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Keepcables2’3’awayfromanypotentialsourcesofEMIaspossible.(Linevoltageruns,
transformers,lightfixtures,etc.)
Installpropercablesupports,spacednomorethan5feetapart.
Alwayslabeleveryterminationpoint.Useauniquenumberforeachcablesegment.Thiswillmake
moves,
adds,changesandtroubleshootingassimpleaspossible.Documenttheseontotheriser
provided.
AlwaystesteveryinstalledsegmentwithaCAT5cabletester.
Alwaysleaveextraslackinthecablerun,neatlycoiledupintheceilingornearestconcealedplace.
Alwaysusegrommetsto
protectthecablewhenpassingthroughmetalstudsoranythingthatcan
possiblycausedamage.
Alwaysfollowalllocalandnationalbuildingandfirecodes.Besureto“firestop”allcablesthat
penetrateafirewall.Useplenumratedcablewhereitismandated.
AlwayscontactILConinstallations
betweenbuildingsorcablepulledunderground.Special
considerationsmaybeneeded.
2.3.2DataLineCable
Thedatalinecablesre quiredforcommunicationsbetweenpanelsanddevicesusesstandardCategory5.
RJ45connectorsmustberatedforthetypeofcablebeingterminatedto.Besurethatcablerunina
plenumisratedforthatuse.Anycablerunundergroundmusthaveundergroundratedcable,have
a
12AWGsolidCuwirepulledalongwithitgroundedatoneend,andhavesurgesuppressors installed.
ContactILCforjobspecificquestions.
2.3.3CableInstallation
DatalinecablesneedtointerconnectallthelightingcontrolpanelsandallLightSyncdatalinedevices.
EachcontrollerhasalocalportthatconnectsLightSyncdevicesonly.Thecontrolleralsoincludes“in”
and“out”portsforconnectingpa nelstogether,whichcanalsoconnectLightSyncdevices,butitis
suggestedthat
theyareconnectedtothelocalport.Note:AnetworkcontrollerisrequiredifusingData
IN/OUTports.DatacabletoeitherpanelsorLightSyncdevicesareruninadaisychainpatterntoforma
network.“T”connectionsarepermittedwiththeuseofaPowerSupplyRepeater(PSR)
andhomerun
LightSyncdevicesmaybedonewithaLightSy ncHub.
2.3.4CableDistances
Dataandpoweriscarriedacrossthenetworkcable.Therearelimitationshowfardatacanberun,how
manydevicesareontheline,andhowmuchpowerisontheline.SeeFigure2.3fordetails.Withthe
additionofaPowerSupplyRepeaterorPowerSupplyRepeater6
dataandpowercanberenewed.
Besuretorecordallcabledistancesontheriserprovided.