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MSX-CTI/903P1/ACS

Fixture-integrated mesh controller · 1-pin audio jack · 500 nodes

Mesh anchor and relay for an indoor ⒶCS network. Plugs into the luminaire's 1-pin audio-jack port and runs off the fixture driver. Coordinates up to 500 sensor and switch nodes, links the mesh to the ⒶCS app for commissioning and reporting, and reroutes around failed nodes. Best practice is one per zone or floor.

100ftRange · LOS
12–24VdcHost driver
500nodesPer mesh
<1.0WTypical
UL · FCC · RoHSIP20DLC NLC Listed · V5.2
MSX-CTI/903P1/ACS mesh controller

Mesh

PAIRING

Nodes

48

Cloud

LINKED

Illustrative: pairing, then the cloud drops and the mesh keeps running locally.

Model specifications

MSX-CTI/903P1/ACS

Performance

RoleMesh anchor + relay
Range100 ft clear line of sight
Mesh nodesUp to 500
Multi-hopSelf-healing
Cloud linkVia the ⒶCS app

Electrical

Input12–24 Vdc (host driver)
Power<1.0 W typical
WirelessMesh 1.1
ChannelsAdaptive frequency hopping
Connector1-pin AJ · 3.5 mm (1/8 in)

Installation

MountFixture, via 1-pin AJ
CommissionⒶCS app
PairingQR code
Status LEDPairing + network health
Best practiceOne per zone or floor

Construction

HousingWhite ABS
AntennaInternal PCB
Operating temp14 °F to 122 °F
ColorWhite
ClassClass II
RatingIP20 · indoor

Compliance

ListingsUL · FCC · RoHS
DLC NLCListed · V5.2
Title 24§130.1 · §140.7
ASHRAE / IECC90.1 · C405.2
Warranty—

How it works

One controller anchors the whole mesh.

ACS mesh: fixtures relay to each other; the app commissions the network.CTRLSENSORS + SWITCHES JOIN AS NODES; THE CONTROLLER ANCHORSOne controller anchors the mesh · up to 500 nodesⒶCS appQR-code onboardingcommission · configure · scheduleⒶCS clouddaily energy + occupancymulti-site dashboard · rebate exportCLOUD UNREACHABLE → LOCAL CONTROL CONTINUES

Anchor

Coordinates the mesh

Anchors up to 500 sensor and switch nodes per network.

Relay

Self-healing

Traffic reroutes around a failed node automatically.

Status

Status LED

Shows pairing and network health at a glance.

Resilient

Cloud drops, lights don't

Local occupancy, daylight and schedules continue unchanged. Reports queue and upload on reconnect.

Range

100 ft node to node, clear line of sight.

Mesh range · top-down, to scalecontroller centered

Mesh range, to scale: 100 ft node to node in clear line of sight, 30 to 50 ft through interior walls.CTRL100 FTRINGS EVERY 20 FT · OUTER RING 100 FT CLEAR LINE OF SIGHTSHADED BAND 30–50 FT · THROUGH STANDARD INTERIOR WALLS

Placementdatasheet values

Clear line of sight

100 ft

Node to node.

Through walls

30–50 ft

Standard interior walls.

Mesh nodes

500

Sensors + switches per network.

Placement

1 per zone

Or one per floor, for resilience.

Connector

1-pin audio jack · 3.5 mm TRS

Powered by the host fixture driver. Mismatched voltage damages the unit.

Connection · 1-pin audio jack · 3.5 mm TRSfrom the datasheet wiring diagram

Audio-jack pinout: tip +V 12 to 24 Vdc, ring dim out 0 to 10 V, sleeve ground.Host fixtureLED driver12–24 Vdc out0–10 V dim in3.5 MM (1/8 IN) TRS PLUGSLEEVEGNDRINGDim out · 0–10 VTIP+V · 12–24 Vdc

Powered by the host fixture driver. Mismatched voltage damages the unit.

Platforms

Same plug-in idea, three ways to run it.

Bi-Level

Standalone

Network
None · standalone
Set up with
IR remote, dials or DIP
Scale
One fixture
Input
10–15 Vdc · or line voltage
Reporting
—
DLC NLC
No · standalone
No Bi-Level equivalent: standalone sensors have no network.

by ⒶCS

Mesh + cloud

Network
Wireless mesh
Set up with
ⒶCS app · QR code
Scale
Up to 500 nodes
Input
12–24 Vdc · or line voltage
Reporting
Cloud dashboard · rebate export
DLC NLC
Listed · V5.2
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Enterprise NLC

Network
Wireless mesh · SILVAIR
Set up with
SILVAIR app
Scale
500+ nodes
Input
12–24 Vdc
Reporting
BMS via open APIs
DLC NLC
Listed · V5.2

SILVAIR controller · no datasheet yet

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Order

Read the catalog number

MSX

Controller

CTI

Indoor

903P1

Series 903 · 1-pin

/ACS

by ⒶCS

MSX-CTI/903P1/ACS

Ordering information

At a glance

Catalog numberMSX-CTI/903P1/ACS
UPC—
ListingUL · FCC · RoHS
DLCDLC NLC Listed · V5.2
Warranty—
BrandcontrⒶLS
Platformby ⒶCS
ManufacturerArchipelago Lighting Group

Not sure which platform?

Standalone, mesh or enterprise.

Start from the job: one fixture that dims itself, a building you want to see and report on, or a network that talks to the BMS.

Rebates

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