W / B / G Off Of Fan Controller

I have a fan controller with 3 wires coming out of it, a white, a black and a ground.



I'm thinking it should have a common and an out. Does it matter which wire you connect to the power?
      


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Hello!



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I've attached a diagram!



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Hello,



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Here is how the wires a



Two whites connected to each other but not to the fixture.

One white and one bare copper wire (I thought it was the ground) connected together and to the white wire of the ligh fixture

one black wire connected to the black wire of the light fixture



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