Viconics VWZS Integration Guide - Manual (Page 23)

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Controller Discovery & Database Tools
IMPORTANT NOTE (Please Read Carefully):
The
communication layer operates differently than “most” low level traditional wired
comm unication bus. The “heart” of the network resides on the wireless communication card
found on the JACE. It is commonly referred to as the “coordinator” to the network.
As such, as soon as a valid PAN ID and Channel are given to the JACE wireless
communication card, any controller having the same configuration of PAN ID and Channel can
be detected and registered to the wireless coordinator.
A discovery process is necessary to bring them to the interface and a discovery button is
provided.
The “Discovered Device” folder lists the current controllers detected by the JACE that have the
same PAN ID and Channel settings as the JACE. A Yellow highlight indicates a previously
discovered controller that has not updated is mandatory wireless heartbeat to the JACE and is
now offline to the JACE.
If a properly configured controller (typically the ones furthest from the JACE) has issues
joining the network and cannot be discovered by the JACE, a forced sync can be done by right
clicking on the WirelessTstatNetwork
driver extension and selecting “ping”. Bringing it close to
the JACE coordinator is another option. This will enable it to have a Zigbee address assigned
by the wireless communication card of the JACE or another controller device. It will then
enable the JACE to discover it; once discovered, re-install it at the proper location.