PowerShades is introducing a line of Power over Ethernet (PoE) automated window shades, which is an industry first according to the company.
PoE technology does away with complex wiring and uses a single network cable to transfer power and communications.
Powered by a reliable, quiet PoE motor, PowerShades’ new automated window shades bring increased flexibility, easy installation, and carries a potential cost saving to its already feature-rich automated window coverings.
Jason Turner, president of PowerShades said: “PoE technology has already been bringing fast, convenient power to a number of other smart home products, including VoIP phones, IP cameras and other automated devices.
“We felt that our customised, easy-to-operate, automated window treatments were a natural fit for utilising the streamlined power of PoE technology.”
The new PoE motor is low voltage, as well as eliminating the need for any proprietary hard wiring, cutting installation time and expense for integrators.
Power comes from a single, central source, meaning that more information can be transferred on the network cable while improving reliability over traditional solutions.
Additional sensors can also be added to the motor to create a flexible solution for current and future customer needs.
As well as the added advantage of being PoE based, the new automated window shades also come with all the features of the company’s RF automated shades to bring full control and convenience to the user.
These benefits include cloud connectivity for smartphone/tablet/PC control from anywhere in the world; the ability to develop and deploy groups, scenes and schedules across multiple facilities; easy and intuitive limit setting; soft start and stop; favourite position setting; low-power consumption; and more.
Customers now have the option to add a PoE motor to any PowerShades product, and are also compatible with a range of home automation platforms including Amazon Alexa, RTI, Google Home, SmartThings, Crestron, ELAN, Control4, and URC.