Cresnet Wiring Overview

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Communications between Crestron Cresnet devices occurs on the Cresnet bus. Cresnet is Crestron's proprietary 4-wire communications network that provides both 24V DC power and low-voltage, bidirectional communication that adheres to to RS-485 standards.

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Each job with Cresnet devices will have at least one Cresnet bus network. Every Cresnet bus network has a single //host// or //primary// device and one or more //client// or //secondary// devices (older materials may refer to hosts as //masters// and clients as //slaves//). Every Cresnset device on a given Cresnet bus must be assigned a unique, two-byte hexadecimal Cresnet address, and the amount of available addresses is determined by the bus host. In addition

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Cresnet devices allowed on any given Cresnet bus is limited by the type of host

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There are two limiting factors as to the number of Cresnet devices that can be supported on a single Cresnet bus: the number of available Cresnet addresses and the amount of available power.

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Zūm Link wiring is covered in more detail [[here>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.Troubleshooting Guide.Troubleshooting.Zūm Wired Wiring Overview.WebHome]].

= Cabling =

Cresnet cabling provides the physical infrastructure for communication between Crestron Cresnet devices and consists of a 4-wire, 2-pair cable available directly from Crestron with either plenum and non-plenum rated jackets.

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|(% style="width:287px" %)Black|(% style="width:380px" %)Common

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= Terminations =

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= Crestron Wiring Notes =

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Crestron includes some general Cresnet wiring guidelines in their submittals. Many of these suggestions are covered above, but we have included them here for reference:

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