I do not understand why they went half and half. It is crazy how they call it going serial link, but still a ton of wiring to hook up to. Not a fan at all of the new one, the old ones were reliable, but just too much wiring to hook up. Kinda like they do not want to jump into the new world.
Smartrise or the one from Elevator controls is the way to go.
If you are doing serial link.