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Developer Tools // Z-Wave 800 Series End Device SDK

Z-Wave 800 Series End Device Software Development Kit

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  1. Overview

Z-Wave 800 Series End Device Software Features and Benefits

Z-Wave is designed to meet the demands of the future smart home, where increasing needs for more sensors and battery-operated devices require both long range and low power. Context-aware environments are the next evolution in the smart home market, and they require technologies optimized for these applications.

Z-Wave 800 is the next generation of Z-Wave SoCs, and modules based on Silicon Labs' Series 2 platform. This platform offers superior RF performance and energy efficiency, as well as the full feature set of Secure Vault™. Z-Wave 800 End Device software from Silicon Labs enables end devices such as security sensors, door locks, light switches/bulbs, and many more to benefit from the Z-Wave applications, which are all certified under the Z-Wave Alliance certification program.

Z-Wave creates bold opportunities for new products and applications for next-generation smart home environments. Z-Wave tools allow fast development to enable future context-aware smart home solutions with dozens or even hundreds of smart devices.

Features   Benefits
Z-Wave Mesh   Reliable sub-GHz Mesh, 2.4 GHz interference-free operation
Z-Wave Long Range   Sub-GHz, Several miles range, 4K nodes, STAR Topology
SmartStart   Automatic and secure device commissioning eliminating installation and commissioning errors
S2 Security   Device-To-Cloud Security by securing the device during network commission and operation
Secure Vault™ Integration   Secure boot, Secure Engine, DPA, Anti-Tamper, Secure key storage and management, Advanced crypto
FLiRS Multicast   Enables low power and low-latency battery-operated products.
Interoperability   Application-level Interoperability & backward compatibility with 3000+ products from 700+ manufactures
Unify SDK Z-Wave Controller   Certified Z-Wave controller based on Unify SDK
Z/IP Gateway*   Out of the box and ready to use Z-Wave controller reference implementation

*The Z/IP gateway is a free reference design intended for development and demonstration purposes only.  It is provided as is, with no warranties. Customers are advised to conduct security and compliance testing of all gateways during the product design process.

Z-Wave End Device SDK Specification Support

Specification Support

 Z-Wave Plus V2 including Z-Wave Long Range

 ITU - T-REC-G.9959-201501


Sample Applications

 Switch ON/OFF

 Door Lock / Key Pad

 Power Strip

 Wall Controller

 PIR Sensor

 LED Bulb


Devices

 Up to 232 end devices per controller

 Up to 4000 end devices per controller for Z-Wave Long Range

 Mains powered devices

 Battery Powered Wakeup devices

 Battery Powered low latency devices


Protocol Controllers

 Z-Wave controller based on Unify SDK

 Z/IP Gateway


Enablement

 Bootloader

 In-Field Upgrade

 Secure Boot

 Signed Upgrade Images

 Encrypted Upgrade Images

 RTOS

 FreeRTOS

 Network Co-processor Mode

Security

 S2 Security Framework

 Secure Vault™

 Secure Engine

 Secure Boot with RTSL

 Secure Debug with Lock/Unlock

 DPA Countermeasures

 Anti-Tamper

 Secure Attestation

 Secure Key Management

 Advanced Crypto


Development Tools

 Simplicity Studio IDE

 Energy Profile

 Network Analyzer

 PC Controller


Supported Toolchains

 GCC (The GNU Compiler Collection)


Mobile Apps

 Z-Wave Mobile Application for iOS

 Z-Wave Mobile Application for Android

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*Simplicity Studio v5 User Guide
v5 System Requirements

GitHub

Silicon Labs wireless IoT SDKs and code examples are also available for download on GitHub.

VS Code IDE Support

In addition to the Simplicity Studio IDE, we also support VS Code that can be used in companion with all of our unique development tools.



Unify SDK Software

You can download the latest source code of Unify SDK for the supported wireless protocols with a request below. Explore the Unify SDK repository from the Tech Docs tab to simplify IoT infrastructure and multi-protocol development including gateways, access points, hubs, bridges and application processor-based end products.

Request Access Here*

*You must have a GitHub account to request access.

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Simplicity Studio

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Simplicity SDK Release Notes (2024.12.0)

Latest Release - Q2/2025  (April 2025)

Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range 800 Version 7.23.2.0

  • Z-Wave Long Range European frequency has shifted to align the implementation to the specification change
  •  A firmware upgrade over-the-air issue is fixed. An end device is required to be included again after the OTA process
Release Date Release Notes
2025 2025/04 Version 7.22.4.0 
2025/04 Version 7.23.2.0 
2025/02 Version 7.23.1.0 
2024 2024/12 Version 7.23.0.0 
2024/09 Version 7.22.2.0 
2024/07 Version 7.22.1.0 
2024/06 Version 7.22.0.0

Gecko SDK Release Notes (4.4.6.0)

Latest Release - Q1/2025  (February 2025)

Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range 700/800 SDK 7.21.6.0 is certified according to the approved 2023B Specification test suite

  • Targeted quality improvements and bug fixes
  • Fixed an issue introduced in 7.21.4 impacting the effectiveness of a wake-up beam targeted at a FLiRS device
  • For Series 800 products, it is highly recommended to move to the Simplicity SDK release stream
Release Date Release Notes
2025 2025/02 Version 7.21.6.0 
2025/01 Version 7.19.8.0 
2024 2024/10 Version 7.21.5.0 
2024/08 Version 7.21.4.0 
2024/05 Version 7.21.3.0 
2024/04 Version 7.21.2.0 
2024/03 Version 7.20.3.0 
2024/02 Version 7.21.1.0 
2024/01 Version 7.19.5.0 

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Also of Interest:
  • Introduction to Z-Wave 800 Series
  • Z-Wave 500 Series End Device Software Development Kit
  • Z-Wave 700 Series End Device Software Development Kit

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