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ELTEX Z-Wave STICK. User manual 5
4OPERATION INSTRUCTION
4.1.1 Installation
You may use any application allowing Z/IP clients to control nodes in a Z-Wave network. For example, you
may use such applications as Z/IP Gateway or PyZ/IP. To find more detailed information on the installation and
configuration of these applications, see the website of SILICON LABS company by using the link below
https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/z-wave/controller-sdk/z-ip-gateway-sdk.
ELTEX Z-Wave STICK operates as a serial port reusing existing standard drivers on most popular PC
operating systems as it has a USB CDC/ACM class compliant interface. Vendor driver is not required.
1. Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 32 & 64 bit
UZB.INF & UZB.CAT are provided in the Z-Wave SDK that reuses the standard Windows usbser.sys or
usbser64.sys driver. The device appears in the Device Manager under the Ports section, and is accessible
through the Windows CreateFile API by applications as “//.//COMxxx” where xxx is the COM Port
number assigned by the OS.
2. Linux kernel 2.6.24+
The device appears as “/dev/ttyACMxx” where xxx is the tty number assigned by the OS.
3. MAC OS X 6.4
The device appears as “/dev/tty.usbmodemxxx” where xxx is the tty number assigned by the OS.
4.1.2 Inclusion (adding) and Exclusion (removing) modes
To communicate with the devices of Z-Wave network, the necessary device needs to be added to an
existing wireless network. The process of adding devices into Z-Wave network is called Inclusion. The process of
removing devices from this network is called Exclusion.
Both processes are initiated by the primary controller of the Z-Wave network.
4.1.3 Resetting the Z-Wave USB Stick
To reset the Z-Wave USB Stick to the default settings, press the Set Default button on GUI.
