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Sounds like to me a cold solder joint that works sometimes but not all of the time. Check for solder bridges and reflow the solder joints.

Rick R.

Well, I did that and it did the reboot thing a few times and then came on.  It's currently working now, so hopefully I can get it to stay that way

Thanks for your help.  I'll report back if I run into the problem again

-Brandon

I have had some strange behavior with my conductor.  Most of the time it doesn't work, but then it will suddenly start working.  Last night I messed with it for over an hour - resetting the switch and conductor, reformatting the card rebuilding it, etc.
Then all of the sudden after a reboot, it started working.  I let it run overnight, and it was still going strong in the morning.

I then powercycled it, and it stopped working.  I have been messing with it for over an hour now and still no luck.  Continue reading for more details:

When I say "not working", the Green light on the ethernet port comes on for a couple seconds, then turns off. it does this forever.

I have had wireshark running through the entire process, and every time I plug in the power to the conductor, i get a single packet.  (just when i plug in the power, not every time the green light comes on like others have seen).  The data I get in wireshark is this:

0000  ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 04  a3 b2 44 45 08 00 45 00   ........ ..DE..E.
0010  00 24 00 01 00 00 64 11  94 85 c0 a8 01 9b ff ff   .$....d. ........
0020  ff ff 0b 2c 15 c0 00 10  71 f4 55 55 55 55 00 00   ...,.... q.UUUU..
0030  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00               ........ ....   

Now, when I unplug the CF card, and powercycle, I get two packets.  The one above, and then this one:

0000  ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 04  a3 b2 44 45 08 00 45 00   ........ ..DE..E.
0010  00 3d 00 02 00 00 64 11  94 6b c0 a8 01 9b ff ff   .=....d. .k......
0020  ff ff 0b 2c 15 c0 00 29  c9 07 55 aa 98 55 65 65   ...,...) ..U..Uee
0030  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........ ........
0040  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00                  ........ ...     

I assume this is the card error packet that gets sent out, and the lynx control panel does in fact show the card error message.  I get these two packets only one time, even though the green light is going on and off.

As far as the CF card goes, I have been formatting it as fat32, and setting the password, creating the shows, and creating the schedule. filenames are 8.3, and as I have said before, I have been able to get it working at one point, so I am pretty sure my CF card is built up correctly.

I have reflashed the firmware more than once.  I've even taken the firmware back to just the ETD firmware, and that worked for me.  So i am guessing it's the conductor side of things.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what I might try?

Double check your wiring from the DSC to the strings

I double-checked once again just to be sure, and everything is right.  Even if they are wrong, that wouldn't explain why it assigned a color to channel 512, when my starting channel is 513.

-Brandon

Looking to buy an active hub.  I didn't realize the conductor doesn't have Dmx firmware available, and all my devices are DMX!

If anyone has an active hub to spare, i'm definitely interested in buying!
PM me

Brandon

none of the EtDs come programmed.  you need to assemble enough of the board to be able to do the programming.

Doh!  That's what I thought. I had assumed the pickit2 would work. But now I see I need a pickit3.

1x kit #1
1x kit #3

Thanks!

If anyone has any spares, I would be very interested in buying it off you.
I'll take one built, or a kit, or even just the PCB if I have to.
PM if interested.

-brandon

I will be buying one if there is another coop