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ZonePRO
TM
4.2 ZC Wiring
The installation of the Zone Controllers MUST be accomplished with the use of cable which is
rated VW-1 or higher. Common NEC designations which meet this rating include: CMP, CMR,
CMG, CM and CMX.
The below diagram shows the internal color coding of a compatible straight-through, 568B
standard Cat 5 cable. It also illustrates which DIP switch settings and controller ID numbers
correspond with each wire inside the Cat 5 cable.
Zone Controller Cable Specifications:
Cat 5 Cable / 4-Twisted Pairs of 24 AWG Wire / 568B Standard
RJ-45
(8-Position)
RJ-45
(8-Position)
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6
8
8
Brown
Ground
1
1
White / Orange
Voltage Reference
2
2
Orange
Controller 1/7
3
3
White / Green
Controller 2/8
4
4
Blue
Controller 3/9
5
5
White / Blue
Controller 4/10
6
6
Green
Controller 5/11
7
7
White / Brown
Controller 6/12
The included Ethernet crossover cable cannot be used to connect ZCs to the ZonePRO!
All Zone Controllers can be wired serially or in parallel. Whether using serial or parallel
cabling, each Zone Controller must have a unique identification number chosen using the DIP
switches on the side of the controller (see Diagram A), although there may be multiple Zone
Controllers controlling a single zone or a single Zone Controller that controls multiple zones.
This is explained in further detail in “Section 4.4 ZC DIP Switches & Programming”.
Diagram A
RJ45
C
O
NNEC
T
ON
LY
TO
ZO
N
E
C
O
NTR
O
LL
E
R
INP
U
T
.
IEC60065
UL-6500
80-1342-A
RJ45
C
O
NNEC
T
O
N
LY
TO
ZO
N
E
C
O
NTR
O
LL
E
R
INP
U
T
.
IEC60065
UL-6500
80-1342-A
ID# 1
ID# 4
Diagram B
Diagram C
RS-232
RS-232
Two Zone Controllers cannot be used to control the same parameter within the ZonePRO
device!
Section 4
Zone Controllers