01 / SWITCH
Choose the switch
Use the traditional, designer or vintage latching dry-contact switch that suits the room.
Professional smart-home infrastructure
Any Wall Switch.
Smart Home Automation.
Phantom Controls connects architectural, traditional, designer and vintage latching wall switches to modern smart home automation—preserving the switch at the wall while centralizing the control platform at the rack.
Built for integrators, designers and premium residential projects.
System architecture
ANY LATCHING SWITCHStandard · antique · designer · architectural
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PHANTOM-TXAddressable behind-the-switch transmitter
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4-WIRE PHANTOM BUS24V · GND · RS-485 A/B
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PHANTOM-RXDIN-rail receiver + Ethernet integration gateway
24V DCShared field powerRS-485Wired data layerEthernetRack-side integration
The difference
Traditional Wall Switches.
Modern Home Automation.
Phantom creates a shared low-voltage wall switch automation layer, so existing wall switches can stay architectural while the smart home intelligence remains centralized and serviceable.
Proprietary keypad determines the wall aesthetic
Choose the architectural switch that belongs in the room
Individual contact-closure wiring for every switch
Shared 4-wire field bus across addressed switch locations
Platform-specific electronics distributed throughout the house
Wall-side TX stays simple; integration lives at the RX
Service work spread across wall boxes
Centralized visibility and integration at the panel or rack
How it works
Wired Smart Home Switches.
Smart at the Rack.
A dry-contact input at the wall, a shared RS-485 transport layer and a receiver that handles smart home switch integration.
02 / TX
Address the TX
Phantom-TX reads the contact state and applies its locally selected address.
03 / BUS
Share the trunk
TX locations communicate over the common 24V + RS-485 bus.
04 / RX
Bridge to automation
Phantom-RX receives field events and presents them to the selected control ecosystem.
Why Phantom exists
Smart home technology shouldn’t dictate
what goes on the wall.
01 / DESIGN
Architectural freedom
Keep real toggles, antique mechanisms, designer plates and existing wall switches in deeply automated homes—including sensitive renovations and historic houses.
02 / INFRASTRUCTURE
Wired by design
A structured field bus provides deterministic switch events, centralized serviceability and a topology that fits professional installations.
03 / PLATFORM
Decouple the ecosystem
The wall-side layer stays consistent while receiver-side software handles translation into the chosen automation system.
Built for the project team
One product layer.
Three different wins.
Designers & Architects
Preserve the visual language of contemporary interiors and historic homes without giving up intelligent lighting and control.
Professional Integrators
Gain a structured, serviceable switching layer designed around rack-side integration and field-friendly addressing.
Homeowners
Keep the switches that feel right in the house while the automation system remains modern and flexible behind the scenes.
Integration targets
Smart Home Switch Integration.
Across Leading Control Systems.
Phantom is being built around a receiver-side adapter architecture, with Lutron HomeWorks QS/QSX and Control4 wall switch integration among its targets, so physical switch infrastructure can remain stable while software integrations evolve.
LUTRON QS / QSX
CONTROL4
CRESTRON HOME
SAVANT
ELAN / NICE
Platform names are trademarks of their respective owners. Compatibility is subject to validation, software revision and final production configuration.
Prototype proven. Production work ahead.
Phantom Controls is moving through hardware refinement, firmware hardening, integration validation and real-world beta preparation.