Originally Posted by
Johnny54
Sparky
Please do not mislead people on this forum. Interactive -> Illuminations -> QS is a straight forward process. There are many many more parts you can use for a QS upgrade than cannot be used. Radio Ra2 is a huge downgrade from the homeworks platform and there are so many parts in the illuminations system that can NEVER be controlled via Radio Ra 2, IE, RPM panels and Wired shades.
The items from the Illuminations/ Interactive world that can be used are the RPMs(white labeled U-Modules cannot be used Prior to 2003), Dimmers/Switches (wired and non vareo), all HWI model numbered keypads, QED shades and Q96 interface, H48 modules and wired dimmers (no D48 / vareo dimmers). If the client bought the Illuminations replacement processor so it is new, there is also a way to connect the two systems with IP commands (not recommended for Illuminations processor stability.
To answer the replace with dumb switches the answer is also no. as the keypads are all wired with LV 4 conductor wire. There is no 120V wiring to keypad locations.
Lutron Why are you not monitoring thread like this???
Please contact a Lutron dealer that does not suggest Radio Ra2 and has any kind of understanding as to the upgrade process for Lutron lighting systems.
I highly recommend you get the program extracted off of the old processor as there is a conversion tool that authorized dealers have that help with not having to trace out and diagnose the whole system.