aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor user guide.
Modified on: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 2:38 AM

Aeotec aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor were developed to record ambient values for humidity and temperature to warn of environment that is ideal for mold growth via Z-Wave communication. It is powered by Aeotec Gen7 technology. The technical specifications of aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor can be viewed at that link.

Before purchasing make sure to contact your Z-Wave Gateway/Controller manufacturer to determine if this device is compatible, typically most Z-Wave gateways will be generically compatible with Switch and Sensor type devices.

Familiarize yourself with your aërQ Sensor.

Package contents
1x aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor
1x Battery type CR2477H 3V
1x Paper guide
1x Double-sided Tape.

Button Functions.

The Environment Sensor must support the following button functions.

flash once every second for 5 seconds.
Success: If the ending LED is green after 10 seconds, the factory reset was a success.
Failure: If the ending LED is red after 10 seconds, the factory reset was a failure.
Short Press| Ideal Mould environment sense and Wakeup Report.| Ideal Mould Environment sense : Force an
immediate measurement of the environment and change indication based on the danger level from temperature and humidity levels. If humidity levels are high enough, the air sensor will report Binary Sensor Report to indicate that.
Wakeup Report: A Wakeup Report will be sent to the Z-Wave controller/hub to allow queued commands to be sent to her sensor.
If using selective reporting, temperature and humidity will update using the threshold levels.
3 x Short Press| Sequence| Used to pair or unpair the aerQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor.

Quick start.

Getting your aërQ Sensor up and running is as simple as installing it and linking it to your Z-Wave network. The following instructions tell you how to add your aërQ Sensor to your Z-Wave network using an existing gateway.
How to open aërQ Sensor.
There are 2 small indented arrows on the side of your aërQ Sensor that indicate where you need to push in in order to open up her Sensor.

1. Find the 2 indented arrows along the side of your aerQ Sensor.
2. Place your thumb and index finger on the 2 indented arrows and push in.

• If attached to a wall – pull the aerO sensor which will separate it from the bottom
• If not attached to a wall – use your other hand to grip the bottom half of the sensor and pull the 2 sides apart the 2 halls will split apart.

Remove the battery tab.
are Sensor has a battery tab in this unit to keep the unit from utilizing the battery when it is first purchased. Make sure that you remove this tab before you continue with the installation.

1. Open up the aero Sensor to expose the battery.
   ∗ Locate the indented arrows grip the top and bottom half and pull them apart

2. Remove the battery and the battery block tab from the unit.

3. Recycle or trash the battery block tab.

4. Replace the battery back into its hardware with + side facing outwards.

Installation of air Sensor.
are Sensor utilizes double-sided adhesive tape to allow you to mount her Sensor onto any flat surface?

1. Place the double-sided adhesive on the bottom of her Sensor
2. Choose a place to stick her Sensor and firmly press down to finish the mounting
3. Remove the aerO Sensor from its mount to prepare the aerO Sensor for pairing.

Using an existing gateway.

SmartStart Inclusion.
You can use this method of inclusion only if your Z-Wave gateway/controller/hub supports SmartStart.

1. Open up your Z-Wave gateway/controller/hub interface.
2. Select SmartStart inclusion. (Please refer to your controller/gateway manual on how to do this).
3. Scan the OR code located on the aerQ Sensor.
4. Within 10 minutes after powering your are Sensor, it will automatically get included in your Z-Wave gateway/controller/hub.

Classic Inclusion
Use this method if SmartStart is not supported by your Z-Wave gateway/controller/hub.

1. Place your gateway or controller into Z-Wave pair or inclusion mode. (Please refer to your controller/gateway manual on how to do this).
2. Tap the Tamper Switch on our Sensor 3x times within 1 second.
3. Your gateway should confirm if her Sensor is successfully included in your network.
4. Place the aerQ Sensor on the mounting base.

Product Usage.

This device will start monitoring all air parameters once paired to your Z-Wave network. The measurement of air happens once every 15 minutes while tapping the Tamper  Switch once will force an immediate measurement and change indication based on the danger level.

LED Indicators.
aërQ Sensors LED indications when powered and in use.

When unpaired.
Red and Green LED blink every second – Entered pairing process (you may not see this if gateway and aerO Sensor sync quickly together)
Solid Green LED for 1.5 seconds – successful pair.
Solid Red LED for 1.5 seconds – failed pair upon timeout.

When paired.
Green LED – Environment is good.
Red LED – Environment is ideal for mold growth. Red blinks 3 times, Green blinks once – Low battery.

Reported sensors.
Humidity: +/- 3 % on relative humidity, +/-1 % Hysteresis Temperature: 0 … 65 °C +/- 1 Kelvin Dew Point: 0 … 65 °C +/- 1 Kelvin (calculated from other sensor values)

Wireless Reports and Command Class.
The measured values of Humidity and Temperature are reported to your Z-Wave gateway, below are the primary command class used to report the sensor values.

Main command classes and descriptions.
Each command class will output specific values to your Z-Wave gateway, below is a brief sliver of information that should be displayed in your controller if it is supported.

Binary Sensor V2
Reports ON / OxFF if humidity is greater than 70%. Reports OFF / Ox00 if humidity is less than 70%.

Multilevel Sensor V11
Air temperature
Scale = Celcius
Precision = 1
Size = 2

Humidity
Scale = Percentage
Precision = 0
Size = 2

Dew point
Scale = Celcius
Precision = 1
Size = 2

Advanced functions.

Communication with a Sleeping device (Wakeup).
This device is battery operated and utilizes a deep sleep state most of the time to save battery life.
Communication with the device is limited. In order to communicate with the aërQ Sensor, a Z-Wave controller is needed in the network.
This device will wake up regularly and report a wakeup state by sending out a Wakeup Report. The controller can then send out queued commands for the aërQ Sensor to control it before it goes back to sleep.
If the device was included by a Z-Wave controller, the controller will usually perform all necessary configurations. The wakeup interval is a trade-off between maximal battery lifetime and the desired responses of the device. Steps to wakeup aërQ Sensor:

1. Unlatch aërQ Sensor from its mounting base.
2. Tap the button once to wake up aërQ Sensor.

Removing your area Sensor from a Z-Wave network.

are Sensor can be removed from your Z-Wave network at any time. You’ll need to use an existing Z-Wave network to do this and the following instructions which will tell you how to do this using your existing Z-Wave network.
This method can be used with any Primary Z-Wave Controller even If it is not directly paired to our Sensor.

Using an existing gateway.

1. Place your gateway or controller into Z-Wave unpair or exclusion mode. (Please refer to your controller/gateway manual on how to do this)
2. Tap the button on her Sensor 3x times within 1
3. Your gateway should confirm if her Sensor is successfully excluded from your network. The LED of aero Sensor will blink its red LED once per second to confirm it is ready to be paired

Manually Factory reset aërQ Sensor.

This device also allows being reset without any involvement of a Z-Wave controller. This procedure should only be used when the primary controller is inoperable otherwise your controller will be left with a phantom node that does not exist.

1. Push the button of aërQ Sensor for 20 seconds.

Association Groups.

Group Association is a specific function in Z-Wave that allows you to tell aërQ Sensor who it can speak to. Some devices may only have 1 group association meant for the gateway, or multiple group associations that can be used for specific events. This type of function isn’t used too often, but when it is available, you may be able to use it to directly communicate to Z-Wave devices instead of controlling a scene within a gateway which can have unforeseen delays.
Some gateways have the ability to set Group  Associations to devices that have these special events and functions. Typically this is used to allow your gateway to update the status of aërQ Sensor instantly.
By default, your primary gateway should have been associated with aërQ Sensor automatically during the pairing of your Siren. For any case you have a Secondary Z-Wave  Controller, you’ll need to associate it to your aërQ Sensor in order for your secondary controller to update its status.

Group Number| Maximum Nodes| Description| **Parameter

reference**

---|---|---|---
1| 5| Lifeline| N/A
2| 5| Temperature High Trigger| 5, 10
3| 5| Temperature Low Trigger| 6, 9
4| 5| Humidity High Trigger| 7, 12
5| 5| Humidity Low Trigger| 8, 11
6| 5| Air Temperature| N/A

Configuration Parameters.

Parameter 1: Minimum Temperature change to report.

This value defines the minimum change of temperature to cause an unsolicited report of humidity to the central controller using Lifeline.
If the value is set to 0, there will be no reports sent to the controller, when the temperature changes.
However, periodic reports, managed by configuration parameter 4, may still be active.
Temperature is checked once every 15 minutes to determine if it should be reported based on this setting.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 20

Parameter 2: Minimum humidity change to report.
This value defines the minimum change of humidity to cause an unsolicited report of humidity to the central controller using Lifeline.
If the value is set to 0, there will be no reports sent to the controller, when the humidity changes.
However, periodic reports, managed by configuration parameter 4, may still be active.
Humidity is checked once every 15 minutes to determine if it should be reported based on this setting.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 7

Parameter 3: Check interval for minimum change on parameters 1 and 2.

(ZWA039 V2.0 or higher)

This value determines how often are Sensor checks for a minimum change in temperature or humidity on Parameter 1 and 2 or when the Sensor wakes up by button pressing. Value is set in minutes.

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 15

Parameter 4: Periodic Reports.
This parameter defines the time interval to send an unsolicited report.
If the value is set to 0, there will be no periodic reports sent to the controller.
However, reports on temperature/humidity changes, managed by configuration parameters 1 and 2, may still be active.
Size: 2 Byte, Default Value: 43200
ZWA009 V1.X

ZWA039 V2.0 and higher

Parameter 5: Temperature Upper Watermark value.

This parameter defines a temperature.
If the measured temperature surpasses this watermark a BASIC command is sent into Association Group 2.
The value of BASIC SET is defined by parameter 10.
Size: 2 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 6: Temperature Lower Watermark value.
This parameter defines a temperature.
If the measured temperature drops below this watermark a BASIC command is sent into Association Group 3.
The value of BASIC SET is defined by parameter 9.
Size: 2 Byte, Default Value:

Parameter 7: Humidity Upper Watermark value.
This parameter defines relative humidity.
If the measured relative humidity surpasses this watermark a BASIC command is sent into Association Group 4.
The value of BASIC SET is defined by parameter 12.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 8: Humidity Lower Watermark value.
This parameter defines relative humidity.
If the measured temperature drops below this relative humidity a BASIC command is sent into Association Group 5.
The value of BASIC SET is defined by parameter 11.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value:

Parameter 9: Low-Temperature Trigger BASIC Set Command Value.
This defines what BASIC SET command value shall be sent out into association group 3.
Value meaning:
255 = ON.
0 = OFF.
1 – 100 = Defines a level between 0 – 100% if controlling dimmers.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 255

Parameter 10: High-Temperature Trigger BASIC Set Command Value
This defines what BASIC SET command value be sent out into association group 2. Value meaning:
255 = ON.
0 = OFF.
1- 100 = Defines a level between 0 – 100% if controlling dimmers.
Size 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 11: Low Humidity Trigger BASIC Set Command Value.
This defines what BASIC SET command value shall be sent out into association group 5. Value meaning:
255 = ON.
0 = OFF.
1 – 100 = Defines a level between 0 – 100% if controlling dimmers.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 255

Parameter 12: High Humidity Trigger BASIC Set Command Value.
This defines what BASIC SET command value shall be sent out into association group 4. Value meaning:
255 = ON.
0 = OFF.
1 – 100 = Defines a level between 0 – 100% if controlling dimmers.
Size’ 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 13: Offset value for Mould environment notification
This value allows increasing the humidity threshold for ideal mold environment notification by a max of 10%. (default 0 value will be set to trigger at humidity levels above 70%)
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 14: Offset value for Temperature (ZWA039 V2.0 or higher)
Can add or minus this setting value to calibrate temperature when checked. Scale is defined by Param 64. e.g. Value 15 means I.5C or I.5F.
Size: 2 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 15: Offset value for Humidity (ZWA039 V2.0 or higher)
Can add or minus this setting value to calibrate humidity when checked.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Parameter 16: Check interval for Upper/ Lower Watermark value on Parameter 5 ,6,7 and 8. (zwAo3s V2.0 or higher)
This value determines how often are Sensor checks for upper/lower watermark value in temperature or humidity on Parameter 5 .6.7 and 8.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 15

Parameter 64: Temperature Scale
This parameter sets the temperature scale.
Size: 1 Byte. Default Value: I

Parameter 65: Sensor report after inclusion. (ZWA039 V2.0 or higher)
This value determines which sensor report will be sent after the inclusion is complete.
Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 15.
Setting (bit field) Description 1+2+4+8=15

Parameter 255: Reset Parameter
This parameter helps reset configuration parameters and the device to factory defaults.
Size: 4 Byte, Default Value: 0

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aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor technical specification.

Modified on: Mon, 26 Jul, 2021 at 1:02 PM
This page lists the technical specifications for aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor and forms part of the larger aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor user guide.

Name: aërQ Temperature and Humidity Sensor
Model number:
ZWA009-A – US
ZWA009-B – AU
ZWA009-C – EU
Radio frequency:
868.4 MHz EU
908,4 MHz US
921,4 MHz AU
Packaging Dimensions: 62 x 68 x 30 mm
Product Dimensions: 35 x 35 x 18 mm
Product Weight: 21g
Weight of product and package: 77g
UPC/EAN:
US: 810667025298
EU: 1220000016644
Z-Wave Chip: ZGM130
Radio protocol: Z-Wave
Z-Wave Plus Certified: Yes
Security: S2 native
Z-Wave Version: Series 700 and Gen7
Z-Wave SDK: 7.12 or later
QR Code Inclusion: SmartStart native

Device Type: Notification Sensor
Generic Device Class: Generic Type Sensor Notification (0x07)
Specific Device Class: Specific Type Notification Sensor (0x01)
Network Operation: Reporting Sleeping Slave

Repeater: No
Beaming: No
FLiRs: No
Power supply: No
Battery: CR2477 3V Lithium (LiMnO2)
Battery life: With factory default setting up to 2 years.
Humidity range: 0 to 80% RH (±3%)
Temperature range: -10 to 65°C (± 0.8°C)/ 14 to 149°F (±1.44°F)
Dew point range: -10 to 65°C (± 0.8°C)/ 14 to 149°F (±1.44°F)
Operating humidity: 10 to 95%
Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C / 32°F to 113°F
Storage temperature: -30°C to 70°C / -20°F to 158°F
Water proofing: IP20 rating
Operating distance:
More than 50 meters indoors / More than 164 feet indoors.
Up to 150 meters outdoors / Up to 492 feet outdoors.
Specifications subject to change without notice due to continuing product improvement.

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