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Alexander Mott 20.3 5 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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Alexander Mott 20.10 7 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 Cresnet device on a Cresnet bus must be assigned a unique, one-byte hexadecimal Cresnet address. The range of available addresses is determined by the bus host:
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Alexander Mott 20.15 21 ZUMNET-JBOX local controller counts as a device; only 31 additional Zūm Link or Cresnet devices may be connected
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Alexander Mott 20.14 23 Zūm Link and Cresnet can be intermingled; more details are available [[here>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.Troubleshooting Guide.Troubleshooting.Zūm Wired Wiring Overview.WebHome]]
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Alexander Mott 20.10 26 Power considerations also play a role in determining the number of Cresnet devices which can be supported on a Cresnet bus, however we will not cover them here due to the wide array of variables which impact power calculations and determining whether there is sufficient power for a given device.
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Alexander Mott 12.1 28 = Cabling =
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Alexander Mott 20.6 30 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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47 = Crestron Wiring Notes =
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Alexander Mott 20.2 49 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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