Lutron Serena Shades and M1Gold Integration

[bbuchanan99]

Hello all.  I am getting the itch to automate my shades more then the lutron app allows.  Has anyone had any success integrating the lutron serena shade line with the Elk M1 Gold platform?  I see elk sells a lutron module, anyone have any experience with it?  Any other ideas or pitfalls I should look out for?  I have 16 Serena shades and growing...  I also use insteon for home lighting with an ISY and the elk module for the ISY.  Anyone integrated this with success that wants to share thoughts would be so appreciated.

 

[johngalt]

I don't have any Lutron shades, but I have a Lutron RadioRA2 system and I integrate it with my Elk system.  
 
The Elk RadioRA2 module interfaces with the RadioRA2 repeater via a serial cable.  For lighting it works quite well and quite easily.
 
I don't know your needs, but I would look into if the Elk module supports preset locations or if you just give it a percentage.  If you have multiple shades in one room and you set them all to 20% I would want to make sure they all go to the exactly same position.

 

[dvpvic]

Hello all.  I am getting the itch to automate my shades more then the lutron app allows.  Has anyone had any success integrating the lutron serena shade line with the Elk M1 Gold platform?  I see elk sells a lutron module, anyone have any experience with it?  Any other ideas or pitfalls I should look out for?  I have 16 Serena shades and growing...  I also use insteon for home lighting with an ISY and the elk module for the ISY.  Anyone integrated this with success that wants to share thoughts would be so appreciated.

 
This is something I would like to know as well. I finished installing my Radiora 2 system and m1, but the shades that integrate with it are so darn expensive! So if I could use serena that would be awesome.