Wall Controller#

The Z-Wave certified Wall Controller application shows a push-button switch panel implementation to control devices in the Z-Wave network from push buttons (physical or virtual) on a device that is meant to be mounted on a wall. Examples include scene and zone controller and wall-mounted AV controllers.

The Wall controller application implements a wall-mounted switch that has three individually configurable buttons. Each button has support for on/off and dimming.

The Wall Controller application is based on:

Role Type

Always On End device (AOS)

Supporting Device Type

Actuator

Device Type

Central Scene

Generic Type

Wall Controller

Specific Type

Not Used

Requested security keys

S0, S2_UNAUTHENTICATED, and S2_AUTHENTICATED
The Wall Controller features do not depend on the security level.

Supported Command Classes#

Command Class

Version

Required Security Class

Association

2

Highest granted Security Class

Association Group Info

3

Highest granted Security Class

Central Scene

3

Highest granted Security Class

Device Reset Locally

1

Highest granted Security Class

Firmware Update Meta Data

5

Highest granted Security Class

Indicator

3

Highest granted Security Class

Manufacturer Specific

2

Highest Granted Security Class

Multi-Channel Association

3

Highest granted Security Class

Powerlevel

1

Highest granted Security Class

Security 0

1

None

Security 2

1

None

Supervision

1

None

Transport Service

2

None

Version

3

Highest granted Security Class

Z-Wave Plus Info

2

None

Use case:

The wall controller's three buttons are configurable to control nodes. Each button action is sent over the Lifeline as scene actions.

Basic Command Class mapping#

Basic Command Class is not mapped to any of the supported command classes.

Association Groups#

The following association groups are available for Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range respectively.

ID

Name

Node Count

Description

1

Lifeline

X

Supports the following command classes:

  • Device Reset Locally: triggered upon reset.

  • Central Scene: triggered by button press.

  • Indicator Report: Triggered when LED1 changes state.

2

BTN0

Y

Basic Set Command

3

Y

Switch Multilevel CC

4

BTN2

Y

Basic Set Command

5

Y

Switch Multilevel CC

6

BTN3

Y

Basic Set Command

7

Y

Switch Multilevel CC

X: For Z-Wave node count is equal to 5 and for Z-Wave Long Range it is 1.

Y: For Z-Wave node count is equal to 5 and for Z-Wave Long Range it is 0.

Usage of Buttons and LED Status#

To use the sample app, the BRD8029A Button and LEDs Expansion Board must be used. BTN0-BTN3 and LED0-LED3 refer to the buttons and LEDs on the Expansion Board.

The following LEDs and buttons shown in the next table below are used.

Button

Action

Description

Radio Board 1

Thunderboard 1

RST

Press

Resets the firmware of an application (like losing power). All volatile memory will be cleared.

BTN0

Press

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Pressed 1 Time"

  • Trigger association group 2: Basic Set

Hold start

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Held Down"

  • Trigger association group 3: Multilevel Switch Start Level Change

Hold release

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Released"

  • Trigger association group 3: Multilevel Switch Stop Level Change

BTN1

Press

Enter "learn mode" (sending node info frame) to add/remove the device.
Removing the device from a network will reset it.

Hold for at least 5 seconds and release

Perform a reset to factory default operation of the device, and a Device Reset Locally Notification Command is sent via Lifeline.

BTN2

Press

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Pressed 1 Time"

  • Trigger association group 4: Basic Set

Not supported

Hold start

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Held Down"

  • Trigger association group 5: Multilevel Switch Start Level Change

Hold release

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Released"

  • Trigger association group 5: Multilevel Switch Stop Level Change

BTN3

Press

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Pressed 1 Time"

  • Trigger association group 6: Basic Set

Hold start

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Held Down"

  • Trigger association group 7: Multilevel Switch Start Level Change

Hold release

  • Lifeline with Central Scene Key Attribute "Key Released"

  • Trigger association group 7: Multilevel Switch Stop Level Change

LED

Description

LED1

Blinks with 1 Hz when learn mode is active. Used for Indicator Command Class.

1: A Radio Board is plug-in board for the Wireless Pro Kit Mainboard. A Thunderboard is a stand-alone kit with a direct USB Type-C connection.

Firmware Update#

This section will describe backward compatibility when upgrading the Wall Controller application from one SDK to a newer version.

SDK 7.1x is the first SDK running on Z-Wave 700.