ZFR1800 Series Wireless Field Bus System Technical Bulletin34
Note: Turning on the WRZ sensors before the wireless mesh is formed and
operating depletes the battery prematurely as the WRZ sensor tries to
find the mesh network.
e. Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the mesh network to form. After the network
forms, the Signal Strength (ZFR1810 Coordinator) or Status (ZFR1811
Router/Repeater) LEDs should show the three-flash pattern indicating
good signal strength.
Table 6: ZFR1810 Coordinator Status LEDs
Name Color Normal Descriptions
Wireless Green flash flash - 2 Hz = Normal operation (ZFR1810
Coordinator is receiving BACnet frames over the
wire).
Off Steady = Not receiving BACnet frames.
On Steady = Stopped receiving BACnet frames.
Signal Strength Green
Signal Strength
1
Indication:
3 Flashes - Excellent
2 Flashes - Good
1 Flash - Weak
OFF for 3 seconds - None
1. Signal Strength appears once every 10 seconds or when the Network Optimize/Reform button on the
ZFR1810 Coordinator is depressed momentarily (less than 5 seconds).
OFF Steady = Not able to start a network.
ON Steady with Signal Strength displayed once
every 10 seconds = Normal operation (ZFR1810
Coordinator is a member of a wireless network).
Table 7: ZFR1811 Router Status LED
Name Color Signal Strength
Indication
1
1. The Signal Strength LEDs on all the ZFR1811 routers in a network extinguish after approximately 2 hours of normal
operation, making the ZFR1811 less distracting when installed in an open area. To re-enable the ZFR1811 LEDs for
troubleshooting purposes, perform a scan using the ZCT or push the Network Optimize Push Button on the ZFR1810
coordinator for 2-3 seconds.
Descriptions
Signal
Strength
Green 3 Flashes - Excellent
2 Flashes - Good
1 Flash - Weak
OFF for 3 seconds - None
OFF Steady = No power (or normal operation for more than 2 hours).
OFF Steady with 1 Flash every 10 seconds = ZFR1811 Router is
not a member of a wireless network, invalid PAN OFFSET setting, no
ZFR1810 Coordinators or ZFR1811 Routers in area.
ON Steady with Signal Strength displayed once every
10 seconds = ZFR1811 Router is a member of a wireless network.
OFF Steady with Signal Strength displayed once every
10 seconds = Wireless network is actively communicating, but
ZFR1810 Coordinator cannot be reached (for example, coordinator
lost power).
Rapid Flashes for 5 minutes - rapid flashes occur for up to
5 minutes:
• When the Reform Network option is initiated to the network, the
ZFR1811 router disconnects itself from the network
• When the PAN OFFSET is changed on the ZFR1811 router
• When the PAN OFFSET is changed on the ZFR1811 router after it
has already joined another PAN
• when you change the channel mask using CCT. For example, you
might change the channel mask to force the network to a specific
channel. It would be better to force the channel change through
the engineering view of the coordinator at the NAE. However, it
can take up to an hour for all the devices in the PAN to locate the
coordinator on the new channel.