Converting RA2 System to a RA3 System

This article details how to convert a RadioRA 2 system to a RadioRA 3 system, including how to extract the project file, convert it, and what to do if the extraction fails.
 
 
<h3>Before We Begin</h3>
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To ensure a successful conversion, keep the following things in mind:
<ul style='margin-top: 0in;margin-bottom: 0in;'><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Use the latest version of the Lutron Designer Software. You can find the latest version of Designer from your <a target='_blank' href='https://hub.lutron.net/dashboard'>MyLutron's Resource page</a></li><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Extract the project file from the RadioRA 2 system's Main Repeater. For more information on extraction, please see our <a target='_blank' href='https://support.lutron.com/us/en/product/radiora3/article/programming/R… 2 Software Article</a>.</li><ul style='margin-top: 0in;margin-bottom: 0in;'><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Ensure you have the RadioRA 2 software installed (available in the <a target='_blank' href='https://hub.lutron.net/dashboard'>MyLutron Resource page</a> or the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.lutron.com/en-US/Service-Support/Pages/Technical/LegacyProd… Products page</a>) to do the extraction.</li><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Hardwire to your network via the ethernet cable to complete the extraction process.</li><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Review the <a target='_blank' href='https://assets.lutron.com/a/documents/residential_systems_networking_gu… 2 networking guideline</a> to ensure your computer can communicate with the Main Repeater</li></ul><li style='margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 8pt;line-height: 115%;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;'>Ensure the RadioRA 2 project file has been updated to 12.10</li></ul>
 
 
 
<h3 style='line-height: 1.2;'>Converting a RadioRA 2 project to RadioRA 3</h3>
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Do not factory reset the RadioRA 2 Main Repeater(s) while on-site. This results in a Factory Default of all other wireless devices in the RadioRA 2 system. If this occurs, each device will need to be reactivated to the RadioRA 3 system. 
 
<ol><li>Open the Lutron Designer version 23.2 or higher and select RadioRA 3.</li></ol>
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In version 23.5+, use the Places Menu and select Browse Local.
 
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<ol start='2'><li> Select Save and Continue to save information for future reference when the warning appears.</li></ol>
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Select Yes to enable cloud remote services at the Project File Conversion prompt.
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<table border='1' style='width: auto;border-width: 1px;background-color: #dddddd;border-style: hidden;'><tbody><tr><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' style='width: 99.0949%;'>Important: Selecting No in cloud services disables remote features and prevents the project from being recoverable if the physical file is lost.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<ol start='4'><li>Select Apply Settings and Convert the Database.</li></ol>
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<ol start='5'><li>Save the converted project. </li></ol>
 
You have successfully converted a RadioRA 2 project to RadioRA 3.
 
 
 
<h3>Affected Programming</h3>
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<p style='box-sizing: border-box;margin: 0px 0px 12px;padding: 0px;font-size: 1.17em;display: block;margin-inline: 0px;margin-block: 1em;color: #181818;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';white-space: normal;background-color: #ffffff;line-height: 1.2;'>Programming items converted from the RadioRA 2 database:
<ul style='margin-bottom: 0in;margin-top: 0px;'><li style='margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Area Tree</li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Device and zone names</li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Single action and toggle programming</li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Shared scenes</li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Normal timeclock events</li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px;line-height: 1.2;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;color: #3e3e3e;'>Sensor programming</li></ul>
<div style='box-sizing: border-box;color: #181818;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 14px;white-space: normal;background-color: #ffffff;margin-bottom: 12px;'> </div>
<div style='box-sizing: border-box;color: #181818;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 14px;white-space: normal;background-color: #ffffff;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.2;'>Programming items not directly handled during conversion:</div>
<div style='box-sizing: border-box;color: #181818;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 14px;white-space: normal;background-color: #ffffff;margin-bottom: 12px;line-height: 1.2;'> </div>
<table style='box-sizing: border-box;border-collapse: collapse;width: 623px;overflow-wrap: normal;word-break: normal;color: #181818;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size: 14px;white-space: normal;background-color: #ffffff;border-style: none;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;' width='623' border='1'><tbody style='box-sizing: border-box;'><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;width: 312px;border: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>RadioRA 2</td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>RadioRA 3</td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>RadioRA 2 Main Repeater(s) – support programming (each Main Repeater supports 100 Phantom Buttons – can be programmed using any programming model)</td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>RadioRA 3 – Phantom Keypads Converting a RadioRA 2 project to RadioRA 3 – phantom buttons on the main repeater(s) will be converted to phantom keypads Can be added from the device toolbox, is programmable, and can be virtually activated using LEAP integration</td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>Selected Button Type: Path of Light</td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>Path of light buttons are converted to: LED Logic – Room Logic Button Type – Toggle</td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>Timeclock Events Selected Button Type: Timeclock Modes</td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>
Only normal mode timeclock events will be converted. All other timeclock events (vacation mode, alternative mode, etc.) must be manually added to a new timeclock event and programmed to be enabled or disabled by a keypad button. Timeclock events assigned to buttons in RadioRA 2 do not convert.
 
Timeclock Modes can be recreated as new "Timeclocks". Timeclock Mode Programming can be recreated as "Timeclock Events" under the new Timeclocks. Vacation mode programming (enable/disable) is found under the program tab – “Vacation Mode”
</td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>Security Mode (VCRX) </td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>Device and Zone lockout is not currently supported </td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;'><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;line-height: 1.2;'>Green button </td><td colspan='1' rowspan='1' valign='top' style='box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0in 7px;text-align: left;border-bottom: 1px solid black;width: 312px;border-top-style: none;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left-style: none;line-height: 1.2;'>Not currently supported </td></tr></tbody></table>

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