NIF - What is a Node Information Frame?

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Hi

In this online guide to installing the HRT4-ZW and the ASR-ZW

http://wiki.zwaveeurope.com/index.php?title=Horstmann_HRT4_in_Vera

It suggests selecting ‘n’ on the dial and pressing - which is a command to transmit a NIF a Node Information Frame to Vera?

What is a NIF?
What does it do/achieve?
Is it a standard z-wave process?

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A NIF is essentially the beacon that a node sends out at the start of the inclusion process.

From the Zensys Z-Wave documentation:

When the Include Initiator in a node is activated it will issue a node information frame. This frame is part of the Z-Wave protocol, and specifies the capabilities of the node. These capabilities announced include the node type, whether the node is able to repeat frames, and other protocol relevant issues. The node information frame also contains the Home ID and the Node ID. It is possible for the application to ask for the Node Information Frame from all nodes in the network and hence enabling any node to acquire information regarding any other nodes features in the network at any given time.