Three independent mesh networks, built-in spectrum analysis, coordinator hot-swap, and complete site-file backup and restore — purpose-built to eliminate one of the connected home’s most costly callbacks.
AUSTIN, TX (August 31, 2026) — Shade Innovations (SI) today announced Wireless TriMesh™, a professional-grade Zigbee control platform engineered to deliver greater reliability, visibility, and control across large-scale motorized shade networks — giving integrators unprecedented insight into the systems they install, manage, and support.
The 2.4 GHz band has become increasingly crowded territory in today’s connected home. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, and a rapidly growing ecosystem of Matter devices all compete for the same spectrum, often simultaneously. Motorized shades can represent one of the largest device populations on a residential mesh network, yet integrators have traditionally had limited visibility into what is happening within that environment — with little or no spectrum intelligence, network mapping, system backup, or practical way to replace a failed coordinator without recommissioning an entire installation.
Wireless TriMesh™ changes that equation, replacing guesswork with real-time visibility, diagnostics, and control.
“For too long, integrators have been troubleshooting the most crowded spectrum in the home essentially blind, relying on a phone app and a prayer,” said Ryan Gustafson, Founder and CEO of Shade Innovations. “TriMesh™ changes that, delivering real-time spectrum health, live mesh mapping, and true diagnostics, with the resiliency to prevent costly truck rolls and network rebuilds. This isn’t just a shade feature — it’s a new infrastructure standard for the connected home.”
What Wireless TriMesh™ Delivers
Three Independent Wireless Mesh Networks with Channel Flexibility.
TriMesh™ operates three separate Zigbee mesh networks across three independent channels, significantly expanding system capacity while segmenting large installations. An issue within one mesh remains isolated, helping protect performance across the rest of the home.
Complete Zigbee Site-File Backup and Restore.
Every system configuration is preserved in a savable site file, protecting the integrator’s commissioning work and providing a complete recovery path should hardware ever need to be replaced.
Coordinator Hot-Swap.
If a coordinator fails or requires replacement, the system can be restored directly from the site-file backup without rebuilding the Zigbee network or re-pairing every device — turning what could be a multi-day recommissioning process into a straightforward recovery.
Built-In 2.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer.
An integrated spectrum analyzer provides real-time visibility into channel health across the 2.4 GHz band, allowing integrators to identify interference and engineer around it during commissioning — before it becomes a client callback.
Channel Optimization.
Channels can be reassigned live and independently for each mesh, allowing integrators to adapt to changing RF conditions without recommissioning the system, replacing hardware, or scheduling a truck roll.
Live Zigbee Mesh Mapping and Diagnostics.
A real-time topology map provides visibility into every node, route, and hop across the network, transforming vague reports that “the shades are acting weird” into actionable diagnostics tied to a specific device and communication path.
Commercial-Grade Coordinators and Antennas.
Purpose-built radio hardware delivers greater usable range and stronger link margins, providing the RF performance and stability required for demanding residential installations. PoE, WiFi, and USB connectivity for flexibility.
Native Zigbee Groups and Scenes — No More “Popcorn.”
Use TriMesh like a control system with Native Zigbee grouping & onboard for synchronized movement across banks of shades, eliminating the staggered “popcorn” effect commonly associated with large wireless shading installations.
Native Home Assistant Integration for Local, Reliable Control.
TriMesh integrates directly with Home Assistant, the leading open, local platform for the connected home. Because control runs on the local network rather than through the cloud, shades keep responding even when the internet is down, commands stay fast, and client data stays inside the home. Integrators gain a powerful automation engine to tie shades to time of day, sun position, temperature, occupancy, and virtually any other event in the home, working alongside the live diagnostics and mesh visibility that define TriMesh.
Simple Integration for Every Major Professional Control System & Home Assistant.
Through Home Assistant, TriMesh shades become controllable across Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa from a single integration. Clients raise, lower, and group shades by voice or by app in whichever ecosystem they already live in, while the integrator keeps one clean point of configuration and control instead of managing a separate cloud account for each platform. TRO.Y is plug-and-play for professional control systems.
Availability
Wireless TriMesh™ will make its debut at CEDIA Expo 2026, September 1–4, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Attendees can experience the platform firsthand at Shade Innovations Booth #2818.
About Screen Innovations® and Shade Innovations®
Screen Innovations® is an Austin–based manufacturer of innovative projection screens, window coverings, and outdoor shading solutions for residential and commercial environments. Products are engineered and built in the company’s 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, where a commitment to customer-first design, continuous innovation, and environmentally responsible LEAN manufacturing drives every product development effort.
As the shading division of Screen Innovations, Shade Innovations is an award-winning manufacturer of motorized shading and specialty screen solutions. Its comprehensive motor portfolio includes RF, Zigbee/RF, and RF/PoE technologies designed to deliver the performance, flexibility, and reliability dealers expect. Every SI motor—including PoE models—is bilingual, with RF integrated directly into the motor head, enabling installers to commission shades quickly at the window while maintaining seamless control through external wireless remotes. Together, Screen Innovations and Shade Innovations are recognized for design excellence, technical innovation, and strong dealer partnerships that bring exceptional shading and screen solutions to life.
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SI Contact: Ryan Gustafson, Founder/CEO Office: 512-832-6939 email: ryan@screeninnovations.com
SI Press Contact: Roberta Lewis, Tel: 1 (713) 408-9401 email: roberta@robertalewis.com
