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36	36	EISC shades:
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38	38	* **(Required)** Type of EISC integration (TCP or UDP)
39		-* **(Required)** IP Address and IP-ID of non-ShowRunnerCLC™ processor
	39	+* **(Required)** IP Address and IP-ID for the non-ShowRunnerCLC™ processor
40	40	* **(Required) **Joins to be used for shade control and feedback (see table below; not all features are required for all integrations)
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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):
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129	129	Mecho Shade's MechoNet Network Interface (MNI) allows integrating control of MechoNet hardware with third-party systems such as ShowRunnerCLC™ through a variety of different means. ShowRunnerCLC™ currently only supports using RS-232 or contact closure integrations: reach out to Chief Integrations for pricing if RS-485 or IR integrations are required.
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132		-RS-232 or contact closure integration supported (reach out to Chief Integrations if RS-485 integration is required; contact closure integration is only available if Mecho wall switch ports are not being used)
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134	134	=== Hardware Requirements ===
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136	136	Refer to [[the above table>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Integrations Guide.Integration Options.Shades Integrations.WebHome||anchor="HCommonIntegrationMethods"]] for general hardware compatibility. MNI-specific details are below depending on how shades are being integrated:
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138	138	* For RS-232 integration:
139	139	** One RS-232 port on the ShowRunnerCLC™ system must be available for each MNI to be integrated
140		-** Depending on how the MechoNet system is configured, it is possible that multiple MNI can be controlled through the RS-232 connection at a single MNI
141		-*** Each MNI has (4) direct-control motor ports and (2) MechoNet ports which can be used to connect multiple MNI together
	143	+** Depending on how the MechoNet system is designed, it may be possible to control many shades through a single RS-232 integration provided that any additional MNI and controlled MechoNet hardware is networked together and configured on the MechoNet side
142	142	* For contact closure integration:
	145	+** Contact closure integration utilizes the MNI switch input ports: **it is not possible to use contact closure integration if Mecho switches are installed to control the shades**
	146	+** Two relays must be available for each Mecho motor to be controlled (it is possible to control multiple Mecho motors from a single relay pair provided that the MNI switch ports are wired in parallel)
	147	+* For RS-485 or IR integration, reach out to Chief Integrations for potentially adding these integrations
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144	144	=== Information Requirements ===
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146	146	Specific information requirements depend on which method of integration is required:
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148		-* **(Required) **Whether integration is being done through RS-232 or contact closures
	153	+* **(Required)** Specify whether integration is being done through RS-232 or contact closures
149	149	* For RS-232 integration:
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	155	+** **(Required) **MechoNet devices must be addressed so that it is possible to control them per the SOO using their Zone, Group, Node addresses
	156	+*** MechoNet devices are assigned three-part Zone, Group, Node addresses similar to an IPv4 address with 3 parts instead of 4
	157	+*** e.g. a ZGN address of 128.151.253 represents a device in zone 128, group 151, and node 253
	158	+** **(Required) **ZGN addresses must be provided for all shades to be controlled
	159	+** **(Required)** location for each shade to be controlled so that they can be assigned to the correct areas in ShowRunnerCLC™
151	151	* For contact closure integration:
152	152	** **(Required)** all information specified in the [[general contact closure>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Integrations Guide.Integration Options.Shades Integrations.WebHome||anchor="HInformationRequirements"]] section above
153		-** **(Required)** which shades are controlled by which motor output on each MNI, and which Crestron relays those outputs are expected to correspond to
	162	+** **(Required)** indicate which Crestron relays correspond to each motor on each MNI, and which shades are controlled by each motor
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155	155	== Mecho SolarTrac4 ==
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