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Linking Echoflex Devices with Multiple Radio IDs via Garibaldi Pro

Issue

I am attempting to link an Echoflex device with more than one radio ID (e.g. an OWS wall switch sensor) to a controller via Garibaldi Pro. How do I put both IDs in the program?

Explanation of Issue

Each device has one ID that it considers the base ID; this is the ID that needs to be put into the configuration. All other IDs are sub IDs, which are derived from the base ID using a mathematical formula. The good news is, Garibaldi Pro does this for you! This means it is crucial that you put the base ID in the software rather than one of the sub IDs. Failure to do so will result in erroneous values being written to the link table of the controller, meaning the device will not be linked to the desired stations. In the above example of an OWS, the base ID is the switch's ID, not the sensor's.

Base ID by Product

Product Name Part Number(s) Base ID
OWS Wall Switch Sensor 8188A1190-X-1
8188A1700-X-1
Switch
Universal Input-Output Interface (UIO) 8189A1191-X-1
8189A1391-X-1
Controller Channel 1
Elaho-Echoflex Interface (EEI) 8186A1219 Input Channel 1
8-button Multi-Button Interface (MBI8) 8188A1839-5-1
8188A1839-4-1
8188A1839-3-1
8188A1839-1-1
Button 1-4
Contact Input Interface (ERCII) 7188A1420 Channel 1
Contact Output Interface (ERCOI) 7188A1421 Channel 1
Demand Response Interface (ERDRI) 7188A1422 Control Channel 1
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