SWIIDINTER™
Z-WAVE
®
CORD SWITCH
Installation and User's Guide
FOREWORD
In Europe, most of the lamps on our home tables or nightstands
are equipped with a switch located on their power cord: the "good
old" cord switch. In spite of this, whenever you want to control
such a lamp remotely, manufacturers of home automation
devices will suggest remotely controlled plugs or wall switches or
inserts to fit behind them. So when you have decided to install a
wireless automation system in your home (Z -Wave® or other) ,
and when you finally got everything to work to your satisfaction,
someone comes in and turn off one of these remotely controlled
lamps by pressing on the "good old switch" on the cord
and "ZAP" your lamp is NO LONGER REMOTELY
CONTROLLED ...
SwiidInter™ is the first - and at this time still the only - cord switch
in the Z -Wave® ecosystem which is small enough to be
compared to a regular cord switch. It can be used both manually
like any ordinary cord switch and remotely by Z -Wave®.
SwiidInter™ can also handle associations with other devices,
both ways to and from it. Thus, your Swii dInter™ can respond
directly to a signal from another Z-Wave® device in your network,
such as the triggering of a presence detector. Conversely with a
short press or a long press it can control two separate Z-Wave®
device groups that have been associated with it : for example, all
the other lights in your bedroom where your SwiidInter™ is on
the cord of your bedside lamp.
Physically installing a SwiidInter™ is done in the same exact way
as any ordinary cord switch: it is a quick and simple operation
that requires no special tools. Once done, it will operate as an
ordinary cord switch with a simple on/off push button. Only then
can you configure your SwiidInter™ to include it into a Z-Wave®
network and interoperate with other controllers and devices
(even if you have only one other Z-Wave® device).
WARNING
RISK OF ELECTROCUTION : Make
sure the cord switch is NOT
connected to the mains (i.e. is
unplugged) before opening the
switch
SPECIFICATIONS
Device Type :
BINARY POWER SWITCH
Power input :
230V ± 10% - 50Hz
Max. power :
660W
EU Norms :
EN 61058-2-1:2011
EN 55015
Protection index :
IP20
Size :
84 x 32 x 29 mm
Radio protocol :
Z-Wave® (SDK 4.55)
Radio frequency :
868,42 MHz (EU)
Transmission dist.:
Max. 30m indoors depending
on construction materials
Working temp :
0 – 40°C
On/Off signal :
Blue LEDs
Power consumption :
< 0,08W
EU patent :
Pending
Your SwiidInter™ has been certified by a certification firm
approved by the Z-Wave® Alliance and, as such, is fully
interoperable with all the certified Z-Wave® devices
produced by other manufacturers using the same
authorised radio frequency (EU in our case)
KEY FEATURES
Top outside
1. On/Off button (blue LEDs
are lit when "On")
Bottom outside
1. Z-Wave® pairing guide
(blinking red LED during
inclusion/exclusion and
association)
2. Assembly screw
Remember to disconnect from the
power mains before opening the
switch
Top inside view
1. Front AC wire terminal
towards the device (lamp)
2. On/off switch
3. Blue LED "On" indicator
4. Back AC wire terminal
towards the mains (socket)
Bottom inside view
1. Z-Wave inclusion/exclusion
and association button
(linked to the pairing guide)
2. Red LED: inclusion/exclusion
and association indicator
3. Fuse
INSTALLATION OF THE SWITCH
The installation of your SwiidInter™ on
the power cord is done in the same
way as that of most cord switches, so
first and foremost remember to
disconnect from the power mains
the device on which you install the
SwiidInter™.
Before starting, you must determine the exact location of the
switch on the cord to be able to operate the switch comfortably...
Tools required:
- Wire cutter
- Wire stripper
- Electrician's flat and Phillips screwdrivers
After making sure that the power cord on which you want to install
your SwiidInter™ is disconnected from the mains,
carefully follow the steps described below:
1. Using the Phillips
screwdriver, remove the
upper shell cover of your
SwiidInter™
2. Using the wire cutter, cut
the cord to the place
where you want to install
your SwiidInter™
3. With the wire cutter,
separate the two inner
wires and remove 6 mm
of the outer insulation
sheath on both ends
4. With the wire stripper,
strip 3-4 mm of the
insulation of the two
inner wires on both ends
5. Using the flat screwdriver,
connect the wires by
screwing them into two
terminals inside the
SwiidInter™ respecting
the directions of the
wires : front towards the
device (lamp) and back
towards the mains
(socket)
WARNING: If you reverse the mounting direction of the
wires, your SwiidInter™ will not work at all. This will not
damage your SwiidInter™, but you will need to reinstall
the wires all over again always taking care to disconnect
the electrical power cord.
6. Using the Phillips
screwdriver, tighten the
security clamps tightly
over the power cord,
making sure they pinch
the cord's outer insulation
sheath firmly, so that it is
held securely
7. Replace the upper shell
cover of the switch and
tighten with the Phillips
screwdriver the assembly
screw which joins the two
shell covers of the switch
WARNING: Make sure you do not cut or shorten the wire
antenna attached to the bottom of PCB, as its length is
optimized for the radio frequency used by your
SwiidInter™.
8. Connect the plug of the
power cord to the mains,
and then check that the
SwiidInter™ works
normally by pressing on
the On/Off button. When
on the "On" position, the
blue LED should illuminate
the button and the lamp
should turn on
WARNING: The presence near your SwiidInter™ of
grounded metallic objects or of high power conductors can
affect the Z-Wave® radio signals and thus the remote control
of your SwiidInter™.
If your S wiidInter™ is intended to replace a pre-existing cord
switch, you must first disassemble and remove the latter from the
power cord (as always, only when the power has been
disconnected from the mains). Then you will need to
adapt the ends of the cord which will be fitted into your
SwiidInter™ so as to conform to what was described in points 2
and 3 above. Apart from that, follow all the exact same steps as
described above.
INTEGRATION OF THE SWITCH INTO
THE Z-WAVE® NETWORK
In order to control your SwiidInter™ remotely, it needs to be
recognized by a Z-Wave® network. Many people are put off by
the very use of the word "network", but it may in fact designate a
single remote control or wireless switch coupled with a plug or a
lamp. The important thing to remember is that your SwiidInter™
needs to be recognized by any device which is intended to
control it (you can't call your dog, if you don't know its name). To
do this, an inclusion operation needs to be performed: this is
also often called an integration or a pairing operation.
The inclusion of a SwiidInter™ is performed with the switch fully
assembled (shell cover joined and screwed together) and with
the power cord plugged into the mains. When including a
SwiidInter™, make sure that it is in its final position. If this
location is not in the direct range of the including controller then
the Cord Switch has to be moved closer to the controller for the
Inclusion ; in which case a network rediscovery process is
subsequently needed in order to refresh the routing table.
Tools required:
- Fingernail (if thin enough) or any pointed tip
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1. First put your primary Z-
Wave® controller in
inclusion mode
(generally done by
pressing once or several
times on an inclusion
button on the controller)
2. Using your fingernail or a
pointed tip, press once on
the Z-Wave® pairing guide
on the bottom of your
SwiidInter™ and a red
LED will start flashing
regularly through the
pairing guide, indicating
that your SwiidInter™ is
now in the "inclusion/
exclusion" mode
3. The inclusion/exclusion
process should then
start automatically and
the red LED will start
blinking much faster
before staying lit
permanently for 2
seconds. This indicates
that the Z-Wave®
inclusion/exclusion
process was successful
Depending on the type of controller you are using, you may be
immediately able to operate your SwiidInter™ via your Z-Wave®
network. For some controllers, however, you need to perform an
additional pairing step in order to assign your SwiidInter™ to a
specific command button on the controller (e.g. on a multi-button
remote control)
Once you are able to operate your SwiidInter™ remotely from
your Z-Wave® network, you are able to check that the blue LED
lights up to illuminate the perimeter of the On/Off button when it
is turned on. You can also check that your SwiidInter™
continues to respond to a manual press locally on the On/Off
button.
WARNING : As with any Z-Wave® "binary switch" device, the
SwiidInter™ is not able - for patent reasons - to report back
its status changes automatically to a Z-Wave® controller.
The best way to monitor the change in status of your
SwiidInter™ in real-time is to associate via the second
association group (see Chapter on "Switch Association")
with a "virtual" Z-Wave® device on your primary controller
and then to track the status of that "virtual" device. This
works both when the change in status of your S wiidInter™
is the result of a manual action and when it is linked to a
command communicated through the Z-Wave® network.
EXCLUSION OF THE SWITCH
To exclude your SwiidInter™ from a Z-Wave® network, proceed
in the same way as for the integration/inclusion previously
described in the previous, except that in step 1, you must press
the exclusion button on the Z-Wave® controller that you will
have brought into the vicinity of your SwiidInter™ (or vice versa).
The red LED on the bottom of your SwiidInter™ will behave in
the exact same way as during the inclusion process.
SWITCH ASSOCIATION
In a Z-Wave® network, association procedures enable your
SwiidInter™ to control directly other Z-Wave® devices (real or
virtual) or vice versa to be controlled by other Z-Wave® devices
without passing through a controller. A typical example would
be the association of a Z-Wave® presence detector your with
SwiidInter™, so that your SwiidInter™ turns "On" the lamp
whenever a presence is detected.
Your SwiidInter™ is capable of handling two association
groups:
The first association group will respond to a long press (over
0.5 seconds) on the On/Off button of your SwiidInter™
The second association group works on every press (actually
on release) on the On/Off button of your SwiidInter™ (this is
the one which can be used to notify status changes)
In each of the two association groups, your SwiidInter™ can be
combined with up to 5 normal Z-Wave® devices.
The process for associating your SwiidInter™ with other
Z-Wave® devices can be made either via a Z-Wave® controller
or, in the case where the cord switch will be the "controlling"
device, by direct association with the other Z-Wave® device.
In all cases, Z-Wave® devices can only be associated if they are
part of the same Z-Wave® network, i.e. that they have been
included using the same (primary) controller.
Association via a Z-Wave® controller
To associate your SwiidInter™ with another Z-Wave® device of
the same Z-Wave® network, please revert to and follow the
association instructions set out by the controller's manufacturer.
Normally, this should not require your having to do anything on
your SwiidInter™ cord switch.
Direct association
To simplify association procedures, your SwiidInter™ can create
associations with other Z-Wave® devices directly without having
to go through a controller. Such "direct" associations are,
however, subject to three constraints:
All the devices must already be part of the same Z-Wave®
network (i.e. have been included in the Z-Wave® network
directly or indirectly by the same primary controller)
These associations can only be made with the first
association group of your SwiidInter™
These associations are unidirectional : from your
SwiidInter™ to another Z-Wave® device which it will control
and not the other way around
To create such "direct" associations, proceed as follows:
1. Press with your fingernail or a pointed tip on the Z-Wave
®
pairing guide on the bottom of your SwiidInter™ (plugged into
the mains) and keep pressed for 1-2 seconds. The red LED
will light permanently through the pairing indicating that your
SWiiD® cord is now in the "association" mode.
2. Place the Z-Wave
®
device to be associated in the immediate
vicinity and put it in the "inclusion/exclusion" mode in the
way prescribed by the device's manufacturer
3. If the association is successful, the red LED on the bottom of
your SwiidInter™ will blink twice and then turn off, indicating
that your SwiidInter™ has gone back to its "normal" operating
mode. If the association is not successful, the red LED will go
out after 20 seconds without flashing (back to "normal")
You can only associate in this way one Z-Wave® device at a time
and you will need to repeat the process to add another Z-Wave®
device (always only on the SwiidInter™'s first association group).
WARNING: Sending relevant association information
between devices may take some time, in certain cases even
a full minute.
WARNING: When your SwiidInter™ is sending a command
to one or more associated devices and receives at the same
time an instruction to issue a new command, the original
broadcast is interrupted and the new command is
immediately issued.
RESETTING THE SWITCH
To reset your Sw iidInter™ to its factory settings (erasing the
Home ID of the network's primary controller), press with your
fingernail or a pointed tip on the Z-Wave® pairing guide on the
bottom of your SwiidInter™ (plugged into the mains) and keep
pressed for a long time. The red LED will first turn on for a few
seconds (association mode) and ultimately turn off. Once the red
LED turns off, release the pairing guide, the LED will then blink
twice rapidly and then one time at length, indicating that your
SwiidInter™ has been fully reset.
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
OPTIONS
Your Sw iidInter™ offers a limited range of advanced
configuration options, essentially turning on and off the Switch All
functionality. Changing these configuration options requires the
use of one or other of the more sophisticated Z-Wave® controllers
(usually Z-Wave® IP gateways). For a description of these
configuration options, please refer to our website
www.swiid.com/en/support//
WHAT IS Z-WAVE®?
Z-Wave® is a bidirectional communication protocol designed
specifically for controlling, operating, measuring and monitoring
home automation equipment via radio frequency: lighting,
heating, security, etc.
The Z-Wave® protocol utilizes an optimized radio technology for
narrow bandwidth radio communications (9-100 kbps). In
Europe, Z-Wave® devices operate in the 868.4 MHz band, which
ensures the absence of any interference with the WiFi
connections or with other wireless receivers operating in 2.4 GHz
such as Bluetooth or ZigBee®. Please note: For legal reasons,
the Z-Wave® devices function in different frequencies - all below
1GHz - in other parts of the world, e.g. 909 MHz in the US.
Therefore, the Z-Wave® devices from these other geographic
zones can generally not be used in Europe.
The range of the Z-W ave® signal is approximately 50m (higher
outdoors and lower indoors). However, the Z-Wave® technology
automatically and dynamically creates a "mesh network"
between the various Z -Wave® devices that compose it and each
of these devices becomes itself a repeater. This increases the
reach and reliability of radio signals being transmitted in the ZWave® network and enables connections between devices that
are not within direct range of each other.
Each Z-Wave® network has its own identifier (Home ID), which
enables multiple Z-Wave® networks in a single location to
operate completely independently and without interfering with
each other.
The main advantage of the Z-Wave® radio protocols over mesh
network competitors such as ZigBee® is the complete
interoperability between the various Z-Wave® devices from
different manufacturers. This interoperability is guaranteed by a
"Zertification" process which is performed by companies
approved by Sigma Designs, which itself is the creator and owner
of the Z-Wave®, and by the Z-Wave Alliance, which was created
in 2005 to bring together all the stakeholders in the Z-Wave®
ecosystem.
The Z-Wave Alliance has to date (July 2014) more than 250
members and nearly 1200 products have been "Zertified". It is
estimated that, as of end 2012, more than 12 million devices
using the Z-Wave® technology had been sold worldwide.
Z-Wave® devices can be used either independently in a
decentralized way (e.g. a wireless switch or associated with a
single remote controlled plug) or in centralized manner using a
central controller or integrated IP gateway. Integrated IP
gateways allow access by/to your Z-Wave® network to/from the
outside world: both the Internet (and off course your smartphone
via the internet...) and your local area network. The main
integrated Z-Wave® IP gateways available in Europe today (July
2014) are:
Vera's range of IP gateways : Vera2, Vera3 and Vera Lite
HomeSeer's Hometroller Zee with an Aeotech Z-Stick
Connected Object's eedomus
Fibaro's Home Center 2
Zipato's Zipabox
ZODIANET's Zibase
Z-Wave>Me's Z-Box
Your SWiiD™ cord switch has been successfully tested with
each of these integrated IP gateways, as well as with most
remote controls available in Europe.
WARRANTY
CBCC Domotique SAS (as defined in the next section and
hereinafter referred to as the "Supplier") warrants to the original
purchaser for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of
purchase or delivery (whichever is later) that the present device
is free from material defects in materials and workmanship and
undertakes, subject to continuing availability of the device, to
supply at its cost a new device to replace any malfunctioning or
otherwise defective device. In no event, shall the Supplier refund
any monies paid for the device.
Warranty claims must be filed by using the form provided on the
Supplier's website (www.swiid.com/en/contact.html) and
completing it in full and sending us (against refund) the defective
device and a copy of the proof of purchase (with the date of
purchase or delivery date!). Warranty claims made more than
thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the
warranty claim and claims made without following the procedure
set out above shall not be admissible.
The present warranty shall NOT cover, whether for damages to
the device itself and for consequential damages, faults not
resulting from a material or manufacturing defect on the device,
including but not limited to:
Accidents, actions of civil or military authority, civil
disturbances, war, strikes, fires, floods or other catastrophic
events ;
Installation or operation of the device other than in conformity
with the present Installation and User's Guide ;
Devices which have been repaired or modified by any person
not duly authorised to do so by the Supplier ;
Damages caused by (i) software utilized directly or indirectly
the device's owner or user, (ii) computer viruses or other
malware attacks or (iii) failure to implement firmware updates
supplied without charge by the Supplier ; and
Damages caused by power surges, by improper connection to
the power grid or by using unauthorised accessories
The present warranty shall be governed by the laws of France.
Swiid® / CBCC DOMOTIQUE
Swiid® is a registered trademark of CBCC Domotique SAS, a
French limited liability company, incorporated in Paris under the
Commerce Registry number 791 884 125 and having its
registered address at 27 avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris, France
v01.07
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