Cooper Lighting WaveLinx Outdoor User manual

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Installation Instructions
Risk of Fire, Electrical Shock, Cuts or other Casualty Hazards- Installation and maintenance of this product
must be performed by a qualified electrician. This product must be installed in accordance with the
applicable installation code by a person familiar with the construction and operation of
the product and hazards involved.
Before installing or performing any service, the power MUST be turned OFF at the branch circuit breaker.
According to NEC 240-83(d), if the branch is used as the main switch for a fluorescent lighting circuit,
the circuit breaker should be marked with “SWD”. All installations should be in compliance with the National
Electric Code and all state and local codes.
Risk of Fire and Electric Shock- Make certain power is OFF before starting installation or attempting any
maintenance. Disconnect power at fuse or circuit breaker.
Risk of Burn- Disconnect power and allow fixture to cool before handling or servicing.
Risk of Personal Injury- Due to sharp edges, handle with care.
Failure to comply with these instructions may result in serious injury (including death) and property
damage.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: Cooper Lighting Solutions assumes no liability for damages or losses of any kind that may
arise from the improper, careless, or negligent installation, handling or use of this product.
IMPORTANT: Read carefully before installing product. Retain for future reference.
NOTICE: Product/component may become damaged and/or unstable if not installed properly.
Note: Specifications and dimensions subject to change without notice.
ATTENTION Receiving Department: Note actual fixture description of any shortage or noticeable damage on delivery
receipt. File claim for common carrier (LTL) directly with carrier. Claims for concealed damage must be filed within 15
days of delivery. All damaged material, complete with original packing must be retained.
WaveLinx Wireless Area Controller (WAC)
NOTICE: All new wiring must be fully verified before applying power.
NOTICE: Designed for indoor installation and use only. Dry location rated.
WARNING
WaveLinx

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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This installation instruction is for the Wireless Area Controller (WAC-POE) which enables user control of the WaveLinx system and
devices via local control or through the WaveLinx Mobile application.
The purpose of this document is to provide sufficient detailed instructions for installation and basic troubleshooting.
This document covers installation of the following products.
●WAC-POE Wireless Area Controller, POE powered
●WAC-120 Wireless Area Controller, 120V (includes PoE injector for power)
Note: For WAC-120, customer require a power supply that should be order directly from Cooper Lighting Solutions.
Power Supply P/N: WPOE-120
WaveLinx System Architecture
Figure 1. Stand Alone WAC installation
Wireless Area
Controller
PoE Injector
120V Power
WaveLinx Mobile App
used for system setup
and personal control
Network
Switch
Wi-Fi Signal
IEEE 802.15.4
KEY
347V and 20A
Dimming Relay
Room Based
Occupancy Sensor
Wireless Controlled Lighting ready devices
(up to 150 per WAC)
Area or Room
(15 + 1 construction area)
Controlled
Receptacle
Scene
Wallstation
WaveLinx-Integrated
Ambient
WaveLinx-Integrated
Outdoor

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Figure 2. Enterprise installation
Area or Room
(15 + 1 construction area)
Area or Room
(15 + 1 construction area)
Wi-Fi Signal
IEEE 802.15.4
KEY
Building LAN
Wireless Area
Controller
Touchscreen
WaveLinx Mobile App
used for system
setup and
personal control
PoE
Power
Trellix Core
BACnet/IP
Public (REST) API
Third Party system
(hardware provided
by others) BACnet Router1
(hardware provided
by others)
Desktop/Laptop
with web browser
(hardware provided
by user)
Note:
Trellix Core Pro shown in this illustration.
Trellix Core hardware can be either Pro,
Enterprise or Virtual.
1 BACnet Router only required if
Trellix Core and third party BACnet client
are on differenet subnets.
347V and 20A
Dimming Relay
Room Based
Occupancy Sensor
Wireless Controlled Lighting ready devices
(up to 150 per WAC)
Area or Room
(15 + 1 construction area)
Controlled
Receptacle
Scene
Wallstation
WaveLinx-Integrated
Ambient
WaveLinx-Integrated
Outdoor
Overview
The Wireless Area Controller (WAC) is the main component of the WaveLinx Connected Lighting system. WaveLinx eliminates
the cost and complexity of typical wireless control system commissioning while providing a wired, flexible, and reconfigurable
wireless topology for on the fly space adjustments. The WaveLinx system meets modern code and utility requirements,
delivers energy and cost savings, while enabling buildings to become smart buildings.
The WAC coordinates between the WaveLinx Mobile App and various WaveLinx devices to create communications
and a building ecosystem that provides out of the box functionality and leverages our patent pending automatic code
commissioning features. Using standards-based wireless mesh compliant topology the WAC communicates to various WCL
standards-based devices to provide area, lighting zone configuration, monitoring, and control.
The WAC provides centralized coordination of multiple areas for partial ON/partial OFF scheduling, demand response, lighting,
occupancy and daylight settings and scene control. A single WAC can be connected to the building LAN to coordinate up to
15 user-defined areas and 1 construction area, or multiple WAC’s can exist on a building LAN to scale the system to hundreds
of areas all accessible for setup, configuration and control through the WaveLinx Mobile App.
WaveLinx system components
●Wireless Area Controller (gateway)
●WaveLinx Mobile App (commissioning and user personal control)
●WaveLinx Wallstation - wired or battery (manual lighting and scene control)
●WaveLinx Touchscreen
●Wireless INstinct Sensor (fixture integrated occupancy sensor, ambient light sensor and control)
●WaveLinx Relay Switchpacks with 0-10V
●WaveLinx Receptacles (wall mounted power outlet)
●WaveLinx Room Based Sensor (ceiling mounted PIR occupancy sensor)

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Wireless Area Controller
1.0"
[25mm]
4.75"
[121mm]
4.75"
[121mm]
4.75"
[121mm]
Installation
The Wireless Area Controller (WAC) must be installed in accordance with all local, state, and national electrical codes and
requirements. Before mounting the WAC in its final location:
1. Install Wavelinx wireless devices and verify out-of-the-box functionality
2. Mount the Wireless Area Controller (WAC)
●Ensure the WAC is roughly central to the devices with which it is communicating.
●Review the “Where to Mount” section of this installation instruction.
●The WAC can be mounted on a shelf, wall, DIN rail or ceiling using the included mounting bracket
●Ensure the surface the WAC is mounted against is not made of concreate, metal or other material that would reduce the
wireless communication.
• Mounting hole locations 1.5” (38mm)
• Use #6 screws (provided by others) for mounting

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3. Power the Wireless Area Controller (WAC).
●The WAC is a PoE powered device. Using either the included Cat5e Ethernet cable or user provided Cat5e cable
connect the WAC to the user provided PoE switch.
●If the installed location does not provide PoE switches the WAC can be powered by a 120V to PoE injector accessory.
This requires a standard 120V receptacle located within 3ft (0.9m) of the WAC. Connect the provided Cat5e Ethernet
cable from the WAC to the 120V to PoE injector then connect another Cat5E cable from the PoE injector to the building
network LAN. Ethernet cable runs must be less than 300 feet (91 meters).
4. Document the IEEE address found on the bottom of the WAC on the site floor plans.
5. Connect to building network
6. Create Construction Group
7. Finalize programing using the WaveLinx Mobile App
●See WaveLinx Mobile Application user manual for more information
Where to Mount the WAC
●Typically installed above the drop ceiling or high on the wall in the center of the space it will be controlling
●The WAC should be located so it has a good line-of-sight with its communicating devices
●Within 300ft (91m) of the PoE switch or building LAN connection point
●At least 10ft (3m) away from the building WiFi access points
●At least 15ft (5m) away from concreate or metal structures
Where NOT to Mount the WAC
●Inside a metal enclosure or near large metal objects or walls
●Inside or near large concreate walls or spaces
●Do not mount inside electrical closet
WaveLinx design best practices
Design Consideration Best Practice Maximum Capability
WCL devices per WAC 100 150
User-defined areas per WAC 15 15
Construction areas per WAC 1 1
Zones per Area 3 16
Scenes per Area 16 16
WAC range (indoor WCL devices) 150ft (45m) LOS1300ft (91m) LOS2
WAC range (outdoor WCL devices) See sensor spec sheets
Device hops beyond WAC (indoor / outdoor) 4 / 10 5 / 10
ote:N
1 Considering two (2) interior walls of standard construction
2 Considering no LOS obstructions (walls, columns, etc.)

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Wireless Area Controller LED Indicators
The LED indicators can be used for diagnostics and troubleshooting diagnostics of the WaveLinx system. The table below gives you
more information.
LED Color On Off Blink Fast Blink
WAN Green Connection to
OpenADR or 3rd
party
Normal Communications
from 3rd party
LAN Green Connected to build-
ing LAN and received
IP address
No connection or
IP address from
building LAN
Communications
from LAN.
During internal
webpage setup
WiFi Blue Connected to build-
ing LAN and received
IP address
No connection or
IP address from
building LAN
Communications
from LAN.
During internal
webpage setup
When login UN/PW
are reset
PAN Blue Future functionality Future functionality Future functionality Future functionality
802.15.4 Blue WaveLinx network is
formed
No WaveLinx devices
are paired
During Construction
Grouping and
WaveLinx
Communications
When WAC is set to
Factory Defaults
Eaton Blue WAC is powered and
running
WAC has no PoE
connection

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Wireless Area Controller rear panel
●Ethernet Port for power in and connection to building LAN for communications.
●PoE is required to supply power to the device
●PoE port does not supply power out to other devices
●RESET Button
●Resets the Wireless Area Controller, does not impact settings
●PAIR Button
●Construction Group
●Removing devices
●Reset login UN/PW
●Factory Defaults
PAIR button functionality
Using the PAIR button on the Wireless Area Controller allows you to add or remove devices to the WaveLinx system, reset
building network login information and restore factory defaults.
PAIR button press Device outcome WAC LED feedback
Enter Construction Group 1 press Dim to 10% IEEE 802.15.4 LED blinks
Leave Construction Group 1 press
(after enter Construction group)
Raise to 75% IEEE 802.15.4 LED ON
Remove Devices Default Area Press and hold for 4 seconds Devices in Default Area leave
WaveLinx network
Reset administrator and WiFi
UN/PW
Press and Hold for 20 seconds Wi-Fi LED fast blink
Factory Defaults Power cycle WAC
Press and hold for 30 seconds
All devices and programming
cleared from WAC
All LEDs fast blink for 1 minute

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Construction Grouping
With the patent-pending Construction Grouping mode, installers can now complete a quick system start-up to confirm that the devices
have been installed correctly, instead of waiting for factory-trained technicians to get the lights on a project in working order. Installers
follow a simple process to pair the wireless devices and assign addresses with the appropriate WAC and initiate occupancy-based
lighting control functionality. This saves lighting energy during the construction phase of the project by ensuring that the lights are
turned off when the area is unoccupied.
1. Locate the Wireless Area Controllers on the site floorplan
2. Identify which WaveLinx devices should be in range and assigned to each Wireless Area Controller
3. Identify the circuit breakers that control WaveLinx devices that are intended to be assigned to the Wireless Area Controller by
performing Construction Grouping
4. Cycle power to each circuit breaker for the identified WaveLinx devices
●WaveLinx devices will search for the Wireless Area Controller for 30 minutes after each power cycle, unless they have already
paired with a WAC
5. On the Wireless Area Controller press and release the “PAIR” button to enter Construction Grouping Mode
●The 802.15.4 wireless network LED on the WAC will blink while in Construction Group mode
●The WAC will leave Construction Grouping after 30 minutes
6. WaveLinx devices will start communicating to the Wireless Area Controller
7. As devices pair with the Wireless Area Controller creating the Construction Group, they will illustrate the following default
behavior. If a device has already been added to an area, it will not be affected.
●Luminaires with integrated sensors
●Luminaire dims to 10%
●Tile Mount Sensor
●Connected luminaire dims to 10%
●Relay with 0-10V
●Connected luminaires will dim to 10% and receptacles will turn OFF for 5 minutes
●The controlled outlet will turn OFF for 5 minutes
●Wallstation
●All LEDs blink
●All wallstations in the default area control all luminaires together.
8. After all WaveLinx devices have joined the Construction Group and illustrated the above behavior.
●Press the “PAIR” button on the WAC a second time to leave the Construction Grouping mode,
●The WAC will leave Construction Grouping automatically after 30 minutes if the “PAIR” button is not pressed a second time.
●The IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network LED on the WAC will be ON
9. After leaving the Construction Group mode the WaveLinx devices will behave in the following manner.
●Luminaires with integrated sensors
●Luminaire dims to 75%
●All luminaires turn ON when the first occupancy sensor senses motion
●All luminaires turn OFF when the last occupancy sensor times out unoccupied
●All wallstations in the default area control all luminaires together.
●All integrated sensors, Tile Mount and Ceiling sensors create an occupancy group
●Tile Mount Sensor.
●Connected luminaire dims to 75%

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●All luminaires turn ON when the first occupancy sensor senses motion
●All luminaires turn OFF when the last occupancy sensor times out unoccupied
●All wallstations in the default area control all luminaires together.
●All integrated sensors, Tile Mount and Ceiling sensors create an occupancy group
●Relay with 0-10V
●Connected luminaires dim to 75%
●All wallstations in the default area control all luminaires together.
●All luminaires turn ON when the first occupancy sensor senses motion
●All luminaires turn OFF when the last occupancy sensor times out unoccupied
●Relay turns ON/OFF based on occupancy
●Receptacle
●The controlled outlet will turn ON/OFF based on occupancy
●Wallstation
●All wallstations in the default area will control all luminaires in the default area based on out-of-the-box scene
definitions.
●Ceiling Sensor
●The LED on the sensor will flash when detecting occupancy
●All integrated sensors, Tile Mount and ceiling sensors create an occupancy group
Connecting the Wireless Area Controller to the Building LAN
1. Wired Connection - Building LAN connection
●Connect the WAC to the building PoE switch or PoE injector into the normal network.
●Physical connection to the building LAN and receiving an IP address will automatically disable the wireless connection
method
●WAC’s will automatically receive a DHCP IP address when connected to the building LAN
●WAC device name will be: Eaton-xxxxxxxxxxxx on the building network
●(where **** are all twelve characters of the unit MAC address found on the label at the bottom front of the WAC
plus 1)
●Using the WAC internal web page,
●Change the default name of the WAC
●Statically assigning the IP address of the WAC
2. Wireless Connection - Building Wireless connection
●WAC device name will be: Eaton-xxxxxxxxxxxx
●(where **** are all twelve characters of the unit MAC address found on the label at the bottom front of the WAC
plus 1)
●Using the WAC internal web page,
●Enter the building wireless login credentials.
●Building wireless login credentials are secured in the WAC by secure web pages and encryption during
storage.
●Change the default name of the WAC
●Statically assigning the IP address of the WAC

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FCC Statement
• This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: The grantee is not responsible for any changes or modifications
not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance. Such
modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off an on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment must be installed and operated
in accordance with provided instructions and the antenna(s) used for this
transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20
cm from all persons.
Declaración de la FCC
• Este dispositivo cumple con la Parte 15 de las Normas de la FCC.
Su funcionamiento está sujeto a las siguientes dos condiciones:
(1) Este dispositivo no debe causar interferencia dañina.
(2) Este dispositivo debe aceptar cualquier interferencia recibida,
incluidas las interferencias que puedan causar un funcionamiento no
deseado.
Nota: El concesionario no es responsable por los cambios o modificaciones
que no estén expresamente aprobados por la parte responsable de su
cumplimiento. Tales modificaciones podrían anular la autoridad del usuario
para operar el equipo.
Nota: El equipo ha sido probado y cumple con los límites para un
dispositivo digital de Clase B, de conformidad con la parte 15 de las
Normas de la FCC. Estos límites están diseñados para proporcionar
una protección razonable contra las interferencias dañinas en una
instalación residencial. Este equipo genera usos y puede emitir energía de
radiofrecuencia y si no se instala y utiliza de acuerdo con las instrucciones,
puede causar interferencia dañina en las comunicaciones de radio. Sin
embargo, no se puede garantizar que dicha interferencia no ocurra en una
instalación determinada. Si este equipo causa interferencia dañina en la
recepción de radio o televisión, lo que puede determinarse apagando y
encendiendo el equipo, se recomienda al usuario que intente corregir la
interferencia mediante una o más de las siguientes medidas:
• Reorientar o reubicar la antena receptora.
• Aumentar la separación entre el equipo y el receptor.
• Conectar el equipo a una toma de corriente en un circuito
diferente al que está conectado el receptor
• Consultar con el distribuidor o con un técnico de radio/TV
experimentado para obtener ayuda.
Este equipo cumple con los límites de exposición a la radiación de la FCC
establecidos para un entorno no controlado. Este equipo debe instalarse y
operarse de acuerdo con las instrucciones proporcionadas y la(s) antena(s)
utilizada(s) para este transmisor deben instalarse para proporcionar una
distancia de separación de al menos 20 cm de todas las personas.
ISED RSS
This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference; and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that
may cause undesired operation of the device.
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
ISED RSS
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables
aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux
conditions suivantes :
1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
2) l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
CAN ICES-005 (B)/NMB-005(B)
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