FortrezZ MIMOlite — Binary Sensor Reporting Application Note for HomeSeer HS2

Overview

This application note explains how to use the FortrezZ MIMOlite's Binary Sensor reporting capability with the HomeSeer HS2 Z-Wave controller. The MIMOlite Module is a Z-Wave interface/bridge module capable of converting a wired or wireless input into a wired or wireless output, and is compatible with other Z-Wave certified products. It's also capable of Pulse Count reporting and wireless control of its internal relay, but this note covers only Binary Sensor reporting.

Scope

This description applies only to the FortrezZ MIMOlite with software version v1.14 or greater. In HS2, verify the version by checking that '10E H' (or later, such as '10F H') is displayed in the Product Type field on the 'Z-Wave Node Who Am I' screen (Interfaces tab → Node Info button).

The MIMOlite automatically sends a Binary Sensor Report to a node configured via Association Group 4 (HS2 method). Earlier MIMOlite versions must use Association Group 1, which sends a Basic Set Report, or the controller must be configured to periodically poll the module. This note assumes an operational Z-Wave network using HomeSeer HS2 as the controller (a separate application note covers HS3).

HS2 Configuration Steps

1. Include the MIMOlite in the HomeSeer Z-Wave network using one of HS2's methods for adding a new node.
2. Select "View Devices" on the HS2 Home page, or the "Status" tab. The included MIMOlite should show with 5 child devices.
3. Click on the MIMOlite "Root Device."
4. Click "Associations…"
5. Ensure "Prevent HomeSeer Associations" is NOT checked.
6. Select Group 4 from the Group pulldown and HomeSeer from the Destination pulldown, then click "Add."
7. Verify an "…Association set correctly" message appears, then select the "Status" tab.
8. Alternately short and open the SIG1 contacts. Verify a "HomeSeer Log Entry" message appears matching the contact state (assumes factory-default configuration: open contacts = triggered due to the internal pull-up resistor; shorted contacts = untriggered). The factory default is a "digital" configuration with a trigger/untrigger threshold around 1V. The Status page must be refreshed (click Refresh) to see the correct "Child x Sensor Binary" state.
9. Set up Events as needed based on changes in the Binary Sensor trigger state.

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