Lutron HomeWorks

This driver was designed and tested with a Lutron HomeWorks 8 Series Processor. Feedback support is for a single processor (Processor Unit Address must be set to 1) per driver instance only.

2.02 is a completely different driver from the earlier 1.0 version. The Update Drivers command will not work; the current driver must be deleted and the new driver added

Revision History

1.0 - Initial Release of the Driver

2.0 - Rework of the initial driver to add RPM, D/H48 Dimmer/switch, RF Dimmer, Grafik Eye, and extra Keypad functionality.

2.01 - Fixed issue where driver initialization may take up a large amount of processor resources causing some variables to not accurately update.

- Adjusted naming of Dimmer commands to Dimmer/RPM commands for use with Lutron HomeWorks Illumination systems.

- Added Lutron HomeWorks.rti sample file.

2.02 - Added Enable Monitoring commands to heartbeat for redundancy.

Config Settings

TCP Connection

The Ethernet connection on the HomeWorks Processor should be connected to the Network.

The factory default IP Address of the HomeWorks Processor is 192.168.250.1 using telnet on port 23.

TCP Username and Password are required for initializing a telnet session with the driver. These can be up to 32 characters max using a-z, A-Z, or 0-9.

Username and Password must be setup in the Illumination software by the HomeWorks programmer. Monitoring of Dimmer Levels, Keypad LEDS and GRAFIK Eye Scenes must be selected, along with Suppressing Prompts on the Address Assignment/Link 9: (Ethernet) settings page in the Illumination software.

RS-232 Serial Port Settings

The RS-232 connection on the HomeWorks Processor should be connected directly to the XP-8 serial adapter; a null modem is not required.

The baud rate of the HomeWorks Processor is selectable from 300-115200. 9600 baud is recommended by using the HomeWorks Processor 9600 Configuration Switch "On".

Initialization Settings

- Note - For a faster driver initialization uncheck the "Initialize Link Variables" not in use and enter the "Last ID" used on the links that are checked.

Initialize Link 1 Levels -

Used for enabling/disabling link 1 level variables at startup

Last Router(MI) ID Used - Link 1 -

Enter the last Router(MI) ID on Link 1 in the system. Default is set to 15 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Initialize Link 4 LED Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 4 LED variables at startup

Initialize Link 4 Levels and Status Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 4 status and level variables at startup

Last Router ID Used - Link 4 -

Enter the last Router ID on Link 4 in the system. Default is set to 4 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Initialize Link 5 LED Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 5 LED variables at startup

Initialize Link 5 Levels and Status Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 5 status and level variables at startup

Last Router ID Used - Link 5 -

Enter the last Router ID on Link 5 in the system. Default is set to 4 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Initialize Link 6 LED Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 6 LED variables at startup

Initialize Link 6 Levels and Status Variables -

Used for enabling/disabling link 6 status and level variables at startup

Last Router ID Used - Link 6 -

Enter the last Router ID on Link 6 in the system. Default is set to 4 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Initialize Link 8 Devices -

Used for enabling/disabling link 8 variables at startup

Last RF Dimmer ID Used (Link 8) -

Enter the last RF Dimmer address in the system. Default is set to 64 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Last RF Keypad ID Used (Link 8) -

Enter the last RF Keypad address in the system. Default is set to 32 (max number possible on this link in a single processor system).

Driver Notes

- Driver initialization as of version 2.01 is set to low priority for allowing processor intense systems to initialize properly.

- Initialization of this driver may take longer on systems demanding more processing for other drivers.

- Dimmer/RPM commands should be used in place of RPM commands on HomeWorks Illumination systems. Set RPM commands should only be used with HomeWorks Interactive Systems. This driver has not been tested on HomeWorks Interactive systems, but does share the same general protocol.