Linking Echoflex Wireless Devices

Topic

I need to pair my Echoflex switches and sensors to my Echoflex controllers (sometimes colloquially called power packs) so I can control my lights.

Description

Echoflex sensors and switches are transmitters, meaning they only send wireless messages.

Echoflex controllers are transceivers. They mainly receive messages, but they also can transmit wireless messages.

Linking devices is a process by which you tell the controller which transmitters it should respond to.

• The controller must be in a specific operating mode for this to happen called "link mode"
• The transmitter must send a specific message to the controller with information for linking that includes the radio identification and profile of the sensor/switch

Procedure

1. Put the Echoflex controller into Learn mode. ​​
   1. Push the [LEARN] button on the controller.
   2. If you do not have access to the controller, you will need Garibaldi Pro software, laptop, and ERUSB USB serial interface (can be purchased through an ETC dealer) to activate this mode. You can also use the software to configure and send many links at once.

When in Learn mode, depending on the model, the relay will cycle or dimming output oscillate on and off about once per second.

2. Send the Teach command from the sensor or switch.
   1. Switch — triple click the ON button or paddle of the station
   2. Sensor — press the TEACH/LINK button
   3. NOTE: MSS stations have a Teach button, which is accessible with the faceplate off.

Upon receipt of the teach command, the controller will stop cycling for about 4 seconds and then resume. If the lights pause ON, then you have successfully linked the devices together. If the lights pause OFF, then you have unlinked the devices, which means they were already linked together. If this is in error, once the output starts cycling again, you can repeat step 2 to re-link the station.

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