Understood... but enable/disable is just a workaround.
As your issue is with rs485/modbus multi-device management/communication ..you may have to re-post towards RS485/Modbus topic 
I'm sure there will be some experts to help you with the root cause
It looks like others have solved the multi-device issues
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