Home Run Connections

Color of 18/5 wire	Function	Comment
Red	Power to the Wall switches (48 to 52 volts)	up to 100 watts
Blue	Return power
Green	Earth ground for static discharge	detours static electricity from people to earth
White	DALI bus (-)	polarity not significant
Yellow	DALI bus (+)	polarity not significant

48v VALUE Trim Connections

Color of 18/2 wire	Wire Direction	Function	Comment
Red	UP	+ voltage to the first LED in a string
White	UP	- voltage to the first LED in a string
Red	DOWN	- voltage to the last LED in a string	Reserved for future use
White	DOWN	+ voltage to the last LED in a string	Reserved for future use

SIGNATURE Trim Connections

Color of 18/2 wire	Wire Direction	Function	Comment	DR2 Side
Red	UP	+ voltage to the first LED in a string	Warm White +	Right
White	UP	- voltage to the first LED in a string	Cool White -	Left
Red	DOWN	- voltage to the last LED in a string	Warm White -	Right
White	DOWN	+ voltage to the last LED in a string	Cool White +	Left

Comparison of AWG 14/2 to Class 2 (AWG 18)

Total Weight / mft	Copper Weight	CU Saving	Plastic Weight	Plastic Saving
AWG 14/2 - 57 lb	37.2		19.8
AWG 18/2 - 13 lb	9.8	74%	3.2	84%
CAT-6 (PoE) - 27.8 lb	12.4		15.4

see notes on PoE

Comparison of AWG 14/3 to Class 2 (AWG 18)

Total Weight / mft	Copper Weight	CU Saving	Plastic Weight	Plastic Saving	June 23 $/ft
AWG 14/3 - 82 lb	49.6		32.4		.64
AWG 18/3 - 19 lb	14.7	70%	4.2	87%	.18
AWG 20/3 - 13 lb	9.3	81%	3.7	89%

CCA Option

Application	Gauge (CCA) Solid Only	Vendor	$ / ft	ft / 1800 sq ft home
Home Run to multiple switches (Orange)	16 / 2 + 20/3 can be CCS	Red / Blue, Green / Yellow / White	10 cents	300 ft
Home Run (not recommended)	16 / 3		10 cents	300 ft
Switch to Light (Light Blue)	18 / 2	Red / White	6 cents	660 ft
3-Way simple (Brown)	20 / 2	Red / Black	5 cents	120 ft