As a secondary controller, the JACE can be installed to operate in one of these three Z-Wave modes:
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Or simply “Static Controller”. This mode is not recommended if any battery-operated Z-Wave slave devices are installed. In addition, either of the other two operating modes provide better overall performance and ease of operation.
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Static Update Controller (SUC)
This is a better mode, and suitable if battery-powered slave devices are installed.
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This may be the best mode, as it provides all SUC functionality, plus additional flexibility.
Devices on the Z-Wave network should be installed before adding the JACE operating in this mode.
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The portable primary controller must support replication — to send its network configuration to a secondary controller.
In this mode, if battery-powered devices are used, and new devices are added after the battery-powered devices are modeled
in the JACE station, the JACE will no longer receive “wake up” notifications from the battery-powered nodes. This happens
because subsequent replications change the JACE’s interface node ID. For related details, see Battery-powered (non-listening) device considerations.
When a controller is configured as an SUC, the primary controller automatically sends network updates to the SUC, for example, when a new node is added to the network. Therefore the new node automatically appears in the SUC’s (JACE’s) topology map.
Other controllers in the network may individually request the SUC for network updates. If no SUC is present, the primary controller is responsible for updating all controllers in the network. Typically, this will be a manual process for the installer.
The Z-Wave network should not already be installed when installing the JACE to operate in this mode. If already installed, you must use the primary controller to uninstall all Z-Wave nodes first.
There can be only one SUC in a Z-Wave network (the JACE)—the first device installed.
The portable primary controller must support:
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Replication — to send its network configuration to a secondary controller (JACE).
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Transfer of primary controller role - to send this role to the JACE.
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Transfer back of the network configuration - to receive this information back from the JACE.
The primary controller must remain on the jobsite, dedicated to this specific job.
When a SUC is also configured as node ID server (SIS), it enables all other controllers to include/exclude nodes. The SIS automatically becomes the primary controller in the network when enabled. To maintain consistency, all node ID allocations are maintained by the SIS.
The Z-Wave network should not already be installed when installing the JACE to operate in this mode—if already installed, you must uninstall all Z-Wave nodes first.
There can be only one SIS in a Z-Wave network (the JACE)—the first device installed.
The portable primary controller must support all items listed in the Static Update Controller (SUC) section, plus:
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Be able to operate as a Z-Wave “Inclusion Controller”.
After the job is installed (if needed), the primary controller can be taken from the jobsite, “cleared”, and used to install other jobs.