools.
And you'll see Include, Exclude Devices.
So my own personal trick here, normally
what we're going to do here is just include this device.
Because Z-Wave can be a little bit finicky sometimes,
I always exclude first.
So just in case this was enrolled somewhere else,
we can go to Exclude.
It will say ready to exclude device.
Press the Function button.
On the unit, usually in its physical placement,
but for today's purposes on an extension cord, we'll go ahead
and double button press little unit here.
It'll say unknown device excluded.
It's usually a good measure just to exclude it
because these devices sometimes can be included in a factory
or maybe-- it's just a good measure
to always exclude first.
So it says unknown device excluded.
Instead of hitting Exclude, which would make sense,
that would actually go back into exclusion mode.
What we're going to do is we're going to back right out.
We're going to go back into an inclusion mode.
It will say ready to include.
We'll double press here.
It'll say device found.
There'll be a double beep.
And then you'll see in the background here,
it says non-secure device.
And it'll show you a node number and all that.
And then it'll say ready to include.
So you can technically include many devices at one time.
I usually like to get in the habit of including
just one at the time.
So if you click Abort now, you'll see the device here.
It'll show you the ID switch multi-level.
Instead of hitting Include, which you'd think
would lock it in, actually it's already locked in.
So what we're going to here is back out
and go back to Switches.
And you'll see switch number 1.
We can click on it and then click Edit.
And we can actually clear this out and rename it.
So I'll just name this for today lamp.
And right here, you can actually control up or down.
This is and this is a dimmer.
So does have the ability to pan from zero all the way to 100.
So any lamp that's connected to this two-prong side here
will actually be toggled up and down with this panning feature
here on the keypad.
So as you see now, it says lamp.
So that's how you include your first Z-Wave device.
Ideally because of the mesh network
and the way that these devices can carry through each other,
you want to put this first one within 25 feet.
After this one, from there you want
to be within 25 feet of this first device.
And from there you can hop out.
These devices have the ability to jump up to four times
back to the panel.
Any more than that, it will not make it back.
So you always want to be within four hops with that 15 to 25
foot range in mind from node to node on the Z-Wave network.
So once this first device is included,
you can move on to your next device.
I usually recommend giving the device about three to five
minutes after you include it just
to let it hash out all of its communications
back to the controller.
The Z-Wave communication, being that it has that mesh
technology, it sometimes takes a little bit
while to calibrate itself and take the best path back
to the system.
And also if you are testing, when
you go to permanently mount the unit,
you can test to make sure that it's working properly
where it is.
If you're having any issues, you can just exclude and re-include
in its final location.
So that you know where it is, it will calibrate itself properly.
So that's pretty much it for including your first device.
In our next video, we'll be showing you
how to set up some scenes, rules, and scheduling.
So stay tuned to our channel.
And also you can always email us at support@alarmgrid.com
for any questions, whether it be security or automation.