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LedTriks II / Re: Ledtriks II proto development
« on: December 19, 2008, 08:53:28 am »
slug remover?
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LedTriks II / Re: Ledtriks II proto development
« on: December 19, 2008, 12:51:58 am »
looks kind of like the middle part inside the old Martin robo-scan (DJ light - fake laser show)... *could* be naughty 
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LedTriks II / Re: Ledtriks II proto development
« on: December 19, 2008, 12:44:32 am »
is it naughty?
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Lynx (Old Hardware) / Re: Dongle and Lynx are conspiring against me!
« on: December 08, 2008, 12:04:54 am »One thing I noticed - and I am not a Windoes fan - is that the PC makes a sound when I disconnect or connect the USB cable. At various times when a sequence was running I would hear a similar sound. There's nothing else running on this PC. I have no idea why that sound was happening while the sequence played.
improper solder joint on the dongles FTDI board?
improper solder joint on the PC's USB port (you did try a different port?)
If the port is not directly attached to the motherboard (that is, if you're using a USB port on the front panel of your computer), try re-seating the connection to the USB header on your motherboard.
If you're by salt water or in a very high-humidity environment you may have contact issues - some contact cleaner and either a pencil eraser or 1500+ grit wet sandpaper on the USB contacts. (I'm reaching here...)
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Lynx (Old Hardware) / Re: Dongle and Lynx are conspiring against me!
« on: December 03, 2008, 01:47:16 pm »Well... I got the most hefty high quality USB 2.0 A to B cable I could find in Bangkok, and my Dongle/Splitter/Lynx setup has been running flawlessly now for almost three hours. I even shut down the PC and restarted, plugged in the Dongle and started Vixen. It's working! I'm encouraged again.
I did a bit o' searching, and found no authoritative answer. I suspect (without evidence) that incident RF might be inducing an occasional 1 bit error in the cable. The USB port/FTDI chip would self-correct/reset in the space of 1 or 2 packets, but the FTDI driver might get confused when that happens. It is a known issue that ports don't always get released properly when a device is disconnected. USB was built to hot-swap, com ports were not.
My point is, I'm guessing that adding an RF choke(s) to your USB cable, plus shielding/routing the cable away from transformers/AC inductors or any components that switch... might keep the serial signal intact.
Or it could be gremlins.
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Lynx (Old Hardware) / Re: Dongle and Lynx are conspiring against me!
« on: December 01, 2008, 07:19:59 pm »
If it's a slower PC, you could be having a timing problem with the port driver. Try doubling the buffer in the driver's advanced settings (also try halving it). Also try setting your windows scheduling priority to favor "background services". The port driver is an "extra" layer between your USB port hardware, the windows USB system driver and your application...
You may also have better luck with the newest driver. It's not WHQL, but may have better timing...
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You may also have better luck with the newest driver. It's not WHQL, but may have better timing...
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