iowaengineer Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This has happened to me several times now, on different controllers.I connect directly to the controller and change it's controller id to something other than 1 (ie. to 2 or 3).Then run the show, it works.But, after some time, perhaps I have removed power to the controller, or added channels, or other common changes,the controller I had set to 2 or 3 reverts back to unit id 1. (and then I have two controllers as unit 1, which isn't what I want).Do I need to do something special for the controller to remember what unit id it is?How can i get it to always remember that it is unit id 2 or 3?How, after I changed it's address, could it revert back to unit id 1???Please help. First year with these things.Thanks-Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 What type of controller are you using. We don't have enough information to diagnose the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 My guess is you are using a controller with dials to set the unit id, but are instead setting it with the hardware utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaengineer Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I have three CTB16D controllers on my network, including two CCRs.Unfortunately, when my controller reverts back to 1, I only see 4 controllers, instead of 5 on the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) Never mind - read it wrong... Edited November 26, 2012 by George Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This page has the user manual for you type of controller. It tells how to set the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaengineer Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yes, reading the user manual is a good start (thanks).I guess, since I was able to dynamically set the unit ID directly to the controller, I didn't think I need to manually set the rotary switches.Apparently I have to set the rotary switches, which is no big deal, since I'm not dynamically changing the unit ids.It does make me wonder why the hardware utility allows me to change the unit id, when in fact that is only temporary.The weird thing is that controller 2, was set dynamically, and seems to be still working.I guess it's when I power down the controller it loses it's memory, then I have to reset it's controller id again.Thanks guys for the help...or at least getting me to read the user manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Good call Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Good call Tim, and Will showing the link to the manual.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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