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Quick start.

The following will step you through using Z-Stick 7 when it is attached to a host controller (PC) as

a primary controller.

Please make sure the host controller is pre-installed; this includes any drivers that the

corresponding OS may need. In most cases, the host controller automatically installs the

required USB drivers.

If not, the USB driver can be downloaded from www.silabs.com part CP2102N which can

be found here: SiLabs CP2102N Driver

Plug Z-Stick 7 into a host controller (that can be a PC, Mac, RPi, etc).

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Windows - Open up "Ports & LPT" under Device Manager. The Z-Stick 7 shows as a

COMX device (where X can be a number value range of 0 - 1000).

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Linux - under your command prompt, type in "dmesg | grep tty" which will give you a

list of all tty devices connected. Z-Stick 7 will show as a "ttyUSB0" device.

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OSX - Choose Apple > System preferences, then click "Network". You can find Z-Stick

7 as a USB Modem device "/dev/cu.usbmodem".

2. Open the selected third party software.

Following your third party software instructions for connecting a Z-Wave USB adapter.

Select the COM or virtual port Z-Stick 7 is associated to.

In most cases, any devices already paired with Z-Stick 7 network will automatically show up in

the software's interface, it may require you to rescan the Z-Stick 7 in order to re-detect devices

it has not detected before.

Advanced use.

SerialAPI-Mode.

To initiate SerialAPI-Mode, plug Z-Stick into the USB connector of the host (i.e. PC, Mac, or

Gateway).

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While in SerialAPI-mode, Z-Stick is always listening (it is awake and always in RX

receive mode) for instructions and acts as a Z-Wave adapter and responds to

commands sent through USB by the host processor software.

Development and debug tools.

You can utilize PC Controller 5 or previously known as Zensys Tools to be used as a

debug or testing tool for any Z- Wave device. PC Controller 5 allows a bare basic

interface that will allow you to further explore Z-Wave and how it communicates, and

even control or test specific functions of any Z-Wave device.