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Crestron Green Light
Residential Lighting Design Guide
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Contents C2N-DB SERIES DECORATOR KEYPADS .................... 37 INTRODUCTION .................................................... 1 CNX DESIGNER SERIES KEYPADS ............................. 38 THE SINGLE SOLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM – A CRESTRON CAMEO™ ........................................................... 39 EXCLUSIVE ............................................................ 1 ILUX INTEGRATED LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM ....... 41 CRESTRON CO
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Introduction Introduction Crestron is the world's leading manufacturer of advanced Crestron streamlines and simplifies all home technology by control technologies. Our developments in combining offering the ultimate in comfort and convenience. Whether touchpanel technology with lighting control applications from an easy-to-use color touchpanel, remote or were the very first of their kind. customized keypad, Crestron eliminates the need to
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Introduction Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide TM Crestron Control Crestron Green Light Technology Crestron Green Light is a complete line of lighting, HVAC, and shade/drape control for both commercial and residential View precise lighting levels, temperature and shade applications, designed to maximize energy conservation and positions in any room throughout the home, graphically cost savings. and quantitatively, from any touchpanel or PC. Crestron Green Light solut
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide System Design System Design The applied lighting control strategy determines the basic methods used to control the environment. When formulating an overall strategy, there are some basic considerations:. New construction and major renovations provide the opportunity to easily run control cables from user interfaces to the control processor when the walls are open. Existing construction or minor renovations often make
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide System Design Lighting System Design Types Employing a 2.4 GHz mesh network topology, every There are many ways in which a Crestron lighting control infiNET device functions as an RF repeater, increasing system can be organized. Construction type, client effective range and reinforcing the complete network by requirements, architectural restrictions, and many other providing multiple redundant signal paths within the mesh fac
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide System Design Centralized Wired Systems A centralized system is one in which all the high-voltage circuits are terminated within a Crestron automation A central processor, connected via a local area network to enclosure and operate under a central control system. In a the lighting modules and the user interfaces, is dedicated centralized design, the high voltage lighting, fans, motors to lighting, fans, motors, HVAC, and securi
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System Design Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Decentralized Wired Systems In addition to the traditional high voltage wiring, a low A decentralized system is the traditional wiring system voltage communication wire can be run from the dimmer of individual lighting circuits with local control. In the to the nearest Cresnet® connection (or an RF wireless traditional distributed design wiring method, Crestron wall control can be used). This design offers the end user the b
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide System Design Hybrid Systems The most efficient and attractive lighting system designs Large rooms, stairways, and frequently used rooms are are a hybrid of centralized processing and distributed often remotely controlled using the astronomical time dimmers. This provides the reliability of local control along clock or whole house presets. This level of control with sophisticated centralized control, and limits the requires conne
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Specifying a Lighting System 4. Load type of the controlled lighting zone: load types Specifying a Lighting include incandescent, magnetic low voltage, System electronic low voltage, neon/cold cathode, HID, dimmable/non-dimmable fluorescent ballast, ceiling fans, and switched 3-wire motor circuits. This The Load Schedule information is especially important for selecting the A lighting system design begins with a collection of correct Cre
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Specifying a Lighting System Example Load Schedule with Panel Terminations Controlled Ckt Controlled Fixture Fixture Total Area Room Name Ckt No. Fixture Load Type Dim Emergency Watts Qty Watts Enclosure Slot Module Output Main Floor Bathroom 1 Downlights 009 Downlights Incandescentyes no 100 1 100 Enclosure 1 2 CLX-1DIM8 1 Main Floor Bathroom 1 Downlights 2 008 Downlights Incandescent yes no 100 2 200 Enclosure 1 2 CLX-1DIM8 2 Mai
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Specifying a Lighting System Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide Residential Lighting Wiring Plan Ordering a Crestron Residential Lighting System The wiring plan includes all enclosures and the interconnecting wiring. The designer determines the These are the steps for ordering a Crestron Residential location of the enclosure(s), the route of keypad and lighting control system, regardless of the size. touchpanel connections to the enclosure(s), the route Each system and mod
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide GreenLight Options–CAEN Enclosures Green Light Options CAEN- Series Enclosures The CAEN Series automation enclosures are designed to house the Crestron CLX-series of lighting and motor control modules and PAC2 or PAC2M control systems. CAEN enclosures are available in an assortment of sizes, suitable for surface or flush wall mount installation. Each model has been engineered to provide a clean and manageable installation with abunda
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CAEN Enclosures Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide CAEN Model CAEN-Series Enclosure Specifications 7X2* 7X1 4X2* 4X1 2X1 Module Capacity 14 7 8 4 2 Required Flush Mount Opening 25 ½” x 62” 14 ⅜” x 62” 25 ½” x 38 ⅞” 14 ⅜” x 38 ⅞” 14 ⅜” x 23 ½” (Width) x (Height) Construction 16 gauge galvanized sheet metal Cover is painted metal with ventilation holes Regulatory Approvals UL and C-UL listed Mounting Surface or flush mounted *Double-width enclosures are either surface mou
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide GreenLight Options–CAEN Enclosures CAEN Installation allow adequate clearance in front of the vented cover In accordance with all national and local codes a licensed for servicing and ventilation. electrician must mount the enclosure. Special attention NOTES: Unless otherwise indicated, the lighting system must be made to NEC Article 110.26(A)(2) concerning specified in this guide is modular, requiring assembly in minimum work sp
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GreenLight Options–CAEN Enclosures Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide CAEN Wiring CAUTION: All power feeds must be protected by 15 or 20 amp circuit breakers (supplied by others). NOTES: Use copper conductors only – rated 75°C All wiring must be installed in accordance with all local and national electrical codes. Two snap bushings are supplied. If required, insert into knockouts at the bottom of the enclosure to prevent damage to low voltage wiring.
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Crestron Residential Lighting Design Guide GreenLight Options–CAEN Enclosures Universal Mounting Plates Crestron Universal Mounting Plates (CAEN-UMP Series) are a complete line of accessory plates, which allow mounting of non-Crestron equipment to any Crestron Automation Enclosure (CAEN Series). Third-party products such as phone and alarm systems can be mounted to these plates. The advantage to using the CAEN-UMP is that a variety of sizes are available and each plate occupies
