Do you really need to change the Device ID?
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 4:22 pm
Four MAU units of varying vintage but all under 5 years old. All have ALC OEMCtrl modules in them. #4 has touch screen and is simplicity itself to configure baud, MAC, device ID. Units 1 and 2 have no screen. 1,2,4 all are IOFlex. Unit 3 is IOZone, nobody understands why what is on site differs from sales expectation. Connecting touch screen shows basic info only as no touch screen file loaded. Connect BACView 6 software emulator (hardware hasn't been available for a while) and that shows a lot more info about unit operation but nothing regarding BACnet setup. It could have but they left those pages out of the screen file. From here is goes political, need to get license permission keys from the OEM, one week so that wasn't too bad. Also needs ALC server license key from customer, something a third party vendor would not have. Return visit connect field assistant and upload all the source files from the controllers, modify device ID and download the device ID changes to the controllers.
A third party vendor wouldn't have had a chance with those earlier units, fortunately the newer ones address all those concerns. Unfortunately the touch screen that made #4 so easy won't be available for a year due to supply chain problems.
Bonus, OEM vendor still thought pretty highly of this site. Brouchure picture vs what it looks like when I had to work on it.
A third party vendor wouldn't have had a chance with those earlier units, fortunately the newer ones address all those concerns. Unfortunately the touch screen that made #4 so easy won't be available for a year due to supply chain problems.
Bonus, OEM vendor still thought pretty highly of this site. Brouchure picture vs what it looks like when I had to work on it.