On page 113 of the "Apex Comprehensive Reference Manual" it states in chapter 9 - Virtual Outlets, in the "Creating a Virtual Outlet" topic, bullet point 4:
4. Control Addresses are used to setup legacy modules and X10 but they can also impact you when defining virtual outlets. When you enter a starting address like ‘A1’ the system will increment from there based on how many outlet addresses that module has. Valid control addresses are A1 – A16, B1 – B16, C1 – C16 and D1 – D8. That’s a total of 56. The system will skip control addresses that already exist. If you add 8 virtual outlets using a DC8 module beginning at A1 then later try to add another DC8 at A1 you will find that no new outlets are created. That’s because all the control addresses are duplicated. The proper way would be to have the second EB8 start at address ‘A9’ and increment from there.
My first question about this statement is: What is a "Legacy Module and X10"?
My second question is: I currently have 2 EB8's connected to my Apex. I wanted to add a 3rd virtual EB8. The above statement regarding valid control addresses indicate that if you don't chose an unused control address, no new outlets are created. So my question is: How do I know which control address are attributed to the 2 EB8's that I currently have and are connected to my Apex system. When I try and add a new virtual EB8, the auto inputted control address is A1. Does this mean that A1 is available (see pic below). Or would I start at B1 because the 2 EB8's that I currently have connected would use A1-A8 for the first EB8 and A9-A16 for the second EB8?
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Thank you,
Tom G
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