Intelligent Lighting Controls LightLEEDer - Data Line Cable; Cable Installation; Cable Distances

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 Keepcables2’‐3’awayfromanypotentialsourcesofEMIaspossible.(Linevoltageruns,
transformers,lightfixtures,etc.)
 Installpropercablesupports,spacednomorethan5feetapart.
 Alwayslabeleveryterminationpoint.Useauniquenumberforeachcablesegment.Thiswillmake
moves,
adds,changesandtroubleshootingassimpleaspossible.Documenttheseontotheriser
provided.
 AlwaystesteveryinstalledsegmentwithaCAT‐5cabletester.
 Alwaysleaveextraslackinthecablerun,neatlycoiledupintheceilingornearestconcealedplace.
 Alwaysusegrommetsto
protectthecablewhenpassingthroughmetalstudsoranythingthatcan
possiblycausedamage.
 Alwaysfollowalllocalandnationalbuildingandfirecodes.Besureto“firestop”allcablesthat
penetrateafirewall.Useplenumratedcablewhereitismandated.
 AlwayscontactILConinstallations
betweenbuildingsorcablepulledunderground.Special
considerationsmaybeneeded.
2.3.2DataLineCable
Thedatalinecablesre quiredforcommunicationsbetweenpanelsanddevicesusesstandardCategory5.
RJ45connectorsmustberatedforthetypeofcablebeingterminatedto.Besurethatcablerunina
plenumisratedforthatuse.Anycablerunundergroundmusthaveundergroundratedcable,have
a
12AWGsolidCuwirepulledalongwithitgroundedatoneend,andhavesurgesuppressors installed.
ContactILCforjobspecificquestions.
2.3.3CableInstallation
DatalinecablesneedtointerconnectallthelightingcontrolpanelsandallLightSyncdatalinedevices.
EachcontrollerhasalocalportthatconnectsLightSyncdevicesonly.Thecontrolleralsoincludes“in”
and“out”portsforconnectingpa nelstogether,whichcanalsoconnectLightSyncdevices,butitis
suggestedthat
theyareconnectedtothelocalport.Note:AnetworkcontrollerisrequiredifusingData
IN/OUTports.DatacabletoeitherpanelsorLightSyncdevicesareruninadaisychainpatterntoforma
network.“T”connectionsarepermittedwiththeuseofaPowerSupplyRepeater(PSR)
andhome‐run
LightSyncdevicesmaybedonewithaLightSy ncHub.
2.3.4CableDistances
Dataandpoweriscarriedacrossthenetworkcable.Therearelimitationshowfardatacanberun,how
manydevicesareontheline,andhowmuchpowerisontheline.SeeFigure2.3fordetails.Withthe
additionofaPowerSupplyRepeaterorPowerSupplyRepeater6
dataandpowercanberenewed.
Besuretorecordallcabledistancesontheriserprovided.