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I had to run the program as administrator, then it worked fine.

Does DLA still have the Light List file for the config utility? When I try to download it says it "error downloading from site". Anyone know where I can get this list??

I have used xLights/Nutcracker on my Windows 10 machine with no problems also.

You must be thinking of the smart string hub.  The Express has no such option.  It is a 120V controller AC controller and the heat sink is use to keep the Triacs temp (all 16 of them) under control.  The heat sink is an integral part of the device and cannot be easily added later and unless all you intend to dim are low current LED strings, assembling the device without it is a really bad idea.  Another thing to consider is that you would be doubling the amount of shipping work for the coop manager who is doing this for free as it is.

You are correct, my apologies.

Perhaps you should post a closeup and clear picture of the front and back of the hub so that we can take a look at it.  The hub is a fairly simple device and as far as pixelnet goes, the hub just distributes the signal to all of the ports and supplies power to the controllers connected to them.  The PIC is only used for pixelnet to DMX conversion and should have no effect on the pixelnet controller ports.  Make sure that the cable you are using to connect the USB dongle to the hub is a good cable and not a crossover cable.  I would also double check the dongle and make sure that it has the Pixelnet firmware on it.  If you performed the magnet test of the uSC while it was connected to the hub, that confirms that the hub is at least providing power to the uSC and that the nodes connected to it are functioning.  If the cables checkout ok, then the issue has to be either the hub or a configuration issue.  I believe that the USB dongle is capable of programming the uSC so I would setup the Falcon configuration software and see if it can connect to the USC thru the hub.  IF it does, then the hub is not the issue and I would reconfigure the uSC to the desired channel.  IIRC, the firmware for the uSC does NOT have any default configuration.

I will try to get a picture up sometime this afternoon if I can. I did not think about the cable from the dongle to the hub being cross over, I shall check that first thing. It is a commercially made cable and not one that I made. I will see if I can reprogram the uSC for a different start channel and see if that works. Do I need the hub to program the uSC or can the uSC be connected directly to the usb dongle and programmed? Thus far I have only seen the uSC programmed thru the hub.

How are you powering the hub?

ATX power supply

The issue is I am not getting any signal to the light strand. I am using known good cables, known working USB Dongle, and known working uSC controller. When I output signal to the setup I can see that the USB Dongle is getting signal but nothing happens through the Hub. It is powered and when the light strand is plugged in I can trip the magnetic test strip on the uSC and the lights sequence through the test, so I have power to the lights. I have meticulously followed and rechecked the cables to make sure the signal path is correct and thus far I see no problems there.

What could be causing the Hub to not allow the signal through? The PIC is programmed and verified also.

I thought initially, "well this must be an issue with this Hub". So, I pulled out my second Hub and the same thing...nothing happens. I just built both of the boards about a month ago and again, I double checked that everything was in its proper place and soldered correctly according the the Wiki instructions. Both Pixelnet jumpers are set to position 1 and the DMX jumper is set to position 1.  I am at a loss here and don't know where to go from here. Can anyone help me troubleshoot these Hubs?

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