Z-Wave associations are application-level connections between Z-Wave nodes. Devices that support associations implement the Association command class. In the NiagaraAX station, associations between devices are specified using ZWaveAssociationGroup (groupn) component children of the ZWaveAssociationDeviceExt (associations) “child component” of ZWaveDevice components.

However, the easiest way to create and view Z-Wave associations is via the wire sheet of view of the ZWaveNetwork. Here, associations appear as “green” colored links between devices on the wire sheet.

Association types, along with wire sheet examples, are provided in the following sections: