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How to

How to


Products: Commission, RP-C, Wireless Adapter - Advanced
Functionalities: Engineering, BACnet/IP devices
Product version: 2022, 2023, 2024, 7.0
12/17/2021

Commissioning Zigbee Devices from the Commission Mobile Application

You commission Zigbee devices from the Commission mobile application when Zigbee network and logical devices are configured on your BACnet/IP controller.

Important:

Device level support is not available in the Commission mobile application unless you first configure the BACnet/IP controller to include Zigbee. You can do so either directly from WorkStation or from an application image which has been downloaded to the controller.

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Zigbee is a communication protocol used to create personal area networks with small, low-power devices.

Zigbee support in EcoStruxure Building Operations

EcoStruxure Building Operations supports Zigbee on RP controllers and on automation servers.

Supported Zigbee networks

EcoStruxure Building operation supports the following Zigbee networks:

  • High security network

  • Standard security network

The number of devices on a network is limited to 10.

Zigbee Device Import Files

A Zigbee Device Import file defines the properties of a specific Zigbee device.

For more information, see Zigbee Device Import Files .

RP Controllers Zigbee Differences with Automation Server

While the RP-C Zigbee in the RP-C implementation is similar to the existing automation server Zigbee network implementation, there are some differences.

For more information, see RP Controller Zigbee Differences with Automation Server Zigbee .

Commissioning a Zigbee Network Workflow

Commissioning of a Zigbee network on an automation server or RP Series controllers includes creating the network and joining the Zigbee devices.

Automation server

Use this workflow to create a Zigbee network on an automation server.

For more information, see Zigbee Workflow for Automation Servers .

RP controllers

Use this workflow to create a Zigbee network on an RP Series controller.

For more information, see Zigbee Workflow for RP Controllers .

Decommissioning a Zigbee Network

A Zigbee network on an automation server or an RP controller can be decommissioned.

For more information, see Decommissioning a Physical Zigbee Device .

Alarms in Zigbee IAS Zone Cluster Objects

You create alarms specific to the IAS status of the Zigbee High Security Network in order to monitor Zone status changes in selected zone cluster objects.

For more information, see Alarms in Zigbee IAS Zone Cluster Objects .

Zigbee IAS Zone Cluster

The Intruder Alarm System (IAS) zone standard cluster (cluster ID 0x500) exists in all 3 of these endpoint devices:

  • RP-SED-MTH-G-5045-v3.3-1

  • RP-SED-WDC-G-5045-v3.3-1

  • RP-SED-WLS-G-5045-v3.3-1

For more information, see Zigbee IAS Zone Cluster .

RP-C Zigbee Support for SE8000 Room Controllers

RP-C Zigbee supports up to 20 SE8000 room controllers. This support extends only to using display functions and sensor measurements provided by the device. There is no dependency or support for the SE8000 as a field controller.

For more information, see RP-C Zigbee Support for SE8000 Room Controllers .

Zigbee Command Support

In EcoStruxure Building Operation, you may already be familiar with the Zigbee cluster in the automation server. For more information, see Automation Server and RP Controller Zigbee Cluster .

For more information, see Zigbee Command Support .

Upgrade Zigbee Device to 4.0

The Zigbee Device import files in EBO 4.0 and higher differs from the type used in EBO 3.x. It is recommended to update the existing devices already running under Zigbee network to access improved stability and possible extended functionality when you upgrade to EBO 4.0 and higher.

For more information, see Zigbee Device Upgrade .

Diagnostics in WebStation

Using WebStation you can check the status, invalid or offline, of the devices in the system.

For more information, see Diagnostics in WebStation .

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You download an Image file to a BACnet/IP controller to download pre-engineered objects to a controller.

To download an Image to a BACnet/IP controller

  1. In the Commission mobile application, in the Device List view, select the BACnet/IP controller you want to download the Image to.

  2. Click Next .

  3. Open the navigation menu and click Download .

  4. On the Download page, select Download Image .

  5. On the Select Image page, go to Step 6 or 7 depending on whether or not you already have an image file on your device.

  6. Click Connect to optionally connect to the Schneider Exchange site to locate an image file to download to your device.

  7. Click Search to open the operating system file explorer to select an image if you already have an image file downloaded to your device.

  8. Once the file is selected, click Next .

  9. Click Download .

  10. When the File Status dialog box indicates that the download has completed successfully, select OK .

    Note:

    If this Image contains any properties that change the IP settings, you must perform an Activate IP Changes restart. For more information, see Device Restart .

To commission Zigbee devices from the Commission mobile application

  1. In the Commission mobile application, click I/O Checkout .

  2. On the  I/O Resources  page, notice that the Zigbee network is offline and the port reference is set to NULL.

  3. Click Zigbee network to configure the network.

  4. On the  Zigbee Network  page, change Port Reference to USB.

  5. Be sure also to plug your Zigbee USB dongle into the controller’s USB host port.

  6. Refresh the page using the

     
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    button.

    The Zigbee network status is now Online and the Zigbee Channel is chosen for you.

  7. Click Back to return to the I/O Resources page.

  8. On the I/O Resources page, notice that the network displays as online and the port reference is listed as USB.

  9. Click Zigbee network to configure your Zigbee devices.

  10. On the  Zigbee Network  page, click Devices .

    The logical devices display on the Zigbee Devices page.

  11. Click any one of the devices to view the <Device Name> page and its logical and physical device properties.

    Note:

    Because you have not yet configured a physical association for the logical device, the IEEE Address and Network Address are all zeros.

  12. Click Start join .

    The <Device Name> page indicates that the Network is open for join and counts down the number of seconds that you have to join. (The default is 180 seconds). The permit join time then counts down.

  13. Click Stop join if you want to stop the network join process.

  14. Commission the physical Zigbee device to join the Zigbee network.

    Be sure to consult the Zigbee device documentation to determine how to do this for your specific Zigbee device.

    A list of devices then display on the <Device Name> page if they are available to join.

  15. Click the device that you would like to associate to your logical device.

    Once associated, the devices show as online on the Zigbee Devices page.

  16. View the device properties on this page.

  17. Click Unassociate to remove the association between the physical and logical devices.

    Note that the physical device remains on the network, however.

  18. Click Leave to unassociate and leave the network.

    If you clicked Unassociate in Step 17, the device now displays in the Decommission menu on the  Zigbee Network  page.

  19. Click Leave network from that page should you wish.

See Also

  • Zigbee Overview
  • Downloading an Image File to a BACnet/IP Controller