User's Manual

BWCADAPTER
Rev 3.0.|27-Aug-20 Bradford White - Confidential Page 8 of 23
The BWCADAPTER system is a smart home/commercial system that will enable residential and
commercial water heaters and boilers to be smart, which means the user can control the heater,
monitor the energy consumption, and receive alerts whenever the heater runs into any flaw,
specifications are as follows,
• GEA2 and Modbus RTU connectivity to Water heater/boilers
• Wi-Fi connectivity to the Ayla cloud
• BLE connectivity for provisioning and local debugging/maintenance
• Robust, reliable, and low-cost product design and development with FCC, IC, UL, and Wi-Fi
Alliance certifications
• CTA/CEA-2045-A compliant solution using SkyCentrics or e-Radio DC UCM module (Note:
CEA/CTA-2045-A is the latest and supersedes earlier versions)
• IP51 compliant enclosure for residential usage
• End-to-end product development and validation
• Efficient Program/Account Management and Communication with the flexibility of On-Site
support
• Best Value’ proposition for Quality Technical Solution, Cost, Capabilities, Program Management,
Support & Service and Sound Financial Health
The BWCADAPTER device integrates Espressif systems radio module having FCC ID : 2AC7Z-
ESP32WROOM32D for radio communication. The module is integrated to this product as per the
module integration rule and integration details has been taken into account for the determination of the
delta test scope.
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Installation
Before installation of the Bradford White Connect Adapter, verify that the water heater is fully
installed. Bradford White recommends installation is done by a plumbing professional.
Additionally, download the Bradford White Connect App onto your mobile device. The following
are installation guidelines for the Adapter:
○ Mount the Adapter onto a wall near the water heater using supplied screws or directly
onto the heater itself using the supplied interlocking strips. Please do not screw the
Adapter onto the water heater.
○ Plug one end of an Ethernet cable into the RJ45 port on the Adapter and another into the
RJ45 port on the water heater. Supplied with the Bradford White Connect Adapter is a
10ft Ethernet cable. Please use either this cable or a similar one up, to a length of _____.
○ Plug Power Supply into 120V voltage source. At this point, the indicator light should turn
amber.