Z-Wave plus, what is it?

Z-Wave Plus is the Next Gen' Z-Wave protocol, also know as 500 Series, 5th Generation Z-Wave for Gen5. It offers enhanced features to the end user experience and make Z-Wave installations more secure and reliable. Z-Wave has led the wireless home automation since the first Z-Wave product was certified in 2004. With the introduction of the Next-Gen, Z-Wave 500 series hardware platforms, Z-Wave has extended its capabilities, including increased range, extended battery life, Over The Air upgrading (OTA), additional RF channels and more - all of which are fully backwards compatible with existing Z-Wave products. These enhancements offer tremendous benefits in terms of shorter and easier installations, richer device profiles, improved self-healing and longer battery life.

Z-Wave Plus Features:

• Significant increased range - up to 150m (clear air)

• 50% improvement in battery life

• 250% more bandwidth

• Three F channels for improved noise immunity and higher bandwidth

• New Plug-n-Play Network-wide Inclusion feature

• Improved self-healing and fault tolerance with Explorer Frame feature

• Standardised method for Over the Air firmware updates (OTA)

• Improved product information capture for product certification database