the only way is to read the sensor chip ID ...

something like that:
Code:
'*****************************************************************************
SensID:' Sensor Identification
'*****************************************************************************

  OWOUT DQ, 1, [ $33 ]								' Read Chip Family code
  OWIN  DQ, 2, [ FAM,ID[6],ID[5],ID[4],ID[3],ID[2],ID[1],CRC]
  
  													' PAR Device ???
  OWOut DQ, 1, [$55, FAM,ID[6],ID[5],ID[4],ID[3],ID[2],ID[1],CRC, $44 ]
  OWOut DQ, 1, [ $55, FAM,ID[6],ID[5],ID[4],ID[3],ID[2],ID[1],CRC, $BE ]  
  PAUSE 750	 
  OWIN    DQ, 2, [R_Temp.Lowbyte, R_Temp.Highbyte]	' Read two bytes 
  
  IF FAM != $FF THEN 
  
  	IF R_Temp = $0550 OR R_Temp = $AA THEN 
  	
  		PAR = 1
  	  	
  	ELSE
  
  	PAR = 0
  	
  	ENDIF
  
  ELSE
  
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				"NO SENSOR   "
  	LCDOUT $FE,$C0,					"Chk Sens & Reset"
  	STOP
  	
  ENDIF
  
  IF FAM = $05 THEN
  
   	LCDOUT $FE,$80,   				"DS 2405     "
   	
  	PAUSE 1000
  	
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				" CRC: ",HEX2 CRC," FAM: ", HEX2 FAM
  	
  ENDIF
  
  IF FAM = $10 THEN
  
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				"DS 18S20/1820"
  	IF PAR THEN LCDOUT $FE,$88," PAR " : PAUSE 1000
  	
  	Tempo = 250     	
  	PAUSE 1000
  	
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				" CRC: ",HEX2 CRC," FAM: ", HEX2 FAM
  	
  ENDIF
  
  IF FAM = $22 THEN
  
   	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				"DS 1822      " 
  	IF PAR THEN LCDOUT $FE,$88," PAR " : PAUSE 1000
  	      	
 	OWOUT DQ, 1, [$CC, $4E, 0, 0, DS18B20_bit]    'Skip ROM search and write N_bits
  	'                                                 resolution to scratch pad
  	PAUSE 1000
  	
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				" CRC: ",HEX2 CRC," FAM: ", HEX2 FAM
  	
  ENDIF
  	  	
  IF FAM = $28 THEN
  
   	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				"DS 18B20     " 
  	IF PAR THEN LCDOUT $FE,$88," PAR " : PAUSE 1000
  	   
 	OWOUT DQ, 1, [$CC, $4E, 0, 0, DS18B20_bit]    'Skip ROM search and write N_bits
  	'                                                 resolution to scratch pad
  	PAUSE 1000
  	
  	LCDOUT $FE,$80, 				" CRC: ",HEX2 CRC," FAM: ", HEX2 FAM
  	
  ENDIF
  

  	  	
  	LCDOUT $FE,$C0," ID:",HEX2 ID[1],HEX2 ID[2],HEX2 ID[3],HEX2 ID[4],HEX2 ID[5],HEX2 ID[6]
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