contrⒶLS · by ⒶCS · Mesh controller
MSX-CTO/903PX /ACS
Outdoor mesh controller · 3-pin twist-lock · IP65
Outdoor mesh anchor for parking lots, façade lighting and drive-through canopies. Twists into a 3-pin receptacle on luxoⒶRCH outdoor luminaires, or mounts on the fixture. Runs on 12–24 Vdc and is rated IP65 for wet locations. Coordinates up to 500 outdoor ⒶCS nodes; best practice is one per outdoor zone.
Mesh
PAIRING
Nodes
48
Cloud
LINKED
Illustrative: pairing, then the cloud drops and the mesh keeps running locally.
Downloads
Documents & tools
Documents
- DatasheetMSX-CTO/903PX/ACSPDF ↓
- Quick SheetMSX-CTO/903PX/ACSPDF ↓
- Sell SheetMSX-CTO/903PX/ACSPDF ↓
- contrⒶLS Product GuideAll platforms · selection and orderingPDF ↓
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ⒶCS appScan to download for iPhone. Commission, configure and manage the network.
App Store · iOS
Model specifications
MSX-CTO/903PX/ACS
Performance
| Role | Mesh anchor + relay |
|---|---|
| Range | 100 ft outdoor line of sight |
| Mesh nodes | Up to 500 |
| Multi-hop | Self-healing |
| Operating range | −22 °F to 140 °F |
Electrical
| Input | 12–24 Vdc |
|---|---|
| Power | <1.5 W typical |
| Wireless | Mesh 1.1 |
| Channels | Adaptive frequency hopping |
| Connector | 3-pin twist-lock |
Installation
| Mount | Fixture or receptacle |
|---|---|
| Commission | ⒶCS app |
| Pairing | QR code |
| Status LED | Behind sealed lens |
| Best practice | One per outdoor zone |
Construction
| Housing | UV polycarbonate |
|---|---|
| Antenna | Internal · sealed |
| Operating temp | −22 °F to 140 °F |
| Rating | IP65 · wet |
| Color | — |
Compliance
| Listings | UL Wet · FCC · RoHS |
|---|---|
| DLC NLC | Listed · V5.2 |
| Title 24 | — |
| ASHRAE / IECC | 90.1 · C405.2 |
| Warranty | — |
How it works
One controller anchors the whole mesh.
Anchor
Coordinates the site
Anchors up to 500 outdoor sensor and switch nodes.
Relay
Self-healing
Traffic reroutes around a failed node automatically.
Weather
Wet-rated
IP65, sealed antenna and status LED, −22 °F to 140 °F.
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, outdoor line of sight.
Mesh range · top-down, to scalecontroller centered
Placementdatasheet values
Line of sight
100 ftOutdoor, node to node.
Mesh nodes
500Per network.
Placement
1 per zoneOne per outdoor zone.
Operating temp
−22 to 140 °FIP65, wet location.
Connector
3-pin twist-lock
Twists clockwise to seat in the luminaire receptacle; IP65 gasket.
Connection · 3-pin twist-lockfrom the datasheet wiring diagram
Twists clockwise to seat in the luminaire receptacle; IP65 gasket.
Where it fits
Where it goes
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
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
by SILVAIR
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 · indoor · no datasheet yet
MSX-CTI/LV5/NLCOrder
Read the catalog number
MSX
Controller
CTO
Outdoor
903PX
Series 903 · twist-lock
/ACS
by ⒶCS
Ordering information
At a glance
| Catalog number | MSX-CTO/903PX/ACS |
|---|---|
| UPC | — |
| Listing | UL Wet · FCC · RoHS |
| DLC | DLC NLC Listed · V5.2 |
| Warranty | — |
| Brand | contrⒶLS |
| Platform | by ⒶCS |
| Manufacturer | Archipelago 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.
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