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Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2024/06/17 18:07
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56 56  While most third-party shade controllers have proprietary integration protocols specific to each manufacturer and model, there are common industry standards which dictate the wiring and hardware requirements to integrate third-party shades with ShowRunnerCLC™:
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58 58  * Contact closure (Relays)
59 -** No standard specified length limitation (individual shade manufacturers may specify cabling and distance limitations)
59 +** Shades are controlled by ShowRunnerCLC™-controlled contact closure relays
60 +** Typically requires two relays per shade motor or collection of shade motors to be controlled (one relay for "open" and one relay for "close")
61 +** No standard specified length limitation for wiring (individual shade manufacturers may specify cabling and distance limitations)
60 60  ** Relay control can be susceptible to voltage drop or EMF interference: it is highly recommended to locate the Crestron controlled relay as close as possible to the shades interface being controlled
61 61  * Serial RS-232
64 +** Shades are controlled by a ShowRunnerCLC™-controlled serial communications port through wiring which adheres to RS-232 specification
62 62  ** 50' maximum distance per specification
63 63  ** Point-to-point communication mandates a one-to-one relationship of Crestron RS-232 interfaces to shade RS-232 interfaces (i.e. there must be one RS-232 port available on the Crestron system for every RS-232 shade interface; depending on the shades design, a single shades interface may control many shades so it may be possible that a system with many shades only requires one RS-232 connection to the Crestron system)
64 64  * Serial RS-485
68 +** Shades are controlled by a ShowRunnerCLC™-controlled serial communications port through wiring which adheres to RS-485 specification
65 65  ** 4000' maximum distance per specification (individual shades manufacturers may specify lower cabling and distance limitations, and real-world conditions may reduce the actual maximum distance that can be achieved before system performance is noticeably impacted)
66 66  ** Multidrop communications allows for daisy-chain and star wiring topologies, up to 32 devices per Crestron RS-485 interface (shades manufacturers may specify lower device counts)
67 67  * TCP/IP communication (including HTTP/HTTPS, TelNet, etc.)
72 +** Shades are controlled by ShowRunnerCLC™ through the LAN port using standard Ethernet cabling and TCP/IP (% style="display:none" %) (%%)communications protocols(% style="display:none" %)
73 +** ShowRunnerCLC™ processor and shades interface must be able to communicate with each other, typically requiring either that the shades interface and lighting processor are  located on the same LAN/VLAN or that the building IT be involved to ensure that communications are possible between the two systems
68 68  ** Standard [[Ethernet wiring limitations>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.Troubleshooting Guide.Troubleshooting.Ethernet Wiring Overview.WebHome]] apply
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70 70  Below is a non-exhaustive table showing which pieces of Crestron hardware have interfaces for each kind of integration (all processors are capable of TCP/IP integration provided the network has been configured correctly):