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BASIC OPERATION

(Local Control)

The switch paddle on the WS15Z5-1 allows the user to:

• Turn the attached load on or off.

• Tapping top of switch turns the load attached ON.

• Tapping bottom of switch turns the load attached OFF.

LED Indication

To act as a night light, the LED on the WS15Z5-1 will turn ON when the load

attached is OFF. However, the LED can be user conﬁ gured to turn ON, when the

load attached is ON, if so desired. See “CONFIGURATION” section.

Remote Control

The WS15Z5-1 will respond to BASIC and BINARY commands that are part of the

Z-Wave system. Refer to your Controller’s instructions as to whether your Controller

can transmit those commands.

Associations

The GoControl WS15Z5-1 supports three (3) Association Groups. Group 1 is the

“Lifeline” group and must be assigned the Node ID of the Z-Wave

Controller to which unsolicited notiﬁ cations from the WT00Z5-1 will be sent.

Group 1 supports a single Node ID. The Z-Wave Controller should set the

Lifeline Association automatically after inclusion. For instructions on how to set

Associations, please refer to your Z-Wave Controller instructions. Group 2 nodes

will be sent BASIC On/Off commands and is intended to control switches like the

GoControl WS15Z5. Group 3 nodes will be sent Multilevel Switch commands and is

intended to control dimmers like the GoControl WD500Z5. Groups 2 and 3 support

up to ﬁ ve (5) Node IDs.

Creating Associations

1. Learn all devices into the Z-Wave Hub.

2. Tap the paddle of the WS15Z5-1 four times quickly to enter Association mode.

The LED will begin to blink quickly (twice per second).

3. Follow the instructions for inclusion or exclusion of the device to be associated.

For GoControl devices, tap the button one or two times.

4. Repeat Step #2 and #3 for up to 5 total dimmers and / or switches within 60

seconds of entering Association mode.

5. Association mode will turn off after 60 seconds or when a node has been

associated.

Although the Associations are now functional, it is recommended that you refer

to your Hubs instructions to “Heal” the Z-Wave network to recognize the new

Associations. Dimmers are automatically assigned to group 3 and other devices

are assigned to group 2.

Removing Associations

To remove the Associations, if the Hub has recognized the Associations, refer to

the Z-Wave Hub’s instructions on how to remove Associations. If the Hub has not

recognized the Associations, removing the WS15Z5-1 from the Z-Wave network will

eliminate the Associations.

ADVANCED OPERATION

All On/All Off

The WS15Z5-1 supports the ALL ON / ALL OFF commands. The WS15Z5-1 can be

set to respond to ALL ON and ALL OFF commands four different ways.

Refer to your Controller for information on how to set the WS15Z5-1 to operate in

the manner you desire. Some Controllers may be only able to set certain settings of

ALL ON/ALL OFF response.

The four different ways the WS15Z5-1 can be setup to respond to ALL ON and ALL

OFF commands are:

1. Responds to ALL ON or the ALL OFF command.

2. Responds to ALL OFF command but will not respond to ALL ON command.

3. Responds to ALL ON command but will not respond to ALL OFF command.

4. Responds to ALL ON and the ALL OFF command.

New Central Scene Command Class Support

The GoControl Dimmer Switch supports the new Central Scene Command Class.

This allows the Switch to execute up to 10 independent events that are triggered by

Key Attributes related to (2) two Scene Numbers.

By tapping or holding down the top or bottom of the Switch paddle a speciﬁ c Scene

Number Key Attribute is transmitted as shown below in addition to the standard

operation of the switch as described above in Basic Operations Load Control

section.

Paddle Presses

Scene

Number

Key Attribute

Press & Hold Top 1 2

Release Top 1 1

Single Tap Top 1 0

Double Tap Top 1 3

Triple Tap Top 1 4

Press & Hold Bottom 2 2

Release Bottom 2 1

Single Tap Bottom 2 0

Double Tap Bottom 2 3

Triple Tap Bottom 2 4

When the paddle is tapped or pressed, the dimmer sends the Scene Number and

Key Attribute to the Z-Wave Hub via Association Group 1. The hub can then control

any Z-Wave devices supported by the Hub. Refer to your Z-Wave Hub instructions

for details on how to control other devices using the Central Scene feature.

✓ NOTE: The Z-Wave Hub has to support the Central Scene Command Class in

order to take advantage of this feature.

✓ NOTE: The Scene Number is not the same as standard Z-Wave Scenes IDs.

The Scene Number is simply the top (1) or bottom (2) of the paddle and is not

a “Scene” in the classic Z-Wave sense. The Key Attribute tells the Hub how the

paddle was pressed as described in the table above.

CONFIGURATION

The WS15Z5-1 supports the Conﬁ guration command. Each unit can be

conﬁ gured to operate slightly differently than how it works when you ﬁ rst install it.

Using the Conﬁ guration command you can conﬁ gure the following:

Night Light

By default, the LED on the WS15Z5-1 will turn OFF when the load attached is

turned ON. To make the LED turn ON when the load attached is turned ON, set

Parameter 3 to a value of 1.

Parameter Length Valid Values Conﬁ guration Option

1 Byte

LED OFF when the load is on, and ON when the load

is off (default - night lite mode)

LED ON when the load is on, and OFF when the

load is off

2 LED is always on

3 LED is always off

LED blinks during RF transmissions from or to the

device

Invert Switch

To change the top of the switch to OFF and the bottom of the switch ON, set

Parameter 4 to a value of 1.

Parameter Length Valid Values Conﬁ guration Option

1 Byte

Top of switch is ON, bottom of switch is OFF (default)

1 Bottom of switch is ON, top of switch is OFF

Over-The-Air (OTA) Update

A Quadruple tap of the switch enables the ﬁ rmware update mode. Firmware update

mode must be entered before the system Controller sends the ﬁ rmware update

command to begin downloading new ﬁ rmware. Firmware update mode is enabled

for 60 seconds after the quadruple tap. If the Firmware update does not begin

before the end of the 60 seconds then ﬁ rmware update mode is exited returns

to normal operation. The LED “winks” twice per second indicating it is in ﬁ rmware

update mode.

Resetting to Defaults

Each conﬁ guration Parameter can be set back to its default setting by setting the

default bit in the Conﬁ guration Set command. See your Controller’s instructions on

how to do this (and if it supports it). All conﬁ guration commands will be reset to their

default state when the WS15Z5-1 is excluded from the Z-Wave network by using

the Controller to reset the node.