Door / Windows Sensor 7 user guide Print

: June 7, 2024
: Aeotec

Table of Contents

Quick Start
Pre- Installation of Door / Window Sensor 7.
- Install your Door / Window Sensor 7.
Adding your Door / Windows Sensor 7 to Z-Wave network.
Functions of Door / Window Sensor 7.
Open/Close
Remove your Door / Window Sensor 7 from Z-Wave network.
- Parameter 15: Tilt sensitivity
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Quick Start

Pre- Installation of Door / Window Sensor 7.

Open the cover by pressing the clip on the side and pulling the cover upwards.
Insert a fresh *1 1/2 AA** battery, but pay attention to the polarity

Install your Door / Window Sensor 7.

The sensor can be mounted either on the moving part or on the fixed part of a door or a window. Mounting can be accomplished either using the tape by peeling off the protection foil or using two screws with the holes inside the battery compartment. If the tilt detection on a window (only normal windows, no roof windows) shall be used the sensor device must be placed on the moving part of the window and the magnet on the window frame. The sensor comes with two types of magnets:

The standard magnet covered by plastic part, mountable beside the sensor. Make sure the two indicating lines on sensor enclosure and magnet are opposite to each other. The image on the right-hand-side shows the position of magnet and sensor body.
A slim “naked” magnet to be mounted behind the sensor in case the sensor body is placed on the side of a window.
To use the tilting function, the opening angle of the window must be at least 5° or greater.

For German style windows there the window sits on top of the window frame mounting on the side of the window is highly recommended. If no tilting detection is used, the sensor can be placed on any position of the door or the window. In case tilting detection is desired the sensor should be placed on the upper side of the window.

Installation of the flat magnet

When installing the flat magnet in a hidden location, make sure that it is on the longer side as seen from the mark on the Door / Windows Sensor 7.

Adding your Door / Windows Sensor 7 to Z-Wave network.

SmartStart Inclusion.

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

Open up your Z-Wave gateway/controller/app.
Select SmartStart inclusion.
Scan the QR code located on the Door/Window Sensor 7.
Within 10 minutes after powering your Door/Window Sensor 7, it will automatically get included into your Z-Wave gateway/controller/hub.

Classic Inclusion

Set your Z-Wave controller into pairing mode.
Triple-click the tamper switch on Door / Window Sensor 7 – this begins to blink five times
After completion of the inclusion, it lights up once before it goes out.
Close the cover

Note: Closing the cover is important! If the housing is not closed, the sensor is permanently awake. Only when the cover is closed does the sensor change to the idle state.

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Functions of Door / Window Sensor 7.

Open/Close

Once installed the sensor will report “open” and “close” status changes to a central Z-Wave controller using notification commands.

Open/Close utilizes Notification Report.

Tilt detection

The tilt detection allows reporting the way a window is opened. This is accomplished using the command class “binary sensor – tilt-type”. In case the window is closed or opened without tilting the tilt sensor will report “Off”. In case the window is tilted an “On” is reported. The angle of inclination of the window must be at least 5°.

Tilt Sensor uses Binary Sensor Report.
Tilt Sensor reports Open when the window is opened, moving, and tilted at the same time.
- Binary Sensor Report = 0xFF
When Window is closed, both Tilt Sensor and Window access will report CLOSED.
- Binary Sensor Report = 0x00

Advances functions.

Screw Terminal.

With parameter #1 you can choose between the internal magnet or the external connections such as push buttons or dry contact sensors.

1: VCC
2: Not used
3: Digital Input
4: Ground

Digital + Ground is used to connect an external dry contact mechanism to control scenes.

Push button
Water sensor probes
External magnet detection
etc.

Note: Please note that the contact Digital Input (#3) and Ground (#4) is a normally open (NO) contact. Closing the contact sends out a command (Open or Close). To change the input type to NC, set parameter 2 to value 1 [1 byte].

Door / Window Sensor 7 as Dry Contact Sensor.

Using configuration commands the source of “open” and “close” events can be chosen between the internal magnet detector or external dry contact connected on terminal #3 and #4.

You can find direct information in this article here: https://aeotec.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000223859

Scene Controller.

When activated by configuration parameter #13 the device can perform as a scene controller. The external dry contact will then act as a scene controller with a total of 7 scenes that can be activated:

Contact Pressed 1 time
Contact Pressed 2 time
Contact Pressed 3 time
Contact Pressed 4 time
Contact Pressed 5 time
Contact held down
Contact released

You can find out more information on how to use Door / Window Sensor 7 in this article here: https://aeotec.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000223885

Communication test.

This utilizes the Power Level command class to determine the health between the Door / Window Sensor 7 and your Z-Wave gateway. This will tell you if the Door / Window Sensor 7 has a healthy connection to your system and is a great method of debugging connectivity issues.

Set Parameter #4 to value #1
Double click the Tamper Switch.
Result:
- Blinks once – success
- Blinks 5x times – failure

Firmware-Update over the Air.

This device is capable of receiving a new firmware ‘over the air’. The update function needs to be supported by the central controller. Once the controller starts the update process, perform the following action to confirm the firmware update:

Wake Up the device by removing the cover.
The hit the tamper switch once.

Send a wake up notification.

In order to send your sensors new configuration commands from your Z-Wave controller or gateway, it will need to be woken up.

Wake Up the device by removing the cover.
The hit the tamper switch once.

No te: Door / Window Sensor 7 remains awake until the housing is closed again.

Remove your Door / Window Sensor 7 from Z-Wave network.

Your sensor can be removed from your Z-Wave network at any time. You’ll need to use your Z-Wave network’s main controller/gateway. To do this, please refer to the part of your gateways respective manual that tells you how to remove devices from your network.

Set your Z-Wave controller into unpair mode.
Triple-click the tamper switch on Door / Window Sensor 7 within 1.5 seconds – this will cause the LED to blink five times.
After a successful exclusion, it will light up its LED for 2 seconds then deactivate.

Reset your Door / Windows Sensor 7.

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.

To manually factory reset:

Remove the cover of Door / Window Sensor 7
Press and hold tamper switch for 5 seconds until the red LED blinks.
Release the tamper switch
Immediately press and hold the tamper switch for 5 seconds until the red LED blinks.

Association Groups

Group Number	Maximum Nodes	Desciption
1	5	Lifeline
2	5	Control devices when a magnet or external dry contacts trips
3	5	Sends our alarm message when magnet controlled or external dry sensor

trips.
4| 5| Sends alarm messages when tamper is tripped

Parameter Configurations.

Parameter 1: Operation Mode.

This parameter allows switching between internal sensor and external sensor.

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Setting	Description
0	the internal hall sensor is enabled (external input disabled)
1	the external input is enabled (internal hall sensor disabled)

Parameter 2: Door/Window State.

This parameter allows setting Door / Window Sensor 7 state when the magnet is close to the sensor.

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Setting	Description
0	closed when the magnet is near / external inputs NO
1	opened when the magnet is near / external inputs NC

Parameter 3: Visual LED Indications.

This parameter defines events indicated by the visual LED indicator. Disabling events might extend battery life.

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 7, Range: 0 – 7

Setting	Description
0	no indications
1	indication of opening/closing status change
2	indication of wake up (1 x click or periodical)
4	indication of device tampering

Parameter 4: Range test after double click.

Allows enabling the activation of Z-Wave range test with double click of a Tamper Switch 2.

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0

Setting	Description
0	Disable
1	Enable

Parameter 5: Group 2 Association Triggers.

This parameter defines events that result in sending On/Off commands to devices added to the 2nd Association Group. These commands are sent alternately to switch the devices On and Off. Commands represent the values of BASIC SET command frames. This parameter is inactive in external dry-contact mode (parameter “Operation Mode” set to 1).

Size: 1 Byte, Default Value: 0