ETC Unison Heritage Fader Station User Manual
Unison heritage fader station, Overview, Installation
E T C I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e
Unison Heritage Fader Station
Unison Heritage Fader Station
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7181M2150 Rev B Released 2012-02 ETC intends this document to be provided in its entirety.
Overview
The Unison
®
Heritage Fader Station
connects to the LinkConnect station
communication bus. LinkConnect is based
on Echelon
®
LonWorks™ with LinkPower
bidirectional protocol, and uses one pair of
wires (data+, data–).
LinkPower is topology free and polarity
independent; you can install your LinkPower
data runs in any desired combination of bus,
star, loop, and home-run. ETC recommends using Belden 8471 (or approved
equal) wire. The total combined length of a LinkPower wire run may not exceed
1,640 feet (500m), with a maximum distance of 1,312 feet (400m) between any two
devices. The Heritage Fader Station may be installed into an industry standard
single gang backbox (provided by others) or a surface mounted backbox (sold
separately and available from ETC).
All control wiring should be installed and terminated by a qualified installer and
should follow standard wiring installation practices. Leave approximately 10 inches
(254mm) of wiring in the backbox for connection and to allow slack for future
service needs.
Installation
Installation should follow local codes
and standard practices. The backbox
should be installed square for best
results. Ensure that the backbox is clean
and free of obstructions and that all
wiring is installed correctly.
Heritage stations ship with a termination
kit containing a LinkPower pigtail, a
ground wire pigtail, spacers, and all
required connectors for installation.
N o t e :
ETC requires that all stations be grounded by using grounded
metal conduit or a 14 AWG (2.5mm
2
) ESD drain wire.
LinkPower
pigtail
Ground
pigtail
WAGO
Spacers