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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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67 67  * TCP/IP communication (including HTTP/HTTPS, TelNet, etc.)
68 68  ** Standard [[Ethernet wiring limitations>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Setup Guide.Troubleshooting Guide.Troubleshooting.Ethernet Wiring Overview.WebHome]] apply
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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):
77 +Below is a non-exhaustive table showing which pieces of Crestron hardware have interfaces for each kind of integration:
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72 72  |=Hardware|=Relay Outputs|=RS-485 Serial Ports|=RS-232 Serial Ports
73 73  |C2N-IO|2|✖|1
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86 86  == Contact Closure (Relays) ==
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88 -ShowRunnerCLC™ can use output relays on Crestron hardware to control shades provided that the shades controller is capable of accepting a contact closure input for third-party control of the shades. All contact closure shade integrations are assumed to use two relays per shade zone with standard outputs as follows:
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90 -* Open: close relay 1
91 -* Close: close relay 2
92 -* Stop: close both relays simultaneously
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94 -Shade motors must be wired accordingly by the EC or the shades contractor (Chief Integrations technicians do not touch wiring). If the shades interfaces cannot be controlled this way, contact Chief Integrations to see about possibilities for support for shade controls using either a single relay or three or more relays per zone.
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96 -=== Hardware Requirements ===
97 -
98 -* Crestron devices with output relays must be specified (refer to [[the above table>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Integrations Guide.Integration Options.Shades Integrations.WebHome||anchor="HCommonIntegrationMethods"]] for commonly specified hardware)
99 -* Two Crestron output relays must be available for each zone of shades to be controlled
100 -** Depending on the shade hardware and the job requirements, it may be possible to combine multiple shades to be controlled together onto a single pair of Crestron relays
101 -* It is recommended that shade interfaces be installed as close as possible to the Crestron relays controlling them to prevent issues from voltage drop or EMF interference in the wiring between the relay and the shade interface
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103 -=== Information Requirements ===
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105 -* **(Required)** Quantity and location of Crestron devices to be used for contact closure shade control
106 -* **(Required)** Quantity and locations of shade zones to be controlled
107 -* **(Required)** Information associating each shade zone with a relay pair
108 -** If C2N-IO or other in-field relay modules are being used, then we must know which shade(s) in which room(s) are controlled by each C2N-IO
109 -** If a processor or other in-panel modules are being used, then we must know which shade(s) in which room(s) are controlled by relays 1 & 2, which are controlled by relays 3 & 4, etc. for each module
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111 111  == Draper IntelliFlex I/O A\V Gateway ==
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124 124  RS-232 or TelNet integration supported
125 125  
126 -== MechoNet Network Interface (MNI) ==
110 +== MechoNet Interface (MNI) ==
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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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113 +Only RS-232 integration supported
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131 -=== Hardware Requirements ===
132 -
133 -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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135 -* For RS-232 integration:
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
138 -* For contact closure integration:
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 -** 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)
141 -* For RS-485 or IR integration, reach out to Chief Integrations for potentially adding these integrations
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143 -=== Information Requirements ===
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145 -Specific information requirements depend on which method of integration is required:
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147 -* **(Required)** Specify whether integration is being done through RS-232 or contact closures
148 -* For RS-232 integration:
149 -** **(Required) **MechoNet devices must be addressed so that it is possible to control them per the SOO using their Zone, Group, Node addresses
150 -*** MechoNet devices are assigned three-part Zone, Group, Node addresses similar to an IPv4 address with 3 parts instead of 4
151 -*** e.g. a ZGN address of 128.151.253 represents a device in zone 128, group 151, and node 253
152 -** **(Required) **ZGN addresses must be provided for all shades to be controlled
153 -** (Required) locat
154 -* For contact closure integration:
155 -** **(Required)** all information specified in the [[general contact closure>>doc:SHOWRUNNER™ Integrations Guide.Integration Options.Shades Integrations.WebHome||anchor="HInformationRequirements"]] section above
156 -** **(Required)** indicate which Crestron relays correspond to each motor on each MNI, and which shades are controlled by each motor
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158 158  == Mecho SolarTrac4 ==
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