Legrand’s building Control Systems (BCS) division has announced it is now shipping the new Vantage EasyTouch Glass modular keypad station.
For use in smart homes, EasyTouch Glass offers a highly reflective, mirrored look with a smooth-touch tactile surface.
With up to five programmable buttons for different scenes, users can easily set the lighting in a space.
With this release, EasyTouch Glass becomes the pre-programmed default keypad station within Vantage’s Design Centre software – for standard lighting scenes and pre-configured, human-centric Lighting for Life scenes.
The button matrix on the keypad matches that of a wired or wireless wallbox dimmer, giving integrators a choice of technology for their application while maintaining a consistent aesthetic.
Homeowners, designers or integrators can personalise the keypad by mixing or matching colours for trims, buttons, and faceplates, while an inner-surface ink layering process ensures consistent colour definition and reflectivity.
Each button is laser-engraved in a TrueType font, which is now 15% bigger, with the letters illuminated by adjustable RGB backlighting in a choice of colours. Based on the time of day, an ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the backlighting.
Homeowners can easily identify which scene is activated based on the button’s colour or intensity.
While other solutions separate load and scene functionality into different devices, EasyTouch Glass combines both into a single station, allowing installers to reduce the number of keypads on the walls.
It can be used as a stand-alone keypad or in combination with Vantage’s Equinox touchscreens, as well as with wireless applications where the device is simple to install in one to four-gang electrical boxes. The keypad can be designed and programmed through Vantage’s Design Centre software.