Darq01 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) New computer and can't find driver disc for the usb485 adapter and can't seem to find a place to download the driver on LOR site. Any help would be great. Edited November 27, 2012 by Darq01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Bottom of this page:http://www.lightorama.com/Firmware.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Troubleshooting doc here:http://www.lightorama.com/PDF/RS485_Adapter_Troubleshooting.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 oh wow that was fast, not sure how I missed that but I was all up and down the firmware page and never seen that. Thanks sooooo much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think I have a bad usb485 adapter, it is getting warm and software just can not find controller. red steady blinking light and controller. Replaced usb cable and cat 5 cable, running LOR hardware software set up it can't find the controller. Not sure what else I can do other than replace it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Maue Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think I have a bad usb485 adapter, it is getting warm and software just can not find controller. red steady blinking light and controller. Replaced usb cable and cat 5 cable, running LOR hardware software set up it can't find the controller. Not sure what else I can do other than replace itDid you try swapping in a new USB cable? Unlikely fix, but possible. Also, have you tried another USB port on your PC? What about another PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes I used other usb ports but did not try other computer untill now, still have the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Maue Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Others may have other troubleshooting suggestions, but it sounds like your assessment is right to me. Next thing I'd try is a new adapter. I've never touched mine while running, but I can't imagine that it's supposed to get warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks for the help, I am hoping others may chime in with some other ideas as I would like to get this up and running soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Another user just posted a few days ago a photo of the inside of his USB485B with a burnt chip. He noted the smell of something electronic fried and he was right. I wonder if you have a chip that let out the smoke also? Edited November 28, 2012 by Max-Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Nope no smell but I did take it apart and it all looked good, did not see anything that looked out of place so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darq01 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 $29.99 for adapter + $18.44 S/H UPS ground = wow. was hoping for a quik fix lol never easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Shipping is supposed to be quoted at the highest rate then reduced to actual cost when charged to your CC.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viennaxmas Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 What is connected to your LOR network? Just in case - I have fried my spare LOR dongle this year due to Low Voltage LED transformers... They have +12 V connected to ground... So there was a Voltage difference between the ground of my LOR DC board and the ground o the computer if exactly these 12 V... At 250W the thing was fried in no time... I had to move to all opto insulated ports and DMX since... I would just whish there is a "LOR Splitter" similar to Entec's DMX Splitter with 4 fully insulated ports...I would highly recommend to measure first before connecting - otherwise your new controller might get fried too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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