Connecting Ip Devices To An Ip Network; Connecting The Ip Network; Wired Network Cable Requirements - Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE User Manual

Connecting IP Devices to an IP Network

CHAPTER 5
Connecting IP Devices to an IP Network
An IP network requires infrastructure such as Ethernet cable, routers, switches, or Wi-Fi hotspots in order to work. The fol-
lowing topics discuss the fundamentals of such a network.

Connecting the IP Network

There are two methods to connect a device to an IP Network:
Wired (Ethernet connection with the PRI and SEC ports).
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Wireless (when the Wi-Fi Adapter is connected to the controller).
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Wired Network Cable Requirements

Wired networks use commonly available Cat 5e structural cabling fitted with RJ‑45 connectors. If you make your own patch
cable, use Category 5e cable and crimp the RJ‑45 connectors at both ends of the cable either as T568A or T568B.
Parameter
Media
RJ-45 Pin Configuration
Characteristic impedance
Distributed capacitance
Maximum Cat 5e Cable length
between IP devices
Polarity
Multi-drop
Daisy-chain limit, ECLYPSE
Controllers
Daisy-chain limit, VAV Controllers
EOL terminations
Shield grounding
Table 1: Wired Network Cable Physical Specifications and Requirements
Bus and Cable Types
300 m (1000 feet), Cat 5e Yellow Jacket
Cable - Without Connectors
100 Crimp RJ 45 Connectors
Table 2: Recommended Cable Types to use for the Cat 5e Cable Subnetwork Bus
1. Outer cable diameter – This does not take into account the RJ-45 connector.
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Details
Cat 5e Cable; four (4) pairs of wires with RJ-45 Connectors (standard straight patch cable)
Straight-through wiring. Crimp connectors as per T568A or T568B (both cable ends must be crimped the same
way).
100-130 Ohms
Less than 100 pF per meter (30 pF per foot)
328 ft. (100 m) maximum. See
Polarity sensitive
Daisy-chain (no T-connections)
ECLYPSE IP devices have two RJ-45 female RJ-45 connectors that provide IP packet switching to support follow-
on devices.
Up to 20 devices can be daisy-chained per network switch port.
Up to 50 devices can be daisy-chained per network switch port.
Not applicable
Not applicable
Non-Plenum Applications
(Use in Conduit - FT4)
O.D. (Ø)
4.6mm (0.18in.)
About the Integrated Ethernet
Plenum Applications (FT6)
1
N/A
Switch.
O.D. (Ø)
4.6mm (0.18in.)
N/A
1
20