LuXout Shades Pulse Hub, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ermined scenes can all be programmed for instant access Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through Amazon Alexa you will need to have Your Amazon device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub Downloaded LuXout Automate Shades app onto your mobile device Integrated your motorized window treatments onto LuXout Automate Shades app Downloaded and set up you...

Page 2: ...n that scene To activate a scene created in the LuXout Shade Pulse app say Alexa turn on Good Morning Scenes can only be created in the LuXout Automate Shades app Group Control A common method of operating window treatments throughout Alexa is through groups These groups are often individual rooms multiple room groupings or a whole home Please be aware that the rooms that you have programmed into ...

Page 3: ...ADES 4 Automate Shades will appear in the results menu Click on it 5 Click Enable 6 In order to acquire the Alexa funtionali ty skill you must link to your LuXout Automate Shades app account 7 Enter the email and password associated with your LuXout Automate Shades app account that you would like to link 8 Click on the green check mark button to continue S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L J...

Page 4: ...ciated to your LuXout Automate Shades app account 12 All of the motor ized window treatments configured in your LuXout Automate Shades app account will now appear in the Devices section of the Alexa app 13 All of the scenes previously configured in your LuXout Automate Shades app account will now appear in the Scenes section of the Alexa app Setup Complete Your motorized shades and scenes can now ...

Page 5: ...indow treatments or scenes that you would like to incorporate into the group Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select Save 5 You have now created a group of motorized window treatments in Alexa Repeat steps for additional groups S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 84 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 6: ...orts plug n play RS485 Serial integration through a RJ9 port conveniently located on the back of the Hub Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through ELAN you will need to have Your ELAN device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub one or more may be needed depending on the size of your home Integrated your motorized window treatments onto the LuXout Aut...

Page 7: ...the ELAN Configurator add the downloaded driver to the lighting tab and follow the provided documentation 5 The driver will automatically find the hubs and shades on the serial connection once Discover Devices is pressed 6 The driver is now fully functioning Create pages and controls as desired for operation ELAN Driver Guide Simple installation of the hub driver add the driver and auto discover a...

Page 8: ...ut Shade motor limits Shade Is Not Moving At All Make sure the selected Wi Fi Hub is the correct Wi Fi Hub for the shade to be controlled Confirm the correct bindings are set in the ELAN connections tab between the Wi Fi Hub and Shade drivers I Have Multiple Wi Fi Hubs What Do I Do Multiple Hubs are automatically detected during discovery I Don t See Any Shade Bindings In The Hub Driver Select Ret...

Page 9: ... the Hub Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through CONTROL4 you will need to have Your CONTROL4 device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub one or more may be needed depending on the size of your home Integrated your motorized window treatments onto the LuXout Automate Shades app Downloaded the free app via the Apple App Store available under iPhone ...

Page 10: ...iver will automatically find the shades available for the hub and create connections for them 6 The Automate Pulse Hub driver is now fully functioning 7 For each shade that the Automate Pulse Hub has added to the connections add an Automate Pulse Shade driver to the project 8 Bind the Automate Pulse Shade drivers to the Automate Pulse Hub a You can use the Jog action to more easily identify shades...

Page 11: ...a output window Modes Debug Reports the data being moved around Trace Reports the flow of the driver Info Reports important pieces of information Warning Reports any small issues that arise Error Reports any large issues that arise Fatal Reports issues that cause the driver to fail Hub Address The hub address that the driver is primarily communicating to If only one hub is on the serial connection...

Page 12: ...Updates the driver to the latest version Open All Opens all shades Close All Closes all shades Control Name Connection Type Description Serial RS 232 RS_232 The communication binding to the hub Shade Ad dress AUTOMATE_SHADE The communication binding to blind shade endpoint LiNK Reveal LINK_REVEAL This connection is used for annex4 s notification and display type devices By using this binding you c...

Page 13: ...hade drivers I Have Multiple Wi Fi Hubs What Do I Do Load two Wi Fi Hubs LuXout Automate Pulse Hub drivers After selecting Retrieve Hubs located in the driver actions tab you will see different Wi Fi Hubs Automate Pulse Hubs select the desired one I Don t See Any Shade Bindings In The Hub Driver Select Retrieve Shades located in the driver actions tab How Do I Scan For Available Hubs Once the Wi F...

Page 14: ...lay RS485 or RS232 Serial integration through a RJ9 port conveniently located on the back of the Hub Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through Crestron you will need to have Your Crestron device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub one or more may be needed depending on the size of your home Integrated your motorized window treatments onto the LuXout...

Page 15: ...ion with TSS Hub Configure and test serial communication settings 1 Find Rollease Acmeda ARC Example file in Crestron Application Marketplace 2 Unzip open file Load program Rollease Acmeda ARC Example smw in the SIMPL Windows program S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 94 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 16: ...e app move each shade to initiate a response in order to identify each 8 Hub and motor addresses will automatically populate Move each motor to identify each hub motor address 9 Once you have identified each shade configure the module for each hub motor in SIMPL Windows Refer to Rollease Acmeda Certified Module Guide help document for advanced system configuration S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M ...

Page 17: ...ystem Shade Is Not Moving At All Make sure the selected Wi Fi Hub is the correct Wi Fi Hub for the shade to be controlled I Have Multiple Wi Fi Hubs What Do I Do Multiple Hubs are automatically detected during discovery How Do I Scan For Available Hubs Utilize the DEBUG function from the Touchpanel RJ9 RJ11 Cable RJ9 Plug Wi Fi Hub Connections 1 RJ485 2 RS485 Crestron Support 201 797 7900 M F 8am ...

Page 18: ...5 or RS232 Serial integration through a RJ9 port conveniently located on the back of the Hub Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through AMX you will need to have Your AMX device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub one or more may be needed depending on the size of your home Integrated your motorized window treatments onto the LuXout Automate Shades a...

Page 19: ...river Installation 2 Click Tools Select File Transfer 1 Find Rollease Acmeda ARC Example file downloadable at AMX third party tech center Open with Netlinx S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 98 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 20: ...ommand Processor button Button will illuminate orange 3 File Transfer window will open Assuming connection settings are established and functional Select Rollease Acmeda Arc Example file to send to control system Click SEND S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 99 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 21: ...se App move each shade to initiate a response in order to identify address 8 Hub and motor addresses will automatically populate Jog each motor in RA app to identify address 6 Click Setup Button will illuminate orange S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 100 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 22: ...ed each shade configure the RA module for each hub motor in Netlinx Refer to Duet Rollease Acmeda ARC Interface document located in the zip file in the Duet module for advanced system configuration S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 101 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 23: ... Make sure the selected Wi Fi Hub is the correct Wi Fi Hub for the shade to be controlled I Have Multiple Wi Fi Hubs What Do I Do Multiple Hubs are automatically detected during discovery How Do I Scan For Available Hubs Utilize the Touchpanel to scan motors hubs as they are moved from the TSS app or remote control RJ9 RJ11 Cable RJ9 Plug Wi Fi Hub Connections 1 RJ485 2 RS485 AMX Support 201 797 7...

Page 24: ...RS485 or RS232 Serial integration through a RJ9 port conveniently located on the back of the Hub Getting Started In order to control your motorized window treatments through Savant you will need to have Your Savant device Purchased and set up your LuXout Shades Wi Fi Hub one or more may be needed depending on the size of your home Integrated your motorized window treatments onto the LuXout Automat...

Page 25: ...file within the Library then drag the item into your Blueprint canvas 1 Open the Savant Application Manager and update your profile library If you do not already have the LuXout Automate Pulse HUB profile in your library it will appear in the New Profiles list S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 104 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXout...

Page 26: ... Label EX Kitchen Window Address 1 EX 001 This must be in the form of a 3 digit number The addresses are the same as those used on your remote control Click Done in the bottom right of the screen 3 Make a connection between the RS232 to RS485 Adapter port on Shade Controller profile and the RS232 port on the Savant Extender Please keep in mind Savant currently only supports RS232 control for this ...

Page 27: ...rvices button again then Upload to Master to push the configuration to the Savant Host 5 The Notes section of the profile provides additional details about setup or use This section may be updated over time S P E C I F I C AT I O N S U B M I T TA L Job Name Model Numbers Job Number I 106 1221 Admiral Street Richmond VA 23220 800 817 1204 LuXoutShades com ...

Page 28: ...i Fi Hubs What Do I Do Add one Wi Fi Hub LuXout Automate Pulse Hub profile for each physical Wi Fi Hub being used on site Make sure the addresses in your Shade Data Table are set to be used for the correct Hub as specified in the Controller section of the data table How Do I Scan For Available Hubs Once the Wi Fi Hub LuXout Automate Pulse Hub is properly connected via the RS232 to RS485 adapter na...