Specifications

• Product Name: SingleSwitch-Control
• Function: Turning electrical devices on or off remotely
• Model Number: v3.4
• Supported Voltage: 220-240 V~
• Supported Loads:
  • Resistive load per channel: 6.5 A
  • Tungsten load per channel: 6.5 A
  • Overall load: 10 A

Product Usage Instructions

• Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
• Remove the SingleSwitch-Control from the wall switch box.
• Switch on the mains voltage.
• Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
• Wait for the LED to indicate the desired menu position with color.
• Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
• Remove the SingleSwitch-Control from the wall switch box.
• Switch on the mains voltage.
• Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
• Wait for the visual LED indicator to glow yellow.
• Quickly release and click the B-button again.
• After a few seconds, the device is restarted, signaled with the red LED indicator light.

WARNINGS AND GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

• CAUTION! – Any use other than that specified herein or in environmental conditions other than those stated in this manual is to be considered improper and is strictly forbidden!
• CAUTION! – Important instructions: keep this manual in a safe place to enable future product maintenance and disposal procedures.
• CAUTION! – Read this manual before attempting to install the device! Carefully read all parts of this manual. If in doubt, suspend installation immediately and contact the Nice Technical Assistance.
• CAUTION! – All installation and connection operations need to be performed exclusively by suitably qualified and skilled personnel with the unit disconnected from the mains power supply
• The product packaging materials must be disposed of in full compliance with local regulations.
• Never apply modifications to any part of the device. Operations other than those specified can cause malfunctions. The manufacturer declines all liability for damage caused by makeshift modifications to the product.
• Never place the device near the sources of heat or expose to naked flames. These actions can damage the product and cause malfuntions.
• This product isn’t intended for use by people (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities or who lack experience and knowledge, unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety.
• The device is designed to operate in an electrical home installation. A faulty connection or use can result in a fire or an electric shock.
• Even when the device is turned off, voltage can be present at its terminals. Any maintenance introducing changes to the configuration of connections or the load must always be performed with a disabled fuse.
• All works on the device can be performed only by a qualified and licensed electrician in complience with national regulations.
• Connecting the SingleSwitch-Control in a manner inconsistent with the manual may cause risk to health, life, or material damage.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

• The NICE SingleSwitch-Control is designed for installation in a standard wall switch box or anywhere else where the control of electric devices is needed.
• The NICE SingleSwitch-Control enables the control of connected devices either by the Z-Wave Plus® network or by a directly connected switch. The device has an active power and energy consumption metering functionality.

Main features

• The device is compatible with any Z-Wave® or Z-Wave Plus® controller.
• It supports protected mode (Z-Wave® network security mode) with AES-128 encryption.
• It supports advanced microprocessor control.
• It has an active power and energy metering functionality.
• It supports various types of switches, such as momentary, toggle, and three-way.
• It needs to be installed in wall switch boxes of suitable dimensions, conforming to the provisions of applicable regulations.
• SingleSwitch-Control is an extension unit.

Z-Wave® compatibility

• The NICE SingleSwitch-Control is fully compatible with Z-Wave Plus®.
• This device can be used with all Z-Wave Plus® certified devices and should be compatible with such devices produced by other manufacturers. All non-battery operated devices within the network act as repeaters to increase the network reliability.
• The device is a Security Enabled Z-Wave Plus® product and to fully utilize it a Security Enabled Z-Wave® Controller is needed.

Supported loads

• CAUTION! – Applied load and SingleSwitch-Control itself may be damaged if the applied load is inconsistent with the technical specifications!

SingleSwitch-Control can operate under the following loads:

• Conventional incandescent light sources
• Halogen light sources
• Electrical appliances with power consumption not exceeding the limit for a specified device

SingleSwitch-Control needs to be connected according to the following rules:

• Don’t connect loads greater than recommended.
• Don’t connect types of loads other than resistive and incandescent.

Note
IEC certification applies in the EU countries and in most countries using 220-240 V~.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION! – Danger of electrocution!|
SingleSwitch-Control connection rules

• Connect only as shown in Figure 1 below..
• SingleSwitch-Control should be installed in a wall switch box compliant with the relevant national safety standards. The box should be at least 60 mm deep.
• Electrical switches used in installation should be compliant with the relevant safety standards.
• The length of wires used to connect the control switch shouldn’t exceed 10 m.

SingleSwitch-Control installation

1. Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
2. Open the wall switch box.
3. Connect as shown in Figure 1 below.
4. After verifying the correctness of the connection, switch on the mains voltage.
5. Add the device to the Z-Wave® network.
6. Turn off the mains voltage, then arrange the device and its antenna in a wall switch box.
7. Close the wall switch box and turn on the mains voltage.

• S1 – 1st switch terminal (activates the learning mode)
• S2 – 2nd switch terminal
• L – live lead terminal
• Q1 – 1st channel output terminal
• N – neutral lead terminal
• B – service button (used to add/remove the device and navigate the menu)

Tips for arranging the antenna

• Locate the antenna as far from metal elements as possible (such as connecting wires, bracket rings) to prevent interference.
• Metal surfaces in the direct vicinity of the antenna (such as flush-mounted metal boxes, metal door frames) can impair signal reception.
• Don’t cut or shorten the antenna; its length is perfectly matched to the band in which the system operates.
• Make sure no part of the antenna sticks out of the wall switch box.

Notes

• In case of wall mounting, don’t place the device higher than 2 meters from the floor.
• Switch connected to the S1 terminal is a master switch. It activates the basic functionality of the device (turning the first load ON/OFF) and activates the learning mode (adding/removing).
• The switch connected to the S2 terminal turns the second load in the device ON/OFF.
• After switching on the mains voltage LED indicator signals Z-Wave® network inclusion state:
  • Green – device added
  • Red – device not added

ADDING TO AND REMOVING FROM Z-WAVE® NETWORK

• In case of problems with adding/removing the device using the S1 switch, use the B-button instead (located on the housing).
• While adding SingleSwitch-Control to the network with the connected toggle switch, ensure that the switch contact is open (off). Otherwise, it prevents adding/removing the device to/from the network.
• After pressing the switch 3 times, the device tries to add itself to the network for 4 minutes.
• Adding the device in security mode needs to be performed up to 2 meters from the controller

Adding device to Z-Wave® (Inclusion)
It’s the Z-Wave® device learning mode. It enables adding the device to an existing Z-Wave® network.
To add the device to the Z-Wave® network:

1. Place the SingleSwitch-Control within the direct range of your Z-Wave® controller.
2. Identify the S1 switch.
3. Set the main controller in the add mode (Security/Non-Security). See the controller manual.
4. Press the S1 switch quickly, three times.
5. Wait for the adding process to end.
6. Adding is confirmed by the Z-Wave® controller message.

Removing device from Z-Wave® (Exclusion)
It’s the Z-Wave® device learning mode. It enables removing the device from an existing Z-Wave® network.
To remove the device from the Z-Wave® network:

1. Place the SingleSwitch-Control within the direct range of your Z-Wave® controller.
2. Identify the S1 switch.
3. Set the main controller in the remove mode. See the controller manual.
4. Press the S1 switch quickly, three times.
5. Wait for the removal process to end.
6. Removing is confirmed by the Z-Wave® controller message.

Note
Removing SingleSwitch-Control from the Z-Wave® network restores all the default settings of the device but doesn’t reset the power metering data.

DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION

Controlling device with a momentary switch and parameter 20 set to 0

• 1 x click:
  • Change the state of the connected load to the opposite (S1 switches the 1st channel, S2 switches the 2nd channel).
  • Change the state of the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4th, and 5th (S2 switch) association group to the opposite one.
• 2 x click:
  • Set the maximum level of devices associated in the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4t, and 5th (S2 switch) groups.
• Hold:
  • Start the smooth control of devices associated with the 3rd (S1 switch) and 5th (S2 switch) groups.
• Release:
  • Stop smooth – change the channel state to the opposite one.

Controlling device with a toggle switch and parameter 20 set to 1

• Close switch contact:
  • Turn ON the connected load (S1 switches the 1st channel, S2 switches the 2nd channel),
  • Turn ON the devices associated in the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4th, and 5th (S2 switch) groups.
• Open switch contact:
  • Turn OFF the connected load (S1 switches the 1st channel, S2 switches the 2nd channel).
  • Turn OFF the devices associated with the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4th, and 5th (S2 switch) groups.

Controlling device with a toggle switch and parameter 20 set to 2

• Change the switch position once:
  • Change the state of the connected load to the opposite one (S1 switches the 1st channel, S2 switches the 2nd channel),
  • Change the state of the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4th, and 5th (S2 switch) association group to the opposite one.
• Change the switch position twice:
  • Set the maximum level of devices associated in the 2nd, 3rd (S1 switch), 4th, and 5th (S2 switch) groups.

Controlling device with B-button

• 1 x click:
  • Cancel alarm mode (flashing alarm).
  • Select the desired menu position (if the menu is active).
  • Exit the range test.
  • Turn the 1st channel ON/OFF.
• 3 x click:
  • Send the Node Info Z-Wave® command frame (adding/removing).
• Hold:
  • Enter the menu (confirmed by the LED indicator).

Using the menu to perform Z-Wave® network actions

1. Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
2. Remove the SingleSwitch-Control from the wall switch box.
3. Switch on the mains voltage.
4. Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
5. Wait for the LED to indicate the desired menu position with colour:
   • Green – reset energy consumption memory
   • Violet – start range test
   • Yellow – reset the device
6. Quickly release and click the B-button again.

Controlling the device with the NICE controller

• After adding the SingleSwitch-Control to the network, it is represented in the interface by two similar icons, one for each channel.
• The icon for the second channel is hidden for SingleSwitch-Control. For turning the device ON/OFF the ONand OFF icons are used for operating the load.

Resetting SingleSwitch-Control
Use this procedure only when the network primary controller is missing or otherwise inoperable.

1. Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
2. Remove the SingleSwitch-Control from the wall switch box.
3. Switch on the mains voltage.
4. Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
5. Wait for the visual LED indicator to glow yellow.
6. Quickly release and click the B-button again.
7. After a few seconds, the device is restarted, which is signalled with the red LED indicator light.

Notes

• Momentary switch – after releasing the switch, a spring automatically pushes it back and disconnects it.
• Toggle switch – it operates as a two-position switch; it has no spring to set the position.
• Toggle switch and parameter 20 set to 1 – the state of the device is synchronized with the state of the external toggle switches.
• Toggle switch and parameter 20 set to 2 – the state of the device is reversed with every change in the state of the external toggle switch.
• Resetting the device isn’t the recommended way of removing the device from the Z-Wave® network. Use the reset procedure only if the primary controller is missing or inoperable. Certain device removal can be achieved by the procedure of removing described in section 4.2 – Removing device from Z-Wave® (Exclusion).

Additional functionality
Overheat and overcurrent protection

After detecting an overheat or an overcurrent the device:

• Switches off its relay/relays.
• Sends the information about switching off the relay/relays to the controller.
• Sends the Notification Report to the controller (Heat Alarm for overheat, Power Management for overcurrent).

Activating scenes

• SingleSwitch-Control can activate scenes in the Z-Wave® controller by sending a scene ID and attribute of a specific action using Central Scene Command Class.
• By default, the scenes aren’t activated; set parameters 28 and 29 to enable scene activation for selected actions.

POWER AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Power and energy consumption measuring

• SingleSwitch-Control requires the power consumption of connected load equal to 5 W or greater to correctly measure the power and energy.
• Power measurement can contain mains voltage fluctuations within +/- 10%.
• SingleSwitch-Control stores periodically (every hour) the consumption data in the device memory. Disconnecting the module from the power supply doesn’t erase stored energy consumption data.
  SingleSwitch-Control allows for the active power and energy consumption monitoring. Data is sent to the main Z-Wave® controller, for example, Yubii Home.
  Measuring is carried out by the most advanced microcontroller technology, ensuring the maximum accuracy and precision (+/- 1% for loads greater than 5 W).
• Electric active power – power that the energy receiver is changing into work or heat. The unit of active power is watts [W].
• Electric energy – energy consumed by a device over a time period. Consumers of electricity in households are billed by suppliers on the basis of active power used in a given unit of time. The most common unit is kilowatt-hour [kWh]. One kilowatt-hour is equal to one kilowatt of power consumed over the period of one hour, 1 kWh = 1000 Wh.

Resetting consumption memory
SingleSwitch-Control enables erasing stored consumption data in three ways:

• A. Using functionality of a Z-Wave® controller (see the controller manual).
• B. By resetting the device.
• C. Manually, clearing the data using the following procedure:
  1. Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
  2. Remove the device from the wall switch box.
  3. Switch on the mains voltage.
  4. Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
  5. Wait for the visual LED indicator to glow green.
  6. Quickly release and click the B-button again.
  7. Energy consumption memory is erased.

ASSOCIATIONS

Association (linking devices)
Associations enable:

• Direct control of other devices within the Z-Wave® system network using the wall switch connected to SingleSwitch-Control.
• Direct control of a device included in the Z-Wave® network, such as other Dimmer, Relay Switch, Roller Shutter or scene (may be controlled only through a Z-Wave® controller).
• Direct transfer of control commands between devices is performed without participation of the main controller and requires the associated device to be in the direct range.

SingleSwitch-Control supports the operation of multichannel devices. Multichannel devices are devices that include two or more circuits inside one physical unit.

Association groups
The SingleSwitch-Control provides the association of five groups:

• 1st association group – Lifeline reports the device status and allows for assigning a single device only (main controller by default).
• 2nd association group – On/Off (S1) is assigned to the switch connected to the S1 terminal (uses Basic command class).
• 3rd association group – Dimmer (S1) is assigned to the switch connected to the S1 terminal (uses Switch Multilevel command class).
• 4th association group – On/Off (S2) is assigned to the switch connected to the S2 terminal (uses Basic command class).
• 5th association group – Dimmer (S2) is assigned to the switch connected to the S2 terminal (uses Switch Multilevel command class).

SingleSwitch-Control in the 2nd to 5th group allows to control 5 regular or multichannel devices per one association group, with the exception of Lifeline, which is reserved for the controller and only 1 node can be assigned.
It’s not recommended to associate more than 10 devices in general, as the response time to control commands depends on the number of associated devices. In extreme cases, the system response can be delayed.

Adding an association using the NICE controller

1. Go to Settings > Devices.
2. Select the appropriate device from the list.
3. Select the Associations tab.
4. Specify to which group and what devices are to be associated.
5. Save the changes.
6. Wait for the configuration process to end.

Association groups mapping

Z-WAVE® RANGE TESTING

Z-Wave® range test
The device has a built-in Z-Wave® network main controller range tester.

• To perform a Z-Wave® range test, the device needs to be added to the Z-Wave® controller. Testing is recommended only in special cases, as it can stress the network.
• Communication mode of SingleSwitch-Control can switch between direct and the one using routing, especially if the device is on the limit of the direct range.

Main controller range test

1. Switch off the mains voltage (disable the fuse).
2. Remove the SingleSwitch-Control from the wall switch box.
3. Switch on the mains voltage.
4. Press and hold the B-button to enter the menu.
5. Wait for the LED indicator to glow violet.
6. Quickly release and press the B-button again.
7. The visual indicator indicates the Z-Wave® network range (range signaling modes are described in section 8.3 below).
8. To exit the Z-Wave® range test, press the B-button.

Z-Wave® range tester signaling modes

ADVANCED PARAMETERS

The device operation can be customized according to the user’s needs. The settings are available in the NICE interface. They are simple options that can be chosen by selecting the appropriate box.
To configure the SingleSwitch-Control:

1. Go to Settings > Devices.
2. Select the appropriate device from the list.
3. Select the Parameters tab.
4. Change the values of selected parameters.
5. Save your changes.

• Hold and release is inactive when parameter 20 is set to 1 or 2.
• Double click is inactive when parameter 20 is set to 1.

Notes

• Setting parameters 31-33 to the appropriate value should result in:
  • 0 – turning OFF the associated devices.
  • 1-99 – Forcing level of associated devices.
  • 255 – Setting associated devices to the last remembered state or turning them ON.

RADIO TRANSCEIVER PARAMETERS

(*) The transceiver range is strongly influenced by other devices operating at the same frequency with continuous transmission, such as alarms and radio headphones, which interfere with the control unit transceiver.

PRODUCT DISPOSAL

• This product is an integral part of the automation and therefore must be disposed of together with the latter.
• At the end of product lifetime, the disassembly and scrapping operations must be performed by qualified personnel. This product is made of various types of material, some of which can be recycled while others must be scrapped. Seek information on the recycling and disposal systems envisaged by the local regulations in your area for this product category.
• CAUTION! – Some parts of the product can contain pollutant or hazardous substances which, if disposed of into the environment, can cause serious damage to the environment or physical health.
• As indicated by the symbol alongside, disposal of this product in domestic waste is strictly prohibited. Separate the waste into categories for disposal, according to the methods envisaged by current legislation in your area, or return the product to the retailer when purchasing a new version.
• CAUTION! – Local legislation can envisage serious fines in the event of abusive disposal of this product.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

• Hereby, NICE S.p.A. declares that the radio equipment SingleSwitch-Control is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.
• The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: https://www.niceforyou.com/en/professional-area/download?st=7&v=18 under the download section.

CONTACT

• Nice SpA
• Oderzo TV Italia
• info@niceforyou.com
• www.niceforyou.com

FAQ

• Q: How many circuits can SingleSwitch-Control support?
  • A: SingleSwitch-Control supports multichannel devices with two or more circuits in one unit.
• Q: What should I do if the network primary controller is missing?
  • A: Follow the reset procedure outlined in the manual to restart the device.