HARRISON, NY (August 5, 2025) - URC, a leader in global smart residential and commercial automation, and Black Nova®, the world-renowned creator of designer keypad technology, today introduced a next-generation, seamless integration. Now users can enjoy luxury, designer keypads that offer a perfect fit for upscale residential and commercial environments and integrate seamlessly with URC’s Total Control®.
Black Nova’s distinctive collections, including ARIA®, ALBA®, Black Jack® and AXES®, offer a wide range of features, including dimmable RGB backlighting, temperature and humidity sensors, and support for multi-gang frame compositions with keypads, temperature controls, and sockets, offering unmatched customization opportunities. The multipurpose display features OLED technology, functioning as a temperature control, media player, or display for custom information from the host controller, such as guest names or conference room details.
Black Nova Smart Design Keypad Collections are compatible with a broad range of third-party systems, making them a modern and stylish solution for controlling lighting, climate, shades, and more. The NOVA Hub smart gateway supports most third-party devices and popular communication protocols, such as IP, KNX, ZigBee, and Dali. Additionally, the collections are compatible with Trufig and Wall-Smart flush-mount platforms and the Legrand Collection of mechanical switches, sockets, media hubs, and presence sensors.
BLACK NOVA’s Smart Design Collections
Combining these powerful brands offers seamless, unified control and automation for homeowners and streamlined programming for URC certified dealers. Key benefits include:
- Elevated Experience – Combining Black Nova’s distinctive keypads with URC’s LT-3300 and LT-3400 (coming soon) creates unparalleled style with seamless automation.
- Unified Function – Users can use a single device through the Total Control system to control a broader range of devices, interfaces and sub-systems minimizing the number of other controllers, remotes, and devices.
- Easy Voice/Hands-Free Control - URC’s voice commands allow simple operation and can act as a virtual remote to activate entertainment devices in an occupied room.
- Superior Choice – Both brands offer superior quality, agnostic integrations and attractive pricing so installers and end-users can enjoy unique automation without sacrifice.
- Robust Scenes and Voice Events – URC’s Total Control executes professionally programmed scenes and voice events combining Black Nova’s impeccably-designed keypads with other devices and sub-systems to announce visitors, host epic parties, create movie night events, and many, many more.
- Remote, Secure Dealer Access – Within a secure environment, this integration allows dealers remote access (with end user approval) to troubleshoot, monitor, or adjust the Total Control system and configure the Black Nova integration.
With professional installation, Total Control allows this new integration to combine with customized scenes where multiple interior activities occur like lighting, climate, shades, and more. Easy and convenient for the end customer, this integration adds to URC’s user interfaces, like touch screens, remotes and in-wall keypads like the LT-3300 and LT-3400 (coming soon).
“We are thrilled about our partnership with URC, a leading control company known for its exceptional customer experience, which aligns perfectly with our design-centric philosophy. Our design keypads are a perfect blend of exquisite Italian design, premium materials, and innovative technology. We believe our Design Collections will be an ideal addition to the URC ecosystem, complementing any interior and catering to diverse tastes while delivering a unique and seamless user experience,” said Olav Beruto, CEO of Black Nova.
“This next generation integration with the impeccably designed Black Nova portfolio, creates unique opportunities for our dealers, with easy programming, and luxury consumers, with upscale design and superior technology. URC’s Total Control continues to offer choice and reliable automation that unparallelled in the industry,” stated Lars Granoe, URC’s VP of Product Development.
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About Black Nova
Black Nova is a design-driven company dedicated to developing and producing innovative Smart Design Keypads and Touch Panels that offer unparalleled user experiences. Our collections are crafted with bold personality and meticulous attention to detail. Established for over nine years, Black Nova has achieved significant success in markets across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Our products are installed in over 20,000 luxury properties and high-end hotels worldwide, including prestigious locations like the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, The Carlton Hotel in Cannes, The Crown Sydney Resort, The One Barangaroo Residences, and the W Hotel The Palm Dubai.
For more information, please contact sales@blacknova.co or see https://blacknova.co/.