Using ZipaBox for larger buildings
Hello!
I have a
few question for you guys and I would be grateful if you could answer me as
good as you can on those.
We are a
small company in Norway working with Alarm and access systems. We are now
thinking of trying out something new instead of all the wiring we have from
previews. I then thought about Z-wave products, I have read a lot of positive
things about that protocol and want to try it out in a larger scale.
After a lot
of researching I came across ZipaBox which I liked a lot, specially all the
supported things it can do, like all the variety of IP supported cameras, rule
creator and so one.
There are
few questions I have in mind tho before I can go further with the process.
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What
are your opinion on using ZipaBox in bigger companies like in hotels, and
nursing homes?
Will Z-wave be practical or is it only meant to
be used in private homes and small offices.
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We
already use a lot of RS485 protocoll in our systems, I saw that we can use
special modules with ZipaBox to be able to connect them together. What is the
maximum limit of modules we can use?
I have a
few question regarding Z-wave in general that I also would love for you to answer
me on if you don’t mind.
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All
Z-wave hubs including you’re ZipaBox have support for 4 jumps through repeaters
before it has to access the Hub/Controller. That is about 200 meter in open
areas. How can I extend the range further? Say I’m working in a building 5-10
times that area, or even larger than that.
I saw that I’m not able to connect any hubs to each other, they will eventually
not work together but work separately. Is it possible to link them together through
Ethernet cable instead of Z-wave wire protocol, in that case the detectors need
Ethernet support as well??
The best thing would be so to connect few z-wave products into a hub for
every few hundred meters, and connect all these hubs together through a router later
on.
If not can
you point me out to a direction where I can find the answer I’m looking for
I really appreciate
the help guys, Thank you so much.
The same question
Hi Jonas,
I think your enquiries are large enough that you can call/address Zipato direct. They will surely be able to provide you support.
Hi Jonas,
I think your enquiries are large enough that you can call/address Zipato direct. They will surely be able to provide you support.
I tried that serval times, but getting error mail saying i have to be costumer for them to be able to help me unfortunetly :S
I tried that serval times, but getting error mail saying i have to be costumer for them to be able to help me unfortunetly :S
Well, then you have a 1St step. Register as reseller. You would anyway need to test the box before you can consider using it or not.
Well, then you have a 1St step. Register as reseller. You would anyway need to test the box before you can consider using it or not.
I'll have to do so but i got one important question before i do.
Is it possible to link together multiple hubs via a bridge and controll all the hubs with one mobile application.
I know that i can not link them directly to each other, but i can bridge dem to the same network. I also dont need both hubs to do same task, but dont want to relog everytime i want to controll something in different rooms. So if it is possible to have multiple Hubs in the same account without having to relog between them everytime
I'll have to do so but i got one important question before i do.
Is it possible to link together multiple hubs via a bridge and controll all the hubs with one mobile application.
I know that i can not link them directly to each other, but i can bridge dem to the same network. I also dont need both hubs to do same task, but dont want to relog everytime i want to controll something in different rooms. So if it is possible to have multiple Hubs in the same account without having to relog between them everytime
Hi, yes. Once you logged in you can select which controller you want to see. Same for mobile and Web view.
To link them together is another function when you would use multiple controller in one house and create a cluster (1 virtual controller). This feature will be paid and should be available shortly.
Hi, yes. Once you logged in you can select which controller you want to see. Same for mobile and Web view.
To link them together is another function when you would use multiple controller in one house and create a cluster (1 virtual controller). This feature will be paid and should be available shortly.
Is the cluster functionality available now?
Is the cluster functionality available now?
https://community.zipato.com/announcement/cluster-option-available-for-testing
https://community.zipato.com/announcement/cluster-option-available-for-testing
Jonas,
Check this out it might be helpful to clarify some Z-Wave questions. For a large building the only archritecture I would dare to try is a cluster with multiple zipaboxes / zipatiles, bare in mind that upgrading every controller to PRO costs 100 euro and it is still a beta functionality. Also I wouldn't trust any Z-wave controller to life and death situation.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32177507/Z-Wave%20Technical%20Basics-small.pdf
Jonas,
Check this out it might be helpful to clarify some Z-Wave questions. For a large building the only archritecture I would dare to try is a cluster with multiple zipaboxes / zipatiles, bare in mind that upgrading every controller to PRO costs 100 euro and it is still a beta functionality. Also I wouldn't trust any Z-wave controller to life and death situation.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32177507/Z-Wave%20Technical%20Basics-small.pdf
When you refer to RS485 and a special module, do you mean the serial module add-on for the Zipabox? If so, make sure it does what you think it does - I got caught out. It seems to have very limited and specific applications - or at least that was the case last year. I don't know if anything has changed.
When you refer to RS485 and a special module, do you mean the serial module add-on for the Zipabox? If so, make sure it does what you think it does - I got caught out. It seems to have very limited and specific applications - or at least that was the case last year. I don't know if anything has changed.
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