Z Wave Controller Connects Home Lights Together for Wireless Smart Control

by Jerry Xu Consultant

Z Wave is a popular wireless connected network for smart home control. It is able to connect all home appliances including lighting devices together and control them through a Z Wave controller.

To build a network, first a Z Wave controller is required to establish and administrate the network, it can include a lighting device such as a Z Wave dimmer to the network or remove it from the network. The dimmer receives wireless signal from the controller, and converts it to dimming signal to control the connected lights.

The controller will be controlled via an APP interface that installed on IOS/Android smart phone or tablet. You just need to connect the phone WLAN to the controller network and then operate on the APP. You can operate the APP to add a Z Wave dimmer to the network and control it. Also you can add a compatible secondary controller which can control the dimmers, and a secondary controller is still a slave, which receives signal from the primary and transmits it to the dimmers. Max. 232 devices can be added to the network and all of them are connected.

Intelligent control is another important feature of Z Wave. You can group the added dimmers and control individually or simultaneously. Dimmers in sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen can be added to different groups. 10-100m transmission distance depending on different environments enables user to control the lights anywhere in the house. If the Z Wave controller is connected to Ethernet, far distance control even if you’re away from home is possible.

Schedule timer function with preset scene for different areas and different times is an innovation that frees your hand. For instance, in the morning when you’re out for work, you can set all lights to recall OFF mode at the designated time. In the afternoon, when you’re home from work, set all lights to recall ON mode or another brightness at the designated time.

As a low power consumption system, Z Wave will always be at sleepy mode when there is no data communication and consumes no energy. Compared to traditional lighting control, it is more energy efficient. In addition, it is wireless system and does not need complicated wiring, which greatly saves installation costs and time than traditional lighting control.

Jerry Xu is a professional intelligent lighting control specialist from Hongkong Sunricher Technology who is specialized in Z Wave controller and Z Wave dimmer for smart home lighting control.