[Articles] CEDIA: Lutron

[CT Droid]

Lutron had a pretty big booth, and the hardware on display was definitely pretty impressive, and the booth was pretty busy. In fact, it was so packed, I just could not get pictures of all the equipment on display, and due to lack of time, I was unable to make it back. Here is a quick overview of the things I was able to see.

 



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[twilo123]

can't reply to the full article so i will reply on here...

I really like the Lutron booth this year. For me it was one of the highlights of the whole show.

• For RA2 at least Lutron has decided on a trifecta solution of lighting, hvac, and energy management.
• They have revamped their repeater and chronos into one unit with both tcp and serial 3rd party support. The repeater/chronos replacement looks much better compared to the old Chronos bulk metal boxes.
• They now have an in wall single gang controller that also controls local load so that was nice.
• Also they are coming out with a switch that can identify the type of electrical circuit and adapt accordingly on the fly (the example used was a normal switch vs. low voltage). This will remove the need to purchase different switches based on electrical needs.
• They stated that they will release their own hvac unit sometime next year although i wonder if they can support others also as i believe i saw 3rd party hvac units being used in the energy monitoring section of the booth.
• They have battery temp sensors which report back to hvac (and/or repeater?) and hvac will be able to adjust accordingly. you can use a single sensor and set a temp rule or use multiple sensors and average the temp. hvac will automatically update based on the hvac setting.
• The iphone and ipad apps both look well designed.
• I didn't get into the energy management part so i would like to know are they going to do something like TED where a device checks the phases coming into the home or will they have something more granular where all of the ra2 devices themselves are reporting back to the repeater.
• The ra2 (and i think it is the same for QS) software was pretty easy to use.
• Their shades are always the best. can't hear a thing in a quiet room never mind on a loud show flow.