Changes for page Shades Integrations

Summary

• Page properties (1 modified, 0 added, 0 removed)

Details

Page properties

Content

...	...	@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
	1	+(% class="box warningmessage" %)
	2	+(((
	3	+**NOTICE: Always check manufacturer product specifications to verify features and compatibility prior to ordering hardware.**
	4	+While we at Chief Integrations strive to provide accurate and complete information, we cannot guarantee that the information provided here will always be 100% accurate and up-to-date.
	5	+)))
	6	+
1	1	(% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8" %)
2	2	(((
3	3	Controlling shades from ShowRunnerCLC™ is a paid feature that can be purchased either with the initial [[ShowRunnerCLC™ order>>doc:showrunner™ Order Guide.showrunner™ Additional Features.Shades.WebHome]] or added after-the-fact as an additional charge. When shades control or integration is ordered for ShowRunnerCLC™, it is vital to ensure that the BOM includes any required hardware is also ordered.
4	4
5		-While we strive to always provide accurate and complete information, bear in mind that we cannot guarantee that any information provided here will be 100% accurate and up-to-date: always check manufacturer product specifications to verify features and compatibility prior to ordering hardware.
6		-
7	7	= Crestron Shade Controllers =
8	8
9	9	Crestron shades are included in all ShowRunnerCLC™ orders, but hardware will not be fully defined in the configuration unless the required information is provided prior to configuration shipment. If the required information cannot be provided with the original order, it is recommended to order [[SR-SDC>>doc:showrunner™ Order Guide.showrunner™ Additional Features.Shades.SR-SDC.WebHome]] for additional after-order Crestron shades support.
...	...	@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
36	36	EISC shades:
37	37
38	38	* **(Required)** Type of EISC integration (TCP or UDP)
39		-* **(Required)** IP Address and IP-ID of non-ShowRunnerCLC™ processor
	43	+* **(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)
41	41
42	42	(% style="width:632px" %)
...	...	@@ -56,15 +56,21 @@
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™:
57	57
58	58	* Contact closure (Relays)
59		-** No standard specified length limitation (individual shade manufacturers may specify cabling and distance limitations)
	63	+** Shades are controlled by ShowRunnerCLC™-controlled contact closure relays
	64	+** Typically requires two relays per shade motor or collection of shade motors to be controlled (one relay for "open" and one relay for "close")
	65	+** 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
	68	+** 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
	72	+** 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.)
	76	+** Shades are controlled by ShowRunnerCLC™ through the LAN port using standard Ethernet cabling and TCP/IP (% style="display:none" %) (%%)communications protocols(% style="display:none" %)
	77	+** 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
69	69
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):
...	...	@@ -113,24 +113,16 @@
113	113	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
114	114	RS-232 or RS-485 integration supported
115	115
116		-== Lutron Sivoia QS ==
	126	+== Lutron Sivoia QS (Quantum) ==
117	117
118	118	(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSivoiaQSRS-232" %)
119	119	RS-232 or TelNet integration supported
120	120
121		-== Lutron Quantum ==
122		-
123		-(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HQuantumRS-232" %)
124		-RS-232 or TelNet integration supported
125		-
126	126	== MechoNet Network Interface (MNI) ==
127	127
128	128	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
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.
130	130
131		-(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMNIRS-232" %)
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)
133		-
134	134	=== Hardware Requirements ===
135	135
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:
...	...	@@ -137,20 +137,26 @@
137	137
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
	142	+** 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 are networked together and configured on the MechoNet side
142	142	* For contact closure integration:
	144	+** 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**
	145	+** 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)
	146	+* For RS-485 or IR integration, reach out to Chief Integrations for potentially adding these integrations
143	143
144	144	=== Information Requirements ===
145	145
146	146	Specific information requirements depend on which method of integration is required:
147	147
148		-* **(Required) **Whether integration is being done through RS-232 or contact closures
	152	+* **(Required)** Specify whether integration is being done through RS-232 or contact closures
149	149	* For RS-232 integration:
150		-**
	154	+** **(Required) **MechoNet devices must be addressed so that it is possible to control them per the SOO using their Zone, Group, Node addresses
	155	+*** MechoNet devices are assigned three-part Zone, Group, Node addresses similar to an IPv4 address with 3 parts instead of 4
	156	+*** e.g. a ZGN address of 128.151.253 represents a device in zone 128, group 151, and node 253
	157	+** **(Required) **ZGN addresses must be provided for all shades to be controlled
	158	+** **(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
	161	+** **(Required)** indicate which Crestron relays correspond to each motor on each MNI, and which shades are controlled by each motor
154	154
155	155	== Mecho SolarTrac4 ==
156	156