Help, New to Radions! XR30 Gen 4. Connect with Mobius or Apex (WXM)?

[kyley]

Hi All,
I have a pair of Radion XR30 Gen 4s (they have the newer RF Module and are Mobius compliant) that I bought used. I was planning to control them with Mobius. But I have an Apex and WXM as well. And I guess ReefLink is another option? What would be best / easiest to control with? I've seen a lot of posts with problems using Mobius, although on paper it seems easiest? Any recommendations would be welcome!

Also, if I upgrade the firmware for them to work with Mobius, do they no longer work with the WXM?

Side note, I'm using these with an AquaticLife T5 hybrid setup (and the Apex will control on/off on them). Thanks,
--Kyle

 

[blaxsun]

My understanding is that the Radion G5s don't work with ReefLink or WXM, and there's no Neptune control through Apex. I'd try it with Neptune first because I'm not sure if you upgrade the firmware that there's any going back after with the G4s.

 

[SuncrestReef]

If you ever connect a Radion G4 or older to the Mobius app, that upgrades the Radion firmware to a version that's no longer compatible with the WXM, and you'll need to follow the instructions here to downgrade the Radion firmware back to a version that the WXM can connect to:

Mobius: Firmware Rollback to ESL/WXM

Overview QuietDrive VorTech and Vectra built after 6/1/20, will have Mobius firmware preloaded. We do not recommend performing a firmware rollback unless you already have a large group of devices ...

support.ecotechmarine.com

 

[SuncrestReef]

(I didn’t realize until just now that you’re the same person I’m assisting on the other WXM thread)

 

[kyley]

(I didn’t realize until just now that you’re the same person I’m assisting on the other WXM thread)

No worries!

 

[Onewolf]

If you ever connect a Radion G4 or older to the Mobius app, that upgrades the Radion firmware to a version that's no longer compatible with the WXM, and you'll need to follow the instructions here to downgrade the Radion firmware back to a version that the WXM can connect to:

Mobius: Firmware Rollback to ESL/WXM

Overview QuietDrive VorTech and Vectra built after 6/1/20, will have Mobius firmware preloaded. We do not recommend performing a firmware rollback unless you already have a large group of devices ...

support.ecotechmarine.com

I 'downgraded' a new Mobius MP10 I bought recently in order to be compatible with my existing Reeflink ESL system. The downgrade worked fine and now it's on the ESL system with 2 Radion G4s, a Vectra S1, and 2 MP10s.