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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.
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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.
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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.
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7 7  = Crestron Shade Controllers =
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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.
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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
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)
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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)
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
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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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114 114  RS-232 or RS-485 integration supported
115 115  
116 -== Lutron Sivoia QS ==
126 +== Lutron Sivoia QS (Quantum) ==
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119 119  RS-232 or TelNet integration supported
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121 -== Lutron Quantum ==
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124 -RS-232 or TelNet integration supported
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126 126  == MechoNet Network Interface (MNI) ==
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135 135  * For RS-232 integration:
136 136  ** One RS-232 port on the ShowRunnerCLC™ system must be available for each MNI to be integrated
137 -** 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 +** 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
138 138  * For contact closure integration:
139 139  ** 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**
140 140  ** 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)
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145 145  Specific information requirements depend on which method of integration is required:
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147 -* **(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
148 148  * For RS-232 integration:
149 -** (Required) whether shades are controlled by MechoNet group or by individual shade address
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™
150 150  * For contact closure integration:
151 151  ** **(Required)** all information specified in the [[general contact closure>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Integrations Guide.Integration Options.Shades Integrations.WebHome||anchor="HInformationRequirements"]] section above
152 -** **(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
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154 154  == Mecho SolarTrac4 ==
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