Complete Smart Lighting Control System from Caséta by Lutron

Caséta provides a comprehensive smart lighting control system with a variety of smart dimmers, switches, and plugs designed for both indoor and outdoor use. It integrates seamlessly with a smart hub, enabling enhanced control over lights, thermostats, window shades, Sonos, and more. Whether you prefer a minimalistic setup or a fully integrated smart home, Caséta’s flexibility allows you to customize your smart home experience according to your needs and preferences.

Caséta Smart Home Control Features:

1. Scheduling: Caséta goes beyond basic timers by adjusting automatically with sunset changes throughout the seasons, ensuring your home is lit when needed after dark.
2. Personalized Scenes: Create unique lighting atmospheres for various occasions such as movie nights, dinners, or game sessions by setting different dimmer brightness levels.
3. Smart Away: Enhance home security by remotely controlling lights while you’re away. Use this feature for evening outings or extended trips to mimic occupancy.
4. Multiple Controls: Manage Caséta effortlessly from anywhere using dimmers, Pico® remotes, the mobile app, or voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri.
5. Geofencing: Receive notifications if lights are left on when you leave and have them automatically turn on when you return, all based on your location.
6. Voice-Activated Convenience: Simplify life with hands-free control. Caséta integrates seamlessly with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit, allowing you to adjust lighting with voice commands like “Alexa, dim the lights.”

Compatible with Caséta – Pico Motion Sensors and Dimmers

Lutron Caséta motion sensors are wireless, battery-powered devices using passive infrared (PIR) technology to control lighting automatically. They detect heat from people moving within an area to determine occupancy and use RF communication to transmit commands to compatible dimmers or switches, turning lights on or off as needed. This enhances convenience and ensures energy savings by only using lights when necessary. Easy to install, these sensors are a valuable addition to any smart home lighting system.

The Pico paddle remote is a versatile and user-friendly device that allows control of Lutron wireless load-control devices from anywhere in the room. This battery-operated remote requires no external power or communication wiring, ensuring easy and flexible use.

60W USB Type A And Type-C In-Wall Charger

The Leviton Fast Charge Type-C Outlets stand out due to their convenience; eliminating the need for multiple cables or charging blocks. These outlets are versatile, seamlessly integrating into various environments like home offices, businesses, and public spaces. They facilitate easy device charging while enhancing the efficiency of any tech setup. Additionally, the Leviton Fast Charge Type-C Outlets deliver increased power to compatible devices, enabling faster charging. In practical terms, using a Type-C fast charge plug can often recharge a phone from 0% to around 50% or more within 30 minutes. While larger battery capacities may take longer, fast charging still significantly reduces charging time compared to regular chargers.

HDMI® and DVI-I Connectors & Insert

In a home office, HDMI and DVI-I connectors streamline multimedia connectivity, supporting high-definition audio and video transmission. Compatible with monitors, projectors, and TVs, they enable seamless integration for presentations, video conferencing, and entertainment. With HDMI Feedthrough QUICKPORT Connectors, installation into various wallplates ensures a tailored setup in white, ivory, light almond, or black, blending functionality with aesthetic appeal. Their durable ABS plastic construction guarantees reliable performance, minimizing interruptions and enhancing productivity during critical tasks.

The eXtreme Cat 6 jack 

The eXtreme Cat 6+ RJ-45 data connector is independently tested and verified to 650 MHz, making it the ultimate solution for gigabit connectivity. With an innovative design, easy installation, and component-rated performance, the Leviton Cat 6+ RJ-45 connector ensures reliability and longevity for your network.

• Durable Construction: The connector body is made from high-impact, fire-retardant plastic rated UL 94V-2.
• Performance Compliance: Meets TIA/EIA channel performance limits, allowing a total length of patching and equipment cords up to 32 feet (10 meters) as per TIA/EIA-568-B.
• Color Options: Available in various colors for easy color-coding and organization.
• QuickPort Compatibility: All connectors feature standard QuickPort compatibility and universal color-coded wiring labels.
• Standards Compliance: eXtreme 6+ system components meet or exceed the requirements for TIA/EIA Category 6, and are cULus Listed, NOM, and ACA compliant.

Leviton Giveaway for Individuals in the Electrical Industry

We’re excited to announce a special giveaway for professionals in the electrical industry! We’re giving away two 150 EXTREME Cat 6 QUICKPORT Jacks, Bulk QUICKPACK (Ivory), complete with JackRapid Tools. Don’t miss your chance to win these top-quality tools! Please enter by August 1st, 2024.

About Leviton

Leviton is the smart choice, delivering the most comprehensive range of solutions to meet the needs of today’s residential, commercial and industrial customers in more than 90 countries around the globe. Through investment in research and development, manufacturing, distribution, human capital and training, Leviton’s century of heritage provides a strong foundation and proves a commitment to continuous improvement, high standards and innovation to the industry. More info: https://leviton.com/

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Lutron, a global brand with a 70-year legacy, offers some of the best dimmers on the market. Let’s walk through Lutron’s control systems to determine which one best suits your client’s needs.

Basic, Good, Better, Best: Let’s Look at Lutron’s Smart Home Dimmer Systems

While all of Lutron’s products are of superior quality, the final choice just depends on what your end user needs. From basic to best, here are four different options to help complete their home: the Skylark, Sunnata, Caséta, and RadioRA2.

Basic: Skylark Dimmers

Skylark is Lutron’s original designer-style slide dimmer. Its convenient rocker switches lights on and off, and an easy-to-use slide control adjusts lighting levels. The Skylark is ideal for anyone who needs a basic designer-style dimmer switch, and it works well with existing multi-gang decorator wall plates. 

Key Features:

• Easy-to-use slide and on/off rocker 
• Slide adjusts light level 
• Three-way models offer light control from multiple locations 
• Dual-slide models control two sets of lights, or fan and light
• LED+ models for dimmable CFLs and LEDs 
• High-efficiency discharge (HED) lighting technology

Good: Sunnata

If your client is looking for something slightly more advanced, the Sunnata touch dimmers feature LED+ technology that combines superior dimming capabilities with affordability. These LED+ dimmers are quick to install and work in homes of all ages—no neutral wire is required. The end user will be pleased with the Sunnata’s MyLevel personalization, allowing them to customize settings, adjust the light bar’s brightness, and pre-set lighting levels throughout their space.

Key Features:

• LED+ touch dimmer comes  with on/off paddle switch
• Fits a standard designer wall-plate opening
• Compatible with a range of high-efficacy bulbs

Better: Caséta

If your client wants outstanding entry-level wireless connectivity, Caséta is their best bet. Its wireless mini-system is ideal for individual control in a single room, or in main areas of a smaller home or condominium. 

Caséta is built to work in homes of all ages, whether they have old and new wiring. It’s easy to install and use, and is the most connected smart lighting control line. It also integrates seamlessly with other smart home products and services, such as Alexa and Google Assistant. 

You can even add Lutron’s Smart Hub for your client’s enhanced control of lights, thermostats, and window shades!

Key Features:

• Scheduling allows for seasonal sunset changes 
• Personalized scenes can dim lights and set the right mood 
• Smart Away technology protects your client’s home by turning lights on and off while they’re away
• Multiple controls using dimmers, Pico® remotes, a mobile app, or voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri keep your client in control

Best: RadioRA2 

For larger, more complex smart home solutions, the RadioRA2 control system is the way to go, which includes RA2 Select. 

This system allows the user to control RA2-compatible lights and shades remotely with a smartphone or tablet. Setup is intuitive, as is light and shade level configuration. The compatible pre-engraved Pico scene keypad enables pre-set light and shade levels such as Bright, Entertain, and Relax.

These expanded wireless systems are ideal for retrofits or new construction. Various options allow your client to use existing wiring to install, and give them the added ability to adjust the amount of daylight, electric light, and temperature throughout their home. The RA2 system even offers a standby power option to turn off small appliances when not in use. 

The latest addition to the Radio suite, RadioRA3, is the ultimate experience in lighting control systems. It works with more connected brands than other lighting control or motorized shading systems, and features Lutron’s LEAP API, which offers top-of-the-line network security (and is easy and quick to program!). 

Key Features:

• A wireless total home-control system
• Energy-saving system allows them to adjust the amount of daylight and electric light with light controls and automated shades
• Maintains room temperature in a single room or throughout the whole home

Stay in Control with Lutron

Whether your client is looking for a basic dimmer or a complex smart home solution for a new build, you simply can’t go wrong with Lutron. Need more information before making a decision? Browse Lutron products online or reach out to us for advice!

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Add convenience to your home with Lutron’s Caséta Smart Lighting Control System. Use the system’s smart timer and start scheduling when your lights will turn on and off. Did you forget to turn off the lights when you left your house? Do not worry. With the system’s geofencing feature, you can set up a parameter using your smartphone that will send you an alert when you leave your home without turning the lights off and turning them on when you enter the house.

Start saving energy and add more smarts without stress with Lutron’s Caséta. Contact one of our experts and get your smart lighting at a low price. The promotion ends on April 20th, 2023.

Why Choose Lutron Caséta

Why Choose Caséta for Your Smart Connected Home:

Getting started is easy

It takes just a few minutes to install your Caséta Wireless lighting control system. And once you have got your system up and running you can seamlessly expand beyond lighting to other connected home solutions.

Easy to Expand your Smart Home System

The system can be expanded and integrated with best-in-class products available from partners like Amazon, Apple, Sonos and Xfinity to incorporate the best Smart Home technology into your home

Ultra-reliable System

Caséta Wireless features Lutron’s patented Clear Connect® technology, which sets the bar for reliable wireless performance. Its quiet frequency band is free of interference, so your Caséta Wireless dimmers are not affected by other wireless products. It just works!

Caséta Smart Home Control:

Scheduling

Sun down. Lights up. With scheduling, Caséta works better than clockwork. It adjusts as sunset changes throughout the season to bathe your house in light whenever it gets dark.

Personalized Scenes

Need to set a mood for your room? Create different lighting scenes by setting differnet dimmer brightnesses for occasions such as movie, dinner, or game nights.

Smart Away

Keep your home protected by using Smart Away by turning your lights on and off while you are away. Use this feature when you’re going out for the night or taking a long-deserved trip.

Multiple Controls

Stay comfortably in control from anywhere. Manage Caséta effortlessly with dimmers, Pico® remotes, the mobile app or use voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri.

Geofencing

Get an alert when you head out, indicating you’ve left the lights on — and be welcomed with light when you arrive home. All based on your location.

Voice-Activated Convenience

“Alexa, dim the lights.” “Ok Google, all lights out.” “Siri, kitchen lights on!” Caséta integrates seamlessly with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit to give you hands free control of your lighting. Life just got simpler.

Part number:

P-BDG-PKG1W-C

Features/Ratings:

• No neutral required
• Can integrate with the homeowner’s favorite voice assistant
• The Smart Hub doesn’t depend on the home’s Wi-Fi (if the Wi-Fi goes down, Caséta still works)
• 600W incandescent/halogen; 150W dimmable LED

Kit Includes:

• In-wall dimmer
• Claro Wallplate
• Pico 3 BRL remote
• Smart Hub

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3 Smart Home Light Dimmers to Set the Mood

• February 1, 2023

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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, February is a great time to create ambience in your living space. One of the quickest ways to do this is by dimming the lights wherever you want a little mood lighting. Smart lights and dimmers automate the process, allowing you to control lighting levels with your smartphone or tablet through an Internet-connected hub or an app. 

Discover the power of smart lighting and transform your home! Here are a few great options to get you started:

1. Lutron Caséta Smart Lighting Control System

Fully automate your home’s lighting to create any mood you desire with Lutron’s Caséta. This system’s smart-timer function allows you to control and schedule when your lights dim, turn on, and turn off. You can also automate your lights with geofencing—a virtual boundary you create and control using your smartphone, Wi-Fi, GPS, or cell data.

Setting up Caséta is simple. Once you install the placeholder, you can easily put the Caséta switch into place, and sync it with your lamp of choice. Adding a Pico smart remote control makes it even easier. Caséta’s features include:

• Scheduling: Caséta adjusts your lighting automatically at sunset, sunrise, or any other time, based on your schedule.
• Multiple controls: Keep you in control from anywhere with dimmers, Pico remotes, the mobile app, or voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri.
• Personalized scenes: Allow you to set the mood for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day, or whatever the occasion might be.
• Geofencing: Detects your location, sending an alert if you accidentally leave with the lights on, and welcoming you with light when you get home.
• Smart Away: Protects your home while you’re away by turning lights on and off. 
• Voice-activated convenience: Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit to give you hands-free lighting control.

2. Leviton Decora Smart

Leviton can help you light for ambience with its wide range of Decora Smart products, including automated dimmers, switches, outlets, and plug-ins.

Made to coordinate with its popular line of Decora devices, Leviton’s smart lighting products support LED, compact fluorescent lamps, incandescents, and halogen bulbs. Similar to Caséta, Decor Smart products’ features include:

• Scheduling

• Full-range dimming

• Adjustable fade rates

• Voice-activated technology

3. Lutron RA2 Select

Lutron’s RA2 Select wireless home control system allows you to create personalized smart lighting for any mood—complete with window-blind control—on any budget.

The Lutron app controls RA2 Select-compatible lights and shades remotely via a smartphone or tablet. And the Pico remote gives you added control over individual lights and shades.

RA2 Select is easy to set up through the Lutron app, which automatically configures light and shade levels for typical activities. You can also use the pre-engraved Pico scene keypad to ensure every room in your home has the right lighting, including Bright, Entertain, and Relax pre-set light and shade levels.

Have more questions? Contact one of our experts to help you light up your space

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