Instruction
Z-Wave Certification Overview
Document No.:
INS10638
Version:
18
Description:
This document describes how manufacturers get their product Z Wave certified in
order to ensure interoperability.
Written By:
DKING;NOBRIOT;BRO
Date:
2019-05-01
Reviewed By:
Restrictions:
Partners Only
Approved by:
Date CET Initials Name Justification
2019-05-01 05:55:45 BRO Bettina Roll on behalf of NTJ
INS10638-18 Z-Wave Certification Overview 2019-05-01
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may not be duplicated, used or disclosed outside the recipient for any purpose. This
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obtained from another source without restriction.
Doc.
Rev
Date
By
Pages
affected
Brief description of changes
1
20060224
BGR
All
Created based on doc that was a combination of an overview of the certification and
the certification forms.
Extended to add Verification Test step to Z-Wave Certification program
2
20060420
BGR
All
Minor editorial / formatting changes
3
20061222
BGR
All
Removed text related to rollout of revised certification process.
Added text to encourage OEMs to file drafts of certification forms for (early) review.
Clarified maximum time for delivery of products for ad-hoc problem resolution.
Clarified that same test partner must be used in case of ad-hoc resolution and for resolution
in case of limited issues found in verification testing.
3
20070105
JFR
References
Document numbers updated
4
20070509
JFR
All
Confidential in footer removed
5
20070731
BGR
All
Updates per in section 1.3 of this document
6
20071022
SBD
All
Minor clarifications.
7
20090817
HCS
All
Change Zensys to Sigma Designs Inc.
Added new certification fee
7
20090922
HCS
All
Added new invoice process
7
20091007
HCS
All
Added new services and removed old pricing
7
20091007
HCS
All
Added clarification on services fee
8
20091112
HCS
All
Payment
9
20100520
HCS
All
The 400 series chip SD3402 have been added and 100 and 200 series have been removed
10
20110531
HCS
All
Full rework of original doc
10
20110826
HCS
All
Mandated Fees rates
11
20111123
DKING
2.4.2
Clarification of fee for testing custom integration
12
20120622
DKING
All
Full rework of previous version
13
20130829
DKING
Section 2.4
Section 2.2
Section 3.2
References
All
Section 0
Section 2.5 #5
All
Updated section to refer to separate fee schedule INS12578
Updated description of Hardware Platform
Revised requirements for updateable devices
Updated document numbers and added new ones
Revised to include Z-Wave Plus
Replaced flow chart with updated version
Added information regarding Market Certification
Added individual TOCs for each section
Deleted redundant section on purpose of testing (was section 2.6)
14
20160610
DKING
All
Updated & rewritten to correspond with new online process for Z-Wave Plus
15
20171213
DKING
All
Updated to correspond with Z-Wave Plus requirements for mandatory use of SDK v6.71.xx or
newer starting on April 2, 2017 and elimination of certification for new Classic devices.
16
20180306
BBR
All
Added Silicon Labs template