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AMX Adds Lutron Technology to Clear Connect Lighting Controls
Allows AMX control systems to integrate with Lutron Clear Connect dimmers, switches, occupancy sensors, plug-in devices and keypads.
Two of the largest control solution providers, AMX and Lutron, have collaborated on a solution aimed at commercial building automation and lighting control.
The AMX Clear Connect Wireless Gateway system, introduced at InfoComm 2011, is based on Lutron’s Clear Connect Enabled technology, which allows AMX control systems to integrate with Lutron Clear Connect dimmers, switches, occupancy sensors, plug-in devices and keypads.
It’s designed as a time-saver for integrators. “Installers now have a simple and cost-effective option to offer building owners a smart room automation solution that includes lighting control and occupancy sensing,” says AMX CTO Robert Noble.
The new solution is ideal for retrofits as it integrates with a building’s existing infrastructure. If a tenant decides to add lighting control or occupancy sensing after a building’s infrastructure is complete, the new AMX Clear Connect Gateway and Devices allow an installer to add these features in virtually any location.
The fact that Clear Connect Wireless Gateway allows buildings with lighting control to add full-scale automation over the same wires “will make integrators’ jobs incredibly easy,” says Kevan Ferguson, AMX marketing communications specialist. “The cost of running wires is massive, 50 to 90 percent of the cost of the devices.” The new AMX and Lutron wireless solution can eliminate that cost and time burn.
“AMX’s ability to add native NetLinx control and management to Lutron’s Clear Connect Enabled devices offers a significant value to the dealer channel,” says Ed Blair, vice president of Lutron Commercial Sales. “Dealers will greatly benefit from this solution as they can install a complete control system - lights, AV, HVAC, energy management, and more - without pulling wires.”
“The new AMX Clear Connect Gateway for Lutron Clear Connect wireless devices includes a web interface for simplified system configuration,” says AMX product manager Doug Hall. “Through a web browser, you can add devices, create scenes, and program the system with no installed software tools. This allows the building manager or lighting designer to configure a functional, standalone system prior to the installation of the AMX control system. Adding automation or remote management at that point is a great value add for the system integrator.”
The AMX Clear Connect solution will be available in the U.S. and Canada in Q4 2011.
The AMX Clear Connect Wireless Gateway system, introduced at InfoComm 2011, is based on Lutron’s Clear Connect Enabled technology, which allows AMX control systems to integrate with Lutron Clear Connect dimmers, switches, occupancy sensors, plug-in devices and keypads.
It’s designed as a time-saver for integrators. “Installers now have a simple and cost-effective option to offer building owners a smart room automation solution that includes lighting control and occupancy sensing,” says AMX CTO Robert Noble.
The new solution is ideal for retrofits as it integrates with a building’s existing infrastructure. If a tenant decides to add lighting control or occupancy sensing after a building’s infrastructure is complete, the new AMX Clear Connect Gateway and Devices allow an installer to add these features in virtually any location.
The fact that Clear Connect Wireless Gateway allows buildings with lighting control to add full-scale automation over the same wires “will make integrators’ jobs incredibly easy,” says Kevan Ferguson, AMX marketing communications specialist. “The cost of running wires is massive, 50 to 90 percent of the cost of the devices.” The new AMX and Lutron wireless solution can eliminate that cost and time burn.
“AMX’s ability to add native NetLinx control and management to Lutron’s Clear Connect Enabled devices offers a significant value to the dealer channel,” says Ed Blair, vice president of Lutron Commercial Sales. “Dealers will greatly benefit from this solution as they can install a complete control system - lights, AV, HVAC, energy management, and more - without pulling wires.”
“The new AMX Clear Connect Gateway for Lutron Clear Connect wireless devices includes a web interface for simplified system configuration,” says AMX product manager Doug Hall. “Through a web browser, you can add devices, create scenes, and program the system with no installed software tools. This allows the building manager or lighting designer to configure a functional, standalone system prior to the installation of the AMX control system. Adding automation or remote management at that point is a great value add for the system integrator.”
The AMX Clear Connect solution will be available in the U.S. and Canada in Q4 2011.
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Tom LeBlanc, Senior Writer/Technology Editor, CE Pro
Tom has been covering consumer electronics for six years. Before that, he wrote for the sports department of the Boston Herald. Migrating to magazines, he was a staff editor for a golf publication and an outdoor sports publication. Now, as senior writer/technology editor of CE Pro magazine since 2003, he dabbles in all departments and offers expertise in marketing. Follow him on Twitter @leblanctom.
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