Old Style Vareos (No DIP Switches)

Given a system running Illumination that contains Vareos that *do not* have DIP switches, is it possible to:

1) determine the address of the Vareo
2) change the address of the Vareo
3) reset the Vareo to "no" address or perhaps factory default

thanks

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Originally Posted by jkvossen

Given a system running Illumination that contains Vareos that *do not* have DIP switches, is it possible to:

1) determine the address of the Vareo
2) change the address of the Vareo
3) reset the Vareo to "no" address or perhaps factory default

thanks

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Dear Jkvossen,

Thank you for the inquiry.

If you have a HW Vareo that does not have dip switches would indicate an older model from an Original HomeWorks system. The Original HomeWorks processor would give these devices an address with the software and cannot be changed. The Vareo can still be used in a newer system but remain at the address it was previously given.

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Originally Posted by Kevin P.

Dear Jkvossen,

Thank you for the inquiry.

If you have a HW Vareo that does not have dip switches would indicate an older model from an Original HomeWorks system. The Original HomeWorks processor would give these devices an address with the software and cannot be changed. The Vareo can still be used in a newer system but remain at the address it was previously given.

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so you can never change them?

what happens now if a Vareo goes bad and I need to replace it? What would be the procedure/process for getting that addressed properly in Illumination?

thanks

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Originally Posted by jkvossen

so you can never change them?

what happens now if a Vareo goes bad and I need to replace it? What would be the procedure/process for getting that addressed properly in Illumination?

thanks

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Dear Jkvossen,

If a Vareo needs to be replaced then you will replace with a new dip switch model and address accordingly. If you are trying to replace with an older non-dip switch model then it must match the address of the previous Vareo.

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Originally Posted by Kevin P.

Dear Jkvossen,

If a Vareo needs to be replaced then you will replace with a new dip switch model and address accordingly. If you are trying to replace with an older non-dip switch model then it must match the address of the previous Vareo.

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ok...if a vareo is replaced with another older style (w/o DIP switches), how does one set the address?

thanks

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Originally Posted by jkvossen

ok...if a vareo is replaced with another older style (w/o DIP switches), how does one set the address?

thanks

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Dear jkvossen,

If you have an extra older style HWV then the address cannot be set in Illumination. The Original HomeWorks processor would assign the address to the Vareo. Be aware this is for HWV and not the regular non-system Vareos. The non-system Vareos do not have dip switches and cannot work as part of a HomeWorks system.