Compatibility; Zigbee Mesh Network Overview - Honeywell TB7200 Series Wireless Installation & Integration Reference Manual

WIRELESS INSTALLATION & INTEGRATION REFERENCE GUIDE FOR TB7200/TB7300/TB7600 SERIES THERMOSTATS

COMPATIBILITY

Honeywell TB7200, TB7300, and TB7600 wireless thermostat compatibility information is provided in Table 1 below. The
Honeywell TB7xxx Series ZigBee wireless network supports only the TB7xxx Series thermostats and repeater. No other ZigBee
devices can be added to the network.
The theoretical maximum number of thermostats supported by a single WEBs controller is dependent on the resources available
for the WirelessTstatNetwork driver .jar file and the extent of integration added to the station itself. When additional functions and
services are added to the station, the available resources for the driver will be less. Once you have configured the station for the
wireless network and all other features (graphics, services, histories, alarms, etc.), you should monitor the resources so that they
do not exceed the recommended limits for each specific platform.
Table 1. TB7200, TB7300, TB7600 Thermostat Compatibility Information
WEBs-AX Controller
WEB-2xx
WEB-6xx
WEB-7xx
Honeywell .jar files
The network and device .jar files are required for the Honeywell ZigBee wireless thermostat network. You can download the files
from the Honeywell Buildings Forum (http://buildingsforum.honeywell.com).

ZIGBEE MESH NETWORK OVERVIEW

ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on the
IEEE 802.15.4-2003 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).
Mesh networking is a type of network where each node in acts as an independent router. It allows for continuous connections and
reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by "hopping" and "re-meshing" from node to node until the final destination is
reached.
General characteristics of the wireless physical communication layer are:
• Uses a wireless physical layer of 2.4GHz with data rates of 250 kbps
• Yields high throughput and low latency
• Automatic topology configuration: star, peer-to-peer, mesh
• Handshake protocol for transfer reliability
• Range: 50 feet (15 meters) typical and up to 100 feet (30 meters) based on environment
IEEE 802.15.4 along with ZigBee networks and application support layer provide:
• Low cost installation deployment
• Ease of implementation
• Reliable data transfer
• Short range operation
• Very low power consumption
For a successful ZigBee deployment, it is important to understand that the ZigBee wireless network is influenced by the same
environmental factors that affect other wireless systems:
• Interference from radio emitters
• Various electronic devices
• Interference caused by solid objects that may slow or stop communication between devices
Even with potential sources of signal interference, the presence of these factors should not result in noticeable network
performance degradation. Environmental issues will occur with any wireless network installation.
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Thermostats Per Controller
30
50
50
WEBs-AX Workbench
3.0 or later
3.0 or later
3.5 or later
2
.jar Files
Network &
Device 4.0.4.8