Honeywell TB7200 Series, TB7600 Series User Guide
ZigBee Wireless Survey Toolkit for TB7200/TB7600 Series Thermostats
USER'S GUIDE
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Honeywell TBST-5014W wireless survey tools are intended to verify and validate the deployment and use of the Honeywell TB7200 and TB7600 Series wireless thermostats on a potential job site.
This document provides wireless guidelines and instructions on how to use the wireless survey tools to perform a site survey.
NOTE: Wireless installations require careful consideration of the environment where the wireless devices will be installed. We highly recommend a site survey be performed prior to bidding on or accepting a job.
The TB7200 and TB7600 Series wireless communicating thermostats are ideal for retrofit applications where the addition of communicating field bus wiring within the building space is prohibitive. These wireless thermostats allow for the use of equipment wiring used by existing electronic thermostats.
The Honeywell wireless thermostats, along with the TB-VWG-APP-1014 wireless communication card and the network driver and device .jar files, are specifically designed to be used by Honeywell WEBs-AX controllers
WEB-2xx, WEB-6xx, and WEB-7xx controllers powered by NiagaraAX®.
More Information
To learn more about the TB7200 and TB7600 thermostats visit http://customer.honeywell.com.
•Wireless Installation & Integration Reference Guide for TB7200, TB7600 Series Thermostats (Form No. 63-4522)
•TB7600 Series RTU/Heat Pump Communicating Thermostats Specification Data (Form No. 63-2706).
•TB7200 Communicating Zoning Thermostats Specification Data (Form No. 63-2708).
•Sensor Selection Guide (Form No. 63-9285) for a complete listing of compatible sensors.
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Product Overview ..................................................... |
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ZigBee Mesh Network Overview .............................. |
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Basic Design and Deployment Considerations |
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Site Survey Overview ............................................... |
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Disclaimer .............................................................. |
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Trademarks .............................................................. |
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ZIGBEE WIRELESS SURVEY TOOLKIT FOR TB7200/TB7600 SERIES THERMOSTATS
MESH TOPOLOGY
WIRELESS NETWORK
NETWORK
FIELD WIRING
ELIMINATED
TB-RP5000W
REPEATER
REMOTE HONEYWELL
THERMOSTAT(S) CLUSTER
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MAIN MESH CLUSTER |
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Fig. 1. TB7200, TB7600 ZigBee Wireless Network.
GETTING STARTED
Included in the TBST-5014W wireless survey kit, you will find the following items:
•2 ea. survey tools
•2 ea. 120 Vac charger for the survey tools
IMPORTANT
Before performing a survey, please insure that both survey tools are fully charged overnight.
The survey tool will display a numerical percentage value on the LCD screen which represents the wireless network ZigBee RSSI dBi value (Receiving Signal Strength Indicator).
IMPORTANT
Please note that it is normal for the value to fl uctuate slightly (up to 10-20%). The final reading value is representative of the median averaged values displayed.
•Any value from 10 to 100% indicates good ZigBee connectivity.
•Any value below 10% may indicate that a repeater (TBRP5000W) may need to be installed.
Before you use the wireless survey toolkit to complete a site survey, review this document to learn how to configure the site survey tools and how to perform a site survey using these tools.
About the Wireless Survey Tools
About The Survey Tools
•The survey tools feature an auto-shutdown after 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, 10 quick beeps will sound; if the ON button is not re-pressed, the unit will shutdown to prevent unnecessary battery drainage.
•The minimal expected battery life is at least 50 full charge cycles. The maximum expected battery life is 200 full charge cycles.
•Contact Honeywell for replacement batteries. The survey tools use a custom rechargeable battery type. DO NOT USE regular rechargeable batteries for replacement. Doing so MAY result in critical failure and/or injury.
Configuring the Wireless Survey
Tools
1.Charge the survey tools overnight.
2.Press the red ON button on the top of each device. The green ON LED will light and the LCD will display Signal % 254 then display Signal % 0. If the devices have already been configured, the signal strength reading will be greater than zero and very likely 99 or 100 since the devices are in close proximity to one another.
3.Press and hold the Override button for five seconds, as shown in Fig. 2, until Com addr displays on the LCD.
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Fig. 2. Press the left (red) button.
4.Press the Override button once and PAN ID will display.
5.Assign the PAN ID with the up/down arrows on the right, as shown in Fig. 3. Both devices should be assigned the same PAN ID.
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Fig. 3. Assigning PAN ID.
6.Press the Override button once and Channel will display.
7.Assign Channel number 15 or 25 with the up/down arrows on the right. Both devices should be assigned the same Channel.
ZIGBEE MESH NETWORK OVERVIEW
ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4-2003 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).
Mesh networking is a type of network where each node acts as an independent router. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” and “re-meshing” from node to node until the final destination is reached.
General characteristics of the wireless physical communication layer are:
•Uses a wireless physical layer of 2.4GHz with data rates of 250 kbps
•Yields high throughput and low latency
•Automatic topology configuration: star, peer-to-peer, mesh
•Handshake protocol for transfer reliability
•Range: 50 feet (15 meters) typical and up to 100 feet (30 meters) depending on environment
IEEE 802.15.4 along with ZigBee networks and application support layer provide:
•Low cost installation deployment
•Ease of implementation
•Reliable data transfer
•Short range operation
•Very low power consumption
For a successful ZigBee deployment, it is important to understand that the ZigBee wireless network is influenced by the same environmental factors that affect other wireless systems:
•Interference from radio emitters
•Various electronic devices
•Interference caused by solid objects that may slow or stop communication between devices
Even with potential sources of signal interference, the presence of these factors should not result in noticeable network performance degradation. Environmental issues will occur with any wireless network installation.
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BASIC DESIGN AND
DEPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATIONS
Proper design considerations need to be addressed prior to any installation of a WEBs-AX controller with a Honeywell wireless communication card and related wireless thermostats.
•Honeywell recommends using a per floor horizontal architecture vs. a vertical one. Transmitting from one floor to the other may be possible in certain applications (such as going through stairways), but the design and optimization of the thermostat antenna is designed for optimal horizontal distance penetration and not a vertical one. As such, be prepared to use AT LEAST ONE WEBs-AX controller and wireless communication card per floor.
•Please note that radio transmissions CANNOT travel through steel. If floors are constructed with steel joists or other steel materials it is highly unlikely that the wireless thermostat transmissions will be successful between floors.
Clear line of sight deployment
•To avoid network interference with 802.11 Wi-Fi devices in the 2.4GHz spectrum, Honeywell recommends the use of 802.15.4 channels 15 and 25 ONLY. 802.11 Wi-Fi transmissions overlap and may interfere with other channel selections allowed by 802.15.4 (Channels 11 to 26).
•With clear line of sight deployment (no physical obstacles between 2 communicating thermostats), the maximum distance between each thermostat is 100 feet (30 meters). See Fig. 4 .
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NOTE: MAXIMUM 50 FEET (15 M) BETWEEN 2 THERMOSTAT NODES.
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Fig. 5. Non-clear line of sight distance between two thermostat nodes is a maximum of 50 feet (15 M).
•In order to avoid interference from other wireless devices, such as wireless routers, wireless adapters or laptops using wireless networks, etc., ensure that a minimum distance of 3 feet (1 meter) is maintained between any Honeywell wireless device and any Wi-Fi devices. A distance of 10 feet (3 meters) or more is preferred when possible (Fig. 6).
MINIMUM 3 FEET (1 M) BETWEEN WI-FI
EQUIPMENT AND HONEYWELL WIRELESS DEVICES
3 FEET (1 M)
PREFERABLY 10 FEET (3 M) OR MORE BETWEEN WI-FI
EQUIPMENT AND HONEYWELL WIRELESS DEVICES
10 FEET (3 M)
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NOTE: LINE OF SIGHT DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO NODES IS A MAXIMUM
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Fig. 4. Line of sight distance between two nodes is a maximum of 100 feet (30 M).
Non-clear line of sight deployment
•The maximum non-clear line of sight distance between thermostats for gypsum wall partitions which may include metal stud framing is a maximum of 50 feet (15 meters). See Fig. 5.
Fig. 6. Minimum 3 feet (1 M) between Wi-Fi equipment and Honeywell wireless devices.
Preferably 10 feet (3 M) or more between Wi-Fi equipment and Honeywell wireless devices
•Ensure that at least one thermostat is within 50 feet (15 M) of the controller with wireless card for every cluster of 10 thermostats installed. WEB-2xx controllers have a recommended max of 30 wireless thermostats per controller. If 30 thermostats are installed, three thermostats should be installed within 50 feet of the controller with wireless card. WEB-6xx and WEB-7xx controllers have a recommended max of 50 wireless thermostats per controller. If 50 thermostats are installed, five thermostats should be within 50 feet of the controller with wireless card. (Fig. 5 and Fig. 6)
•Always install the controller with wireless card closest to the center of all associated wireless thermostats.
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