ETC Unison Heritage Portable Receptacle Station User Manual

ETC® Installation Guide

Auxiliary power

pigtail

LinkPower

pigtail

Ground wire

pigtail

WAGO

Spacers

Unison® Heritage Receptacle Station

Overview

The Unison Heritage Receptacle Station (UH1RS) provides
connection of Unison portable stations to the Paradigm
LinkConnect control network.

Installation

The Unison Heritage Receptacle Station may be installed into an
industry standard single gang backbox (provided by others) or a
single gang surface mounted backbox (sold separately and
available from ETC).

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

Receptacle Station wiring requirements include:

• Connection to the Echelon

®

LinkPower (LinkConnect) control network utilizing low voltage Class
II wiring. Wiring is topology free and polarity independent over Belden 8471 (or approved equal).
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.

• Connection of two 16 AWG (1.5mm

2

) wires for Auxiliary power, 24 Vdc. Auxiliary Power is
required to power some portable stations through the receptacle station and is sourced from the
host Paradigm product.

• Connection of one 14 AWG (2.5mm

2

) ESD drain (ground) wire. Required when the control cable
is not installed in grounded metal conduit.

The Heritage Receptacle Station ships with a termination kit containing a LinkPower pigtail, Auxiliary
Power pigtail, ESD drain (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 control wire to next station
pigtail wire

Connect the Wiring

Unison® Heritage Receptacle Station

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 cage clamp 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 to location J2 (NET) on the Receptacle Station control

board.

Step 3: Terminate and connect Auxiliary Power (24 Vdc) wiring.

a: Locate the Auxiliary Power pigtail and two WAGO cage clamp connectors from the

termination kit.
b: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from the ends of each Auxiliary wire (both the provided pigtail and

installed wire).
c: Use the WAGO cage clamp connector to connect the installed power wire to the

connectorized pigtail wires provided. Open the terminal levers on the WAGO connector

and insert the installed (typically black) 16 AWG (1.5mm2) Auxiliary Power wire and the

black lead from the pigtail into the terminals.
d: Close the levers onto the wires.
e: Repeat for the installed (typically red) 16 AWG (1.5mm2) Auxiliary Power wire and

remaining pigtail wire using a new WAGO connector.
f: Install the Auxiliary connector to location J1 (Aux) on the Receptacle Station control board.

Step 4: Terminate the ESD drain (ground) wire. This connection is required when the control

cable is not installed in grounded metal conduit.

a: Locate the ground wire pigtail and one WAGO cage clamp connector from the termination

kit.
a: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from the end of each ground wire (both the provided pigtail and the

installed wire).
b: Use the WAGO cage clamp connector to connect the installed ground wire to the pigtail

wire provided. Open the terminal levers on the WAGO connector and insert the installed

(typically green/yellow) ESD drain (ground) wire and the green/yellow lead from the pigtail

into the terminals.
c: Close the levers onto the wires.
d: Install the ground spade (location J4) to the receptacle on the Receptacle Station control

board.

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