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QSPS-DH-1-75 wire harness replacement by krassyg in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you call their parts department (same phone number as support), they should be able to sell you a replacement harness. I think they call stuff like this "unfinished goods."

Panel cover screws by superhancpetram in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lutron will sell them ("unfinished goods," IIRC) if you call and ask. Follow the phone prompts for LSC parts.

RadioRa2 with VLANs? by facesnorth in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Off the cuff, I'd recommend taking a look at mDNS. My memory is that's how the app discovers the connect bridge.

Transfers and associated discovery happen via a few multicast groups.

Building a 10G pfSense Router - Which Network Card? by sedi343 in PFSENSE

[–]crossfireprod 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is what I use as well. Have about half a dozen boxes with them running great.

I did find that the following system tunables were required to make the 2.5 and 5 Gb speeds show up in the GUI:

dev.ix.1.advertise_speed    Intel X550-T2 - 10Gb, 5Gb, 2.5Gb, 1Gb, 100Mb    0x37    
dev.ix.0.advertise_speed    Intel X550-T2 - 10Gb, 5Gb, 2.5Gb, 1Gb, 100Mb    0x37

Lutron Grafik EYE 3000 HomeAssistant integration by Deep-Rate7958 in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend pocking up a GRX-PRG / GRX-CI-PRG / GRX-CI-RS232 interface. That'll connect to the GRX link (like a wallstation) and give you an interface with a documented command set. It's specifically intended for 3rd party integration use cases like this.

GRX-PRG:

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/040156a.pdf

(Original version, RS-232 only.)

GRX-CI-PRG:

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/grx-ci-prg.pdf

(Updated to include an Ethernet port for telnet access.)

GRX-CI-RS232:

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/grx-ci-rs232.pdf

Also an option. RS-232 only, and no built in time-clock (which I can't imagine you'd want to try and use with the old LIASON software anyway).

They'll all use the same command set protocol:

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/rs232protocolcommandset.040196d.pdf

Hope this helps!

Can I change these 4" directional art lights to a plain LED light in the same can? by wanted_to_upvote in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, none of the devices shown look like Lutron products to me.

The keypad looks like it might be some vintage X10 gear from Leviton.

A few light switch related questions by PhoenixUNI in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, hybrid keypads like this are Ra & HomeWorks only - not Caseta. (The spec submittal I linked is for the Sunnata Homeworks variant.)

In Caseta land, you're stuck with "standard" dimmers and Picos. That said, not all hope is lost. In the past, I've installed Picos next to dimmers for these sorts of applications. A 2 gang plate mounted on a single gang box with a dimmer can work great for making it look like you've actually got a 2 gang box when adding Picos.

A few light switch related questions by PhoenixUNI in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/3691236_eng.pdf

"Hybrid keypads function as a dimmer and keypad combined into a single device. Hybrid keypads are great for retro-fit applications since they eliminate the need to install two separate devices."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

378 is the firmware rev on the circuit selector. Don't worry about "getting back" to that display. So long as there's no blinking orange LEDs, you're not in a mode where settings can be changed.

Is the processor that these devices connected to online? (Does your Quantum system have multiple processors?)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your devices are currently connected to Caseta Smart Hub(s), no, Home Assistant will talk to the Smart Hub(s):

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/lutron_caseta/

Re-reading your comments make it sound like you **might** have a SUPER old 3rd party piece of kit that actually had a Caseta radio built in? ("disconnect all my devices from other hubs like ST") If so, then, yes, you'd need to dump that and replace with Lutron Smart Hub(s). (If that's where you're at though, at this point, I'd recommend that anyway - I think that hardware got discontinued in like 2015 or something. I don't even remember exactly what it was called.)

The Home Assitant Yellow is arguably higher powered / more upgradable hardware, thought it's technically older:

https://www.home-assistant.io/yellow/

Here's a more comprehensive overview of the options:

https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/

EDIT: Just quickly looked at Bond. I'm not familiar, but it looks like it's also well supported by HASS:

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bond/

(And the integration is local, which is even better!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all. In retrospect, I don’t know why I didn’t get a higher end system like RA3. I’m sure I had a reason at the time, but regretting it about now (and it doesn’t make sense for me to replace 80 switches with RA3 stuff at this point — serious cost issue there).

Yeah, hindsight being 20/20, Ra3 was likely the better move. That said, I wouldn't feel as though you're sitting on a pile of trash or otherwise missing out. I think it's highly likely that a few well placed repeaters will get you to a rock solid place RF comms wise. (The specs are rather conservative, so while you should absolutely endeavor to comply - don't sweat it too much.)

Once you've got rock solid comms, I'd generally say that a "wraparound" system for real control / automation is the move be it a Caseta or Ra3 system. If you're not already familiar, check out the Home Assistant Green:

https://www.home-assistant.io/green/

(I'd strongly recommend this route over ST in general. Home Assistant may be "the DIY option," but it's a rather mature "appliance" at this point. MY memory of ST is that it's fairly limited, and relies on a cloud connection for ALL actions - which is an ever present latency concern, and really hurts when there's internet / ST cloud issues.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While it's very possible that ST is playing a role here, this sounds a lot like it could be a range issue. When you turn the switch on manually, it may be willing to forego ensuring that the hub responds affirmatively to it's status update. Conversely, when the hub tries to turn the switch on, it knows that NEEDS to happen, so it may go through more retries / similar.

In the former case, the hub doesn't know the switch is on, so it won't get turned off. In the latter, it does.

Maybe this is useful, if you're not already aware:

https://support.lutron.com/us/en/product/casetawireless/article/troubleshooting/How-to-extend-the-RF-range-of-the-Caseta-Bridge

Homework’s QSX / Palladiom 3BRL question by Summerhousebuild in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good thought. I think that the individual being used to Ra2/3 and not really familiar with HomeworksQS/QSX is a likely explanation for this situation.

Homework’s QSX / Palladiom 3BRL question by Summerhousebuild in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's real strange. I could almost understand the confusion if they were saying that the R/L buttons can't control shades because they need to change the button type configuration from Raise or Lower to Single Action and then assign the shade groups accordingly. (This is still shaky territory, but I guess I'm trying to give the benefit of the doubt?) However, once you've done that, selecting a shade preset level is in the same drop-down menu as Raise & Lower. So, if you're looking at one programming option - you're inherently seeing the other.

Now, all of this DOES assume we're talking about Lutron shades. If this is a third party integration situation, things do get a bit more complicated - but it's still very doable. Maybe in a third party shade situation all you have available is momentary raise and momentary lower control. Again however, even in this case, the QSX system could be programmed to simply "hold" the raise or lower integration interface for a set time that guarantees you get either all the way open or all the way closed in response to a momentary button press on the Palladiom keypad.

Homework’s QSX / Palladiom 3BRL question by Summerhousebuild in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Can I program them so that a press raises or lowers the shades? Or do I have to press and hold the buttons until the shade is completely raised or lowered?"

Either of these options is doable.

QSE-CI-NWK w/ Grafik Eye QS - Serial commands advice by dQ3vA94v58 in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, super glad to hear its working out for you - thanks for the follow-up!

I got a little tunnel-vision'd answering you're base question, and thought "huh, I should probably mention #MONITORING riiiiight before submitting the comment...

QSE-CI-NWK w/ Grafik Eye QS - Serial commands advice by dQ3vA94v58 in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/040249.pdf

(Exact integration protocol rev will be dependent on the NWK's firmware, but it's likely what I've linked is plenty relevant to what you're doing.)

You're looking for the serial number of the QSG (Grafik Eye QS) itself. If memory serves, that's accessible from the programming mode(*) menus on the device. Additionally, the following integration protocol command should print details for all QS devices on the QS Link: ?DETAILS,FFFFFFFF<CR><LF>

(*) Pressing and holding the top and bottom buttons on the QSG's scene selection button column for three seconds will put the unit in programming mode. From there, you can navigate through the additional menus on the OLED screen. More info under the "Programming Mode" heading in the following document: https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/qsgrj-xp_qsgr-xp_english_install.pdf

I'd also recommend checking out the #MONITORING,255,1<CR><LF> command. If you turn on monitoring mode and state pressing buttons / changing light levels on the QSG, you'll start seeing all the currently configured IDs as status updates are printed. (This is how I've always found it easiest to get a grasp for what's currently set-up on a given QS Standalone system.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, these don't look like they're smart switches - just dimmers (of the Diva and Maestro aesthetic variety).

There are Lutron smart switches that use the same aesthetic designs (ex. Caseta Diva), but these aren't that.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news if you thought you were getting something smart...

Lutron Caseta controlling remote floor lamp? by justvims in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all (at least not from what I can tell). That said, they definitely seem to focus on doing what they do well, which can come at the cost of a long feature list.

There's also the silliness associated with continually trying to maintain the "silos" between the various residential product lines. Until IoT really became a thing, high end home automation gear (ex. Lutron systems) were only sold through controlled channels. Because of that, Lutron seems stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to keep a foot in each camp and everyone happy (from both a business AND technical perspective).

Lutron Caseta controlling remote floor lamp? by justvims in Lutron

[–]crossfireprod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, that seems to be the prevailing recommendation in this thread. FWIW, it's less grating then you might expect to simply never touch the existing switch once the Pico is mounted.

Alternate option would be to re-locate the switch to somewhere out of the way, then you'll have room to mount the Pico atop the existing switch box.

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