diff --git a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
index ad873245..7a7e5c9f 100644
--- a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
+++ b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Feedbacks\BoolFeedbackPulseExtender.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\RoutingPortNames.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\TieLineConfig.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Shades\Shade Interfaces.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Shades\ShadeController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SmartObjects\SmartObjectNumeric.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SmartObjects\SmartObjectDynamicList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SmartObjects\SmartObjectDPad.cs" />
diff --git a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/Shade Interfaces.cs b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/Shade Interfaces.cs
index 7248a38b..35c0b97f 100644
--- a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/Shade Interfaces.cs	
+++ b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/Shade Interfaces.cs	
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@ using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Shades
 {
-    public class Shade Interfaces 
-    {  
+    public interface IShades
+    {
+        List<ShadeBase> Shades { get; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Requirements for a device that implements basic shade control
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface iShadesRaiseLower
+    {
+        void Raise();
+        void Lower();
+        void Stop();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeBase.cs b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeBase.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f6076a6..00000000
--- a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeBase.cs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-
-namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Shades
-{
-    public class ShadeBase
-    {
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeController.cs b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db538fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Shades/ShadeController.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+
+using PepperDash.Core;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Shades
+{
+    public class ShadeController : Device, IShades
+    {
+        public List<ShadeBase> IShades.Shades { get; private set; }
+
+    }
+
+    public abstract class ShadeBase : Device, iShadesRaiseLower
+    {
+        public ShadeBase(string key, string name)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        #region iShadesRaiseLower Members
+
+        public void iShadesRaiseLower.Raise();
+        public void iShadesRaiseLower.Lower();
+        public void iShadesRaiseLower.Stop();
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Crestron Lighting/Din8sw8.cs b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Crestron Lighting/Din8sw8.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11339513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Crestron Lighting/Din8sw8.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.Lighting;
+
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.CrestronIO;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common.Environment.Lighting
+{
+    public class Din8sw8Controller : Device
+    {
+        // Need to figure out some sort of interface to make these switched outputs behave like processor relays so they can be used interchangably
+
+        public Din8Sw8 SwitchModule { get; private set; }
+
+        public Din8sw8Controller(string key, string cresnetId)
+            : base(key)
+        {
+            
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Lutron/LutronQuantum.cs b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Lutron/LutronQuantum.cs
index 82ce4e1d..83562cc2 100644
--- a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Lutron/LutronQuantum.cs	
+++ b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Lutron/LutronQuantum.cs	
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common.Environment.Lutron
     public class LutronQuantumPropertiesConfig
     {
         public CommunicationMonitorConfig CommunicationMonitorProperties { get; set; }
-        public ControlPropertiesConfig Control { get; set; }
+        public ControlPropertiesConfig Control { get; set; }
 
         public int IntegrationId { get; set; }
         public List<LightingScene> Scenes{ get; set; }
diff --git a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Somfy/RelayControlledShade.cs b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Somfy/RelayControlledShade.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98814172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Environment/Somfy/RelayControlledShade.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Shades;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common.Environment.Somfy
+{
+    public class RelayControlledShade : ShadeBase
+    {
+
+        public RelayControlledShade(string key, string name, RelayControlledShadeConfigProperties props)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+
+        public void Raise()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public class RelayControlledShadeConfigProperties
+    {
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj
index e44f2459..78ed5a13 100644
--- a/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj	
+++ b/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj	
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.GeneralIO.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Crestron.SimplSharpPro.Lighting, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1099c178b3b54c3b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.Lighting.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
     <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.4.20530, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
@@ -118,7 +122,9 @@
     <Compile Include="DSP\BiampTesira\BiampTesiraForteDsp.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DSP\BiampTesira\BiampTesiraFortePropertiesConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DSP\PolycomSoundStructure\SoundStructureBasics.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Environment\Crestron Lighting\Din8sw8.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Environment\Lutron\LutronQuantum.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Environment\Somfy\RelayControlledShade.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Factory\DeviceFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Generic\GenericSource.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microphone\MicrophonePrivacyController.cs" />
diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 3beb8ac4..79034231 100644
--- a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -76,16 +76,22 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
             var versionString = string.Format("{0}.{1}.{2}", version.Major, version.Minor, version.Build);
 
+            string directoryPrefix;
+
+            //directoryPrefix = Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.Directory.GetApplicationRootDirectory();
+#warning ^ For use with beta Include4.dat for XiO Edge
+            directoryPrefix = "";
+
             if (CrestronEnvironment.DevicePlatform != eDevicePlatform.Server)
             {
-                filePathPrefix = Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.Directory.GetApplicationRootDirectory() + dirSeparator + "NVRAM" 
+                filePathPrefix = directoryPrefix + dirSeparator + "NVRAM" 
                     + dirSeparator + string.Format("program{0}", InitialParametersClass.ApplicationNumber) + dirSeparator;
 
                 Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on 3-series Appliance", versionString);
             }
             else
             {
-                filePathPrefix = Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.Directory.GetApplicationRootDirectory() + dirSeparator + "User" + dirSeparator;
+                filePathPrefix = directoryPrefix + dirSeparator + "User" + dirSeparator;
 
                 Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "Starting Essentials v{0} on XiO Edge Server", versionString);
             }