Wiki source code of Cresnet Wiring Overview

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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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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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	10	\|=(% style="width: 171px;" %)Host\|=(% style="width: 96px;" %)Available Addresses\|=Start\|=End\|=Notes
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	12	4-Series processors\|(% style="width:96px" %)252\|03\|FE\|Chief Integrations has experienced significant communications slowdowns on systems with more than 100 devices, and recommends using DIN-CENCN-2(-POE) or additional processors to break up larger Cresnet bus networks
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20.15	14	DIN-CENCN-2 or
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20.25	19	\|(% style="width:171px" %)ZUMNET-JBOX-16A-LV
	20	or ZUMNET-JBOX-DALI\|(% style="width:96px" %)32\|03\|22\|(((
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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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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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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12.1	28	= Cabling =
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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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	34	\|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="width:307px" %)18 AWG pair\|(% style="width:287px" %)Red\|(% style="width:380px" %)24 V DC Power
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	36	\|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="width:307px" %)22 AWG shielded twisted pair\|(% style="width:287px" %)White\|(% style="width:380px" %)Data +
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20.2	44	See //[[Figure 1>>WebHome\|\|anchor="HFigure1"]]// for details.
	45	See //[[Figure 2>>WebHome\|\|anchor="HFigure2"]]// for details.
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	47	= Crestron Wiring Notes =
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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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