bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 When using the Holidaycoro program to write the channels to the Module, you should have a file in C:Publicdataout.txt. This is what mines says and I am wondering WHY so many zeros in it. 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00NextThere is a LOT more 0's in this text file. Just showing beginning & end. Just wondering if my is OK or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Does it write the channel # to the device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 It says it started Module at Channel 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I had this issue. I had to change the pins on the programmer for it to work right. When I would program it, it would always come back as channel 0. Once I changed the pins, it worked when I set the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Which pins are you talking about? You mean just switch around data - and data + ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes, I put a new plug on my programmer so they were right.2 things.....When I programmed my boxes, they would come back as channel 0. Not what I wanted. I wanted them on the channel I was telling them to be on.When I was plugging the module into my DMX System to test, I would have to switch the pins (before I made the change permanent on the programmer plug) again to test. I didn't like that. I just wanted to go from one cat5 coupler to another without switching pins.So I remade the programmer connector so that it was all the same. Ever since then, I have not seen the channel 0 error unless I try to read the device. I don't care to read it because I can just test it from my DMX system to ensure the values took. Which I want to test anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 geronc wrote: Yes, I put a new plug on my programmer so they were right.2 things.....When I programmed my boxes, they would come back as channel 0. Not what I wanted. I wanted them on the channel I was telling them to be on.When I was plugging the module into my DMX System to test, I would have to switch the pins (before I made the change permanent on the programmer plug) again to test. I didn't like that. I just wanted to go from one cat5 coupler to another without switching pins.So I remade the programmer connector so that it was all the same. Ever since then, I have not seen the channel 0 error unless I try to read the device. I don't care to read it because I can just test it from my DMX system to ensure the values took. Which I want to test anyways.So change pins 1 & 2 on the programer usd to cat5E cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 bdeditch wrote: geronc wrote: Yes, I put a new plug on my programmer so they were right.2 things.....When I programmed my boxes, they would come back as channel 0. Not what I wanted. I wanted them on the channel I was telling them to be on.When I was plugging the module into my DMX System to test, I would have to switch the pins (before I made the change permanent on the programmer plug) again to test. I didn't like that. I just wanted to go from one cat5 coupler to another without switching pins.So I remade the programmer connector so that it was all the same. Ever since then, I have not seen the channel 0 error unless I try to read the device. I don't care to read it because I can just test it from my DMX system to ensure the values took. Which I want to test anyways.So change pins 1 & 2 on the programer USB to cat5E cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yea, try that and see if you Change ID 0 goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well I tried it and it still says 0. Now I can use the numbers 1-2-3, and then 4-5-6, so on and so on, Or do I have to start higher like 101-102-103? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 They can be whatever you want them to be. I stayed at 1 and went up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well I am just going to try it and see what happens when I add it to the Channel config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Are you writing to the module and then trying to read it back? I forgot to ask you yesterday.If you are, that has issues. Just write to it the channel number. Test it with DMX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Cherry Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Last year trying to program the same modules I made up a cable to program the DMX modules. Got the same error message.After several attempts to get it to work, went and got my DVM out and started doing a continuity test on the setup, What my problem turned out to be was a defective Cat 5 plug, When inserting the Cat 5 wires in the plug, the pin 1 & 2 wires somehow did not stay in alignment and the 2 wires actually where shorted to each other inside the plug.Cut off the plug and crimped on a new one and it worked.Just something to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 I never thought that could be the problem. I will try that tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 geronc wrote: Are you writing to the module and then trying to read it back? I forgot to ask you yesterday.If you are, that has issues. Just write to it the channel number. Test it with DMX.I did try to read it back and it said the same thing Module set to 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well I just about give up. I have tried everything and anything. I checked the power and I am getting 12 volts I changed the lines out and made sure they worked. It keeps coming up "Module set to channel:0" I don't know what else I can try. The module works it goes in the little light show. I reied it in LOR and it won't work unless I set the channels to 1,2,3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Is there any way of using the LOR line to program these. Maybe I have a bad line from Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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