Mr Sir Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Baffled? i am running LOR controllers with a RS485 interface along with an ENTTEC Pro for running some DMX devices as well. The DMX devices work while running the Squence Editor only if the LOR side in the "Network preferences" tab is set to "none". Otherwise, there is no response to the DMX devices with the Sequence Editor. Listener runs ok in ether serario Note: I did see a red box in the lower right corner of the editor "Com Error" (no other details) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Cherry Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Please post your configuration for the LOR and DMX setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Try using the Hardware Utility (close the Sequence Editor first) to make sure that you've got the right port configured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sir Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Bob, Thanks for the input. the Hardware utility only works for the LOR controllers when the network utility (LOR Tab) has a port associated with the 485 Adaptor, anything else creates a port conflict. Dennis, here are the setting pic's thanks guys.. Edited June 14, 2013 by Mr Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Is that port that you're using for your LOR network correct? COM4? Can you control lights with the Hardware Utility when it is set to use that port? I know you said "Hardware utility only works for the LOR controllers when the network utility (LOR Tab) has a port associated with the 485 Adaptor, anything else creates a port conflict", but I want to explicitly be sure: Did you attempt to control the lights using the Hardware Utility? While it was set to that port? If so, did it successfully control the lights? Also, I notice that you have "Use compatibility mode for old MC-P channel controllers" checked. Do you in fact have old MC-P controllers? I think this is a pretty uncommon thing nowadays - you should only have this checked if you have MC-P controllers that were purchased before November 15, 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sir Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Bob, thanks for your input, COM 4 is set for the LOR RS232 Adaptor and it works fine with the Hardware Utility (as COM4 only and with the LOR tab as COM4 in the network utility) and with my (5) LOR controllers attached, the lights work fine. Works with the Sequence Editor too (Box in the lower right is blue Com: good) and if I do not run the Listener. If I do start the listener then the Sequence Editor the box in the lower right is red Com: error and there is no DMX output and no lights output from the controller. The ONLY scenario for DMX output is when the LOR tab is "None" in the network utility, the listener is running and the box in the lower right of theSequence Editor is orange: no comm port set). Regards,Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 What COM port is the ENTTEC Pro? How are you starting the Listener? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sir Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 COM 3 is set for the ENTTEC Pro Adaptor, as for the Listener program, I start it with the control panel and then click "ok" when the butrton appears in thr screen. the Listener appears on the tray at the bottom of the screen. see shot #2 in the pic's Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Are the lines for the two adapters running near each other? Maybe try isolating them further? Maybe try different USB ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Also, I just happened to notice that you are using version 3.5.0. You should probably consider upgrading to at least 3.5.2 (which would be a free upgrade even if your license maxes out at 3.5). Version 3.5.0 had a bug which caused a memory leak during shows in some cases. To be clear, I seriously doubt that this has anything to do with the problem you're currently facing, but it might be a good idea anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sir Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Well, I dont want to beat this dying horse intirely to death, good sugestions anyway. However, Iv'e have come quite a ways with DMX and LOR enough to benchmark what works but the S3 software is kicking my butt. In a nutshell (Iv'e covered the perticulars) how can the Sequencer run a show off a PC with (1) RS485 adaptor COMM4 connected to (6) LOR Controllers AND (1) ENTTEC Pro adaptor COMM3 connected to (4) DMX devices? As is, only the Controllers OR the DMX Devices work. Does S3 v3.5.0 only work ether/or or both ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Although unresolved, this thread may be related: http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/27183-dual-network-lor-and-dmx-using-enttec-open/ and this: http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/23779-enttec-pro-does-not-work/ and this: http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/20702-setting-up-enttec-open-usb-and-tutorial-on-programming-rgb/ and this: http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/20771-using-lor-dongle-with-dmx/ Edited July 17, 2013 by Ken Benedict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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