zvacman Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, wbaker4 said: Confusing - It connects and can control the lights - solid green. What changed since then? It connects on my DMX network but with the wrong ID. ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT CONNECT on the RG485 to reset the unit ID number. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbaker4 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Reboot the PC - unplug and plug the dongle back in- perhaps use a different USB port. So with LOR ID=6, your DMX starting address will be 81? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 minute ago, wbaker4 said: Reboot the PC - unplug and plug the dongle back in- perhaps use a different USB port. So with LOR ID=6, your DMX starting address will be 81? I've done all of that several times. It functions fine and controls lights as unit 1 in DMX, Which gives me 2 unit 1's. Not good. I have even tried to switch unit 1 to unit 6 but it won't connect either. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbaker4 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Do you have other RS485 dongles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, wbaker4 said: Do you have other RS485 dongles? Wish I do, that would be nice. I might have to ditch this controller at this point for this year. I still have over 10,000 RGB and Pixel channels, the show will still rock. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 What do you have it connected to in DMX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 7 hours ago, Dennis Laff said: What do you have it connected to in DMX SACN E1.31 to DMX through a crossover cable. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownTown Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hey Z - Since it works OK as controller 1, could you just re-number your original #1 controller to #6 (or whatever number you had in mind)? That will get you through the lighting season, and then you can get to the source of the problem in the new year when you have plenty of time. D.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 hour ago, DownTown said: Hey Z - Since it works OK as controller 1, could you just re-number your original #1 controller to #6 (or whatever number you had in mind)? That will get you through the lighting season, and then you can get to the source of the problem in the new year when you have plenty of time. D.T. I tried that. The HU isn't finding any controllers and aside from needing to change this one unit ID I don't even need my RS485 which I'm thinking is the culprit. I have a friend that is going to drop off his tonight, so fingers crossed. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownTown Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Seems that if HU won't find any of your controllers, you have a configuration or communication issue. I'd resolve that before you take on any other challenges. I'd want to see a solid light on the controller and the controller list in HU fully populated before doing anything else. D.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 If your connected in DMX mode off your E1-31 controller the hardware utility wont find it in dmx mode , you have to connect to lor dongle to find it in the hardware utility change channel then connect to DMX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Dennis Laff said: If your connected in DMX mode off your E1-31 controller the hardware utility wont find it in dmx mode , you have to connect to lor dongle to find it in the hardware utility change channel then connect to DMX. I might have a bad dongle, (and that just sounds wrong). My buddy just dropped his dongle off for me to try, again WRONG. Fingers crossed, I'll try it later tonight. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Ok. Three computers, two RS485 adapters, six controllers and countless cat5 cables and still flashing green. I need this controller id set or I'll be 8 channels short. I've looked for the adapter driver and can't find it anywhere. I'm all out of guesses. HELP. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Can you plug another controller in for testing to make sure it's not a controller issue? Sent from my Droid Turbo via Tapatalk, so blame any typos or spelling errors on Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Oops, missed that part that you did try different controllers... Sent from my Droid Turbo via Tapatalk, so blame any typos or spelling errors on Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Do you have other controllers that the hardware utility finds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Does anyone know if I can set unit ID's in a demo version of LOR? I've installed it on yet another computer but I don't want to register the software on it. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 11 hours ago, zvacman said: Ok. Three computers, two RS485 adapters, six controllers and countless cat5 cables and still flashing green. I need this controller id set or I'll be 8 channels short. I've looked for the adapter driver and can't find it anywhere. I'm all out of guesses. HELP. Z http://www1.lightorama.com/downloads/CDM20830_Setup.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvacman Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thanks to everyone that helped me through this, it was a driver issue with the RG485 adapter. I ended up finding the driver under firmware at LOR's site. I'm back in business and the show will go on! Thanks again, Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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