ViaSens 100 connects a PC to a Z-Wave network using the USB interface. The unit emulates a USB communication device (CDC Communications Device Class) and  does not need any further device drivers. The operating system and the Z-Wave capable home automation software recognise the device as virtual serial interface.
PC software communicates with the device via this serial port using the serial API-protocol of Z-Wave, which is described in the document “Z-Wave Application Programmers Guide, INS10247”. This standard protocol of Z-Wave is used by many home automation software solutions such as

• IP Symcon
• Homeseer
• Embedded Automation
• 4HomeMedia
• ControlThink.

All software solutions using the Zen-Sys standard library “zwave.dll” for Microsoft Windows are compatible with this adapter.
Attention: Although all Z-Wave capable software solutions work with the serial API for Z-Wave and can work with this PC-adapter, some software packages may require a certain PC-adapter for licensing reasons. The use of this PC-adapter may fail in this case.
 
Technical Data:

• Wireless behaviour: transmitter and receiver depending on software solution
• OS -Support:
• Windows XP, Vista
• Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, Suse
• Z-Wave type: static controller
• Distance: up to 50 m
• Display: LED backlighting
• Interface: USB 2.0
• Local operations: -
• Power supply: via USB interface of external 5 V power supply (not in scope of delivery)

Manufacturers Installation Manual for SEL_VIASENS100 (english)