ETC Unison Heritage Fader Station User Manual

ETC Installation Guide

LinkPower

pigtail

Ground

pigtail

WAGO

Spacers

Unison Heritage Fader Station

Overview

The Unison® Heritage Fader Station
connects to the LinkConnect station
communication bus. LinkConnect is based
on Echelon
bidirectional protocol, and uses one pair of
wires (data+, data–).

LinkPower is topology free and polarity
independent; you can install your LinkPower
data runs in any desired combination of bus,
star, loop, and home-run. ETC recommends using Belden 8471 (or approved
equal) wire. The total combined length of a LinkPower wire run may not exceed
1,640 feet (500m), with a maximum distance of 1,312 feet (400m) between any two
devices. The Heritage Fader Station may be installed into an industry standard
single gang backbox (provided by others) or a surface mounted backbox (sold
separately and available from ETC).

All control wiring should be installed and terminated by a qualified installer and
should follow standard wiring installation practices. Leave approximately 10 inches
(254mm) of wiring in the backbox for connection and to allow slack for future
service needs.

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Note:

ETC requires that all stations be grounded by using grounded
metal conduit or a 14 AWG (2.5mm2) ESD drain wire.

Installation

Installation should follow local codes
and standard practices. The backbox
should be installed square for best
results. Ensure that the backbox is clean
and free of obstructions and that all
wiring is installed correctly.

Heritage stations ship with a termination
kit containing a LinkPower pigtail, a
ground wire pigtail, spacers, and all
required connectors for installation.

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ETC Installation Guide

Topology of a single

station installation

Topology of multiple

stations installed in

series

Installed control wire

Pigtail wire

Installed control wire
Installed wire to next station
Pigtail wire

ground

connection

LinkPower
connection

Unison Heritage Series

Connect the Wiring

Step 1: Pull all required wiring to the backbox.
Step 2: Terminate and connect LinkPower. LinkPower is topology free and

polarity independent. You may install LinkPower in any combination
of bus, loop, star, or home-run.

a: Locate the LinkPower pigtail and two WAGO CAGE CLAMP

connectors from the termination kit.

b: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from the ends of each LinkPower wire

(both pigtail and installed LinkPower wire).

c: Use the WAGO connector to connect the installed control wire

to the connectorized pigtail wires provided. Open the terminal
levers on the WAGO connector and insert the installed
(typically black) Belden 8471 LinkPower wire and the black

lead from the LinkPower pigtail into the terminals.
d: Close the levers onto the wires.
e: Repeat for the installed (typically

white) Belden 8471 LinkPower wire

and remaining pigtail wire using a

new WAGO connector.
f: Install the LinkPower connector

onto the control board.

Step 3: Terminate the ESD drain (ground) wire.

This connection is required only when the
control cable is not installed in grounded
metal conduit.
a: Locate the ground wire pigtail and

one WAGO connector from the

termination kit.
b: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from the end of each ground wire (both the

provided pigtail and the installed wire).

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