GreenWave Reality PowerNode NP160-F User manual

PowerNodes
NP160-F
NP162-F

Table of Contents
Introduction 1!
PowerNode Overview 2!
Installation 6!
Common Z-Wave Tasks 10!
Network Inclusion Process 10!
Network Exclusion Process 11!
Factory Reset Process 13!
Safety Information 14!
About GreenWave 16!

1
Introduction
The GreenWave Reality platform helps create a smart, energy-efficient home through the monitoring and
controlling of your appliances and electronics (referred to as “devices”). You can conserve energy with minimal
impact to your lifestyle by using our products to easily manage your devices. Simply connect our Gateway to
your GreenWave Reality energy management system, plug your devices into our PowerNodes, and then monitor
and control the devices’ power usage through a Web browser or smartphone application.

PowerNode Overview
The GreenWave Reality PowerNode is a smart outlet adapter that connects your devices to electrical outlets and
your GreenWave Reality energy management system so that you can monitor and control your devices’ power
usage remotely through a Web browser or smartphone application. PowerNodes are available with a one-port or
multi-port configuration.
The PowerNode automatically connects to your GreenWave Reality Gateway (the device that connects to your
home network). This connection enables the Gateway to securely connect the devices you have powered
through your PowerNode to your energy management system. The PowerNode collects data on the energy
consumption of the connected devices and transmits the data to the Gateway. You can then control the energy
consumption of each connected device automatically using GreenWave Reality Smart Controls. These user-
defined Smart Controls allow you to turn devices on or off remotely through a Web browser or smartphone
application or to set a schedule for automatically turning your devices on or off at pre-defined times.

3
1. PowerNode plug: Prongs that you plug
into your electrical outlet.
2. PowerNode port: Port where you plug in
your device.
3. Room color selector: Wheel that you
rotate you specify the associated room
color.
4. Network button: Button that you press to
sync PowerNode with Gateway.
5. Activity indicator and power on/off
button. Shows the status of synced
devices, and allows you to manually
turn the PowerNode ports on or off.
5
1
2
3
4

Room Colors
Your PowerNode has a corner wheel with colored numbers to
represent the room or device that the PowerNode is powering. Set
the PowerNode to the colored number you want to use to identify
the room or device (this is referred to as the “room color”). For
example, you can set the room color to blue. Then, when you
access your account through the Web or smartphone application,
the corresponding room is identified by the same blue color as your
PowerNode.
You can set PowerNodes in different rooms to different colors to
make those rooms easy to identify when managing the power
sources on the Web or smartphone application.

5
Indicators
Your PowerNode has an indicator that displays any of the following patterns and colors to show you its current
status:
Off (no color): All PowerNode ports connected to
the Gateway are off.
Steady white in center: All PowerNode ports
connected to the Gateway are on.
Steady green in center: Some PowerNode ports
connected to the Gateway are on (some are off).
Two rotating green bars: PowerNode
is in inclusion mode to connect with
Gateway. When inclusion is
successful, the rotating bars stop and
all bars turn green for five seconds.
Two flashing green bars on each side of white flashing
center: PowerNode cannot communicate with Gateway.
This may occur if the PowerNode is out of range from the
Gateway. You can move the PowerNode closer to the
Gateway to improve reception. Or you can add additional
PowerNodes closer to the Gateway so that the PowerNode
can connect to the Gateway via the additional PowerNodes
(PowerNodes can “piggy back” on each other’s network
connection).

Installation
Before you install your PowerNode and devices, make sure that your GreenWave Reality Gateway is already
connected to your energy management system and operating (refer to the instructions that came with your
Gateway).
There are four basic steps to install your PowerNode and devices:
1. Set the PowerNode room color.
2. Choose the device to connect and its location.
3. Prepare the PowerNode for the device.
4. Plug in the device and turn on the PowerNode.

7
1. Set the PowerNode Room Color
Set the PowerNode to the colored number you want to use to identify the room or
device (this is referred to as the “room color”).
The room color selection is strictly to help you identify the room when you monitor
and control its power usage. Any color setting you use will work automatically with
your Gateway. Refer to the section above on room colors.
2. Choose the Device and Location
Choose the device you would like to connect to your PowerNode. Turn the device off and unplug it from any
power source. As discussed in the “Installation Tips” section, you should attach only one device to each
PowerNode port (one device for a single-port PowerNode or up to six devices for a multi-port PowerNode).
Locate a suitable electrical outlet nearby where you would like to place the device.
3. Prepare the PowerNode for the Device
Plug the PowerNode into the electrical outlet, and then turn the PowerNode off by pressing the power button.
The indicator light on the power button turns off to indicate the power is off.

4. Plug in the Device and Turn on the PowerNode
Plug the device you want to power into the PowerNode port. Turn the PowerNode on by pressing the power
button, which will illuminate white to indicate the power is on. Turn the device on.
The device is now part of your GreenWave home network.
Installation Tips
Review the safety information. Be sure to review the information contained in the “Safety Information” chapter
for important safety information you should follow.
Connect only one device per PowerNode port.For best results, attach only one device to each PowerNode
port (one device for a single-port PowerNode or up to six devices for a multi-port PowerNode). Do not connect
power strips and extension cords (or other PowerNodes) to the PowerNode. The PowerNode can only reliably
monitor and control one device connected to one port at the time. Connecting more devices to one port interferes
with power consumption monitoring and may cause risk of malfunction and damage to your PowerNode from
overloading. If you would like to control more devices, you can easily add more PowerNodes to your energy
management system.
Keep radio signals clear. Your Gateway and PowerNodes have antennas built-in for radio communication with
Internet services and other devices on your energy management system. Just as you might experience reception
problems on your mobile phone inside a building, your Gateway can have trouble communicating with