2.4GZ OpenWay Gas Module Programming Mode Activation

When communicating with most endpoint models, FDM typically establishes a session with the target endpoint and negotiates security and baud rates as needed. Once it has established a session, it initiates requests to read from and write to the endpoint. The session is active until terminated by the FSR, and the endpoint waits while the user decides which action they wish to perform next.

Because 2.4GZ OpenWay Gas Modules are Zigbee end devices, they behave differently from other endpoints FDM communicates with. The Zigbee communication standard was designed to accommodate low-power end device that spend most of their lives "asleep." These devices "wake up" to transmit data and promptly go back to sleep. This behavior is necessary because these devices typically do not have external power sources and must conserve power to extend battery life.

When you read, check, or program a 2.4GZ OpenWay Gas Module or 2.4ZR OpenWay Range Externder, or set its activation mode, you wake it up by exposing it to a magnet. This causes the mdule to disconnect from whatever network it is connected to (typically a home area network, or HAN) and establish a connection with the Zigbee radio.

To conserve power and extend module battery life, FDM waits until it is ready to communicate before prompting you to wake up the module.

At this point you have 30 seconds to wake up the module. If the 30-second period elapses before you successfully activate the module, communication fails and you must try again.