The Lutron smart board proved challenging to connect to. It required the use of a telnet client since it provided its own server for wireless communication with a device of choice. We ended up using a Raspberry Pi to connect to the Lutron. This allowed effective communication with both the Lutron and the ring device itself. Since the Raspberry Pi was connected to both it could take input from the ring device to immediately control the Lutron, allowing typed commands to be executed quickly.