Lutron Caseta or Clearconnect RF support

[JDRoberts]

@Tim_Alexander

I’m just going put in my additional support here for this thread. I’m about to have Lutron Serena shades installed in my apartment. They are literally the only thing that that I won’t have an easy work around for to get integrated with my SmartThings hub.

And the notion that there are USB expansion slots on the SmartThings hub means that there should be no problem with them offering an add on antenna.

Except the USB expansion slots are inactive at present. Nothing works with them.

As far as the shades, you probably already know this, but you can get limited one – way integration through the IFTTT channel. That is, you can set up something on the SmartThings side that will change the shade position.

The problem is if you change the shade position with a Lutron control, including a pico remote, smartthings won’t know about it.

But you can certainly use SmartThings to automate shade activity if that helps.

Lutron Caséta and RA2 Select Integrations - Connect Your Apps with

[LoganMarshall1 (Logan Marshall)]

Perfect! Great job!

[enroberts (Neal Roberts)]

even Comcast integrates with the Lutron API in their mobile app for Xfinity Home. Every light and scene that is built in the Lutron App also shows up in the Xfinity Home app. We’re talking about Samsung here…if Comcast can come to an agreement with Lutron for integration, surely Samsung could as well!

[alanrosesf (Alan)]

Lutron Caseta Update

On January 23, 2017 I emailed Lutron to ask when the integration would take place. Here is their response:

All I have for an ETA right now is “early this year”. After speaking to the members of our engineering team, I think early second quarter is a more realistic estimate than first quarter.

[zala (Martin)]

@slagle any update would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to know how pico remotes can be used in the official support. E.g. can a pico be used to control other non Caseta devices. Cheers.

[JDRoberts]

@zala

@slagle any update would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to know how pico remotes can be used in the official support. E.g. can a pico be used to control other non Caseta devices. Cheers.

One of the SmartThings engineers has already said in the forums that the pico will not be able to be used through this integration.

Lutron Integration @ CES?

Hi all, unfortunately SmartThings does not receive any information when Pico buttons are pressed.

That’s common for a cloud to cloud integration, for example the Lutron Caseta IFTTT service/channel doesn’t recognize pico presses either.

[zala (Martin)]

Hey JD, thanks for the quick follow-up. Would have been nice but oh well. Still excited to connect my Caseta switches .

Any word on support for their blinds. We haven’t chosen a motorized blind solution yet but I figure frequent use will be via some type of wall or remote device so Pico’s controlling their Serena shades is probably where we’ll end end. Would be good to have ST automation too.

[JDRoberts]

@zala

Any word on support for their blinds. We haven’t chosen a motorized blind solution yet but I figure frequent use will be via some type of wall or remote device so Pico’s controlling their Serena shades is probably where we’ll end end. Would be good to have ST automation too.

You can get decent Lutron Serena shade integration already just with the Lutron Caseta IFTTT service/channel. Again, smartthings wouldn’t know if you had used the wall switch, but you can certainly include the shades in other smartthings automations. There may be a slight lag because of IFTTT, but that usually less of a user acceptance issue for shades than it is for lights.

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You can get a similar integration with the Logitech Harmony hub acting as the “man in the middle.”

So if we get Serena shades integration through the new official SmartThings/Lutron integration my guess is it would be about the same but with a little less lag. We’ll see.

Another alternative for window coverings is Z wave. Zebra Blinds is one Company that has a specific SmartThings integration and one of their employees participates frequently in these forums so you can ask him any questions you have about their products.

Z-Wave + integrated blinds/shades: Custom Graber Virtual Cord Shades

Cick the blue link: March 8, 2017 - New Product Announcement I have been a part of the smartthings community for only about three months, and I’ve seen a lot of interesting ideas and devices. I would like to introduce one that we have been working on and seems to fill in a need for some people: Full Disclaimer: We are dealers of Graber products, all our products are made to order at custom sizes and options. Video with SmartThings v2 hub: Controlling Multiple Shades (Solar Shade on the left and Cellular Shade on the right) Graber’s virtual cord shades utilize Z-Wave+ to operate. This means it can be directly integrated with Samsung’s SmartThings and other home automation systems. In SmartThings, it works as a dimmer switch so using Smart Lighting it should be able to run locally…

[ASpenCO]

So is it possible to use the SC as a secondary controller to use a Pico to control a group of z-wave and zigbee lights on the ST hub?

If not, could I only pair the zigbee lights + pico with the SC, and pair everything else with the ST, and then be able to control the group of z-wave and zigbee lights using the pico through the SC?

[JDRoberts]

If you want to use picos with SmartThings, The best way as of August 2017 is probably to use a SmartBridge pro (instead of the standard SmartBridge) and then use the method in the following thread (this is a clickable link). It works very well and is simpler than trying to use the staples connect approach just because you only have one Z wave controller to deal with. It also allows you to use the pico for anything that smartthings can do.

[Deprecated] Lutron Caseta Connect V1.5

Lutron Caseta Connect V1.5 This updated became larger than anticipated and required an update of the script, smartapp, and device handlers thus necessitating a full reinstall of your devices. I do apologize… v1.5 UPDATES: Non Dimmers should be recognized correctly and automatically install an appropriate device type. You must add the lutron-virtual-switch device handler from the github. Two button Pico’s should also now be recognized and automatically install the correct DH as well. You must add the lutron-pico-on-off device handler from the github. (Thanks to @penner42 for your assistance here). I revamped the Pico Remotes so the button numbering makes more sense. See the updated Pico image below for specific button numbers. Basically numbering now starts at 1 and goes to 5, or…

This project provides integration between Smartthings and you Lutron Caseta Devices. This works with both Standard and Pro model Lutron SmartBridge devices. It consists of a Smartapp, several device types, and a python script which must be setup and run on a server of some sort. I personally use a Raspberry Pi, however an always on PC or Mac can also be configured as your server. This integration allows full control of your Lutron Devices from within ST. You can turn lights on and off as well as control dimming, You can also add your scenes to ST and trigger them. Lastly, for PRO hub users ONLY you can add your Pico devices into ST and using an additional Smartapp, use them to control whatever ST device you wish.