vbsafire1 Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 I just changed one of my KPL from a 6 button to an 8 button. Everything is working but how do I add the new buttons?Do I have to delete the device and then add it back in to get the other buttons? If so, I would lose all the scenes? Thanks
LeeG Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 The KeypadLinc has to be Deleted and added back in the new button configuration. Then the new nodes are added to the Scenes. When a 6 button KPL is changed to an 8 button KPL, the 6 button A,B,C,D nodes become C,D,E,F nodes. When going the other way 3 nodes are lost completely. Although this is all internal configuration information not normally of any concern to the ISY user, 6 button KPL hardware/firmware uses button A = Group 3 button B = Group 4 button C = Group 5 button D = Group 6 When converted to 8 button configuration the KPL hardware/firmware uses button A = Group 1 button B = Group 2 button C = Group 3 button D = Group 4 button E = Group 5 button F = Group 6 Not to worry about how Insteon uses the Group number. The point being that how button A is recognized in a 6 button KPL is different in how button A in an 8 button KPL is recognized. I am not saying that enough rules could not be developed to try and make the conversion automatic but it is very complex at best and does not work going from 8 to 6 because 3 Groups are lost altogether.
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