![]() ![]() ![]() For starters, the competing product we tried requires a bulky additional accessory that attaches to your window unit. ![]() We’ve tried some competing products which transform your old shades into smart shades, but these add-on products don’t offer nearly as seamless an experience. Hopefully, this feature will eventually be added. With that said, we found we were unable to add the Serena Shades to a Google Routine. Now we can say “Hey Google, open the shades” and the Serena Shades rise up like magic. We had to link Lutron as a service from within the Google Home app, but it didn’t work the first time so we had to unlink and relink it, but then the shades were finally ready for “primetime”. We had a little bit of a hiccup the first time we tried to connect our smart shades with Google Assistant. Serena Shades are compatible with Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, Apple Watch, Sonos, Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Logitech Harmony, Xfinity Home, IFTTT, and more. So for example, you can make it so that the shades go down every time you leave the house. There is also a Geofencing feature that automatically controls your shades based on your location. You can also schedule the shades to open and close automatically at set times. For example, you can create a “good morning” scene that opens the shades and turns on the lights in the morning. That said, you’ll need the Lutron Smart Bridge kit in order to convert the shades to a smart shade system, and that costs an additional $79.95.įrom within the Lutron app, you can create personalized scenes to control multiple shades and Caseta lights together. Once the shades are physically installed over your window, the shades can be controlled using the Lutron wireless shade remote control (sold separately), using the free Lutron app, or both. We were able to install our custom smart shades with minimum effort, but you can also opt to have a professional install them. It then took several weeks for our Serena Smart shades to arrive, but it was worth the wait. The custom shade unit ended up pricing out at around $800. We were fitting the shade for a rather large non-standard window. We designed a single shade unit with blackout shades. You can also choose between battery-powered and wired, an inside mount, outside mount on frame, outside mount above frame, and you can choose between sheer, translucent, and blackout fabrics, and there are many color choices to choose from too. On Serena’s web site, you can customize the size of your shade, and choose from a variety of colors and fabrics. These “smart shades” are motorized, completely customizable and they integrate with just about every popular smart home ecosystem and voice assistant on the market. The ultra-quiet, precision-controlled EDU controls the movement of a shade, keeps track of the shade’s position and adjusts the shade to the user’s desired preset positions.Just about everything in our home is slowly getting connected to become part of a smart home ecosystem, and now your shades can be smart too with Serena Smart Shades. They now integrate seamlessly with Lutron Homeworks QS®, Radio RA®, and Caséta® Controls. Our Oasis 2800 Patio Sun Shades and Oasis 2900 Retractable Insect Screens have been redesigned to accommodate the Lutron Electronic Drive Unit (EDU). SHY®Zip zipper-retention side track system.Motorized operation with Somfy or Driven by Lutron™ Systems.We have fabrics exclusively for insect protection that provide minimal sun protection, and we have a whole array of fabrics that provide top shelf sun protection AND seal out insects! And you can still see the sun set because the screen doesn’t block the view. The Oasis® Patio Insect Shade does both-blocks the heat and UV rays and seals out insects with an exclusive track system that literally zips you inside, safe and comfortable on your patio at dusk. Our new Technical Alliance with Lutron Electronics brings best-in-class motorized outdoor shading systems to the luxury home market. Insolroll has been an industry leader in the patio shade business since 1986. Oasis® Engineering, Driven by Lutron™ Control and Versatility
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