sirrob28 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hey guys, I have been doing this for a few yrs now and have never had trouble like this before. I run my 12 ccr on comm 3 and my 4 LOR boxes on Comm 4. For some reason this year its been nothing but pure hell. First the hardware utility will only recognize the box it is directly plugged into. If it's box one it will only see box one, if its box 2 it will only see box 2 so I can't daisy chain them together. The odd thing is that the lights will all be solid. Now if I try to run the LOR boxes and the 12 crr show together it jams the ccr strips and I can't stop the sequencer on my pc. I have no idea what is going on here but this is a freakin mess. I don't know if I need to start from ground zero or what. Any suggestions would be great. The other odd thing is that I can control the lights from the HU with no issues. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If you're running 12 CCRs on a network, you need to be using a high speed (500K) network. That will explain (and solve) the CCR's choking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrob28 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 I wish it was that easy,lol... I have been running them at 500k since last yr. Something is not right somewhere, it doesnt choke if I run it has a show it does do it when I run it off the sequencer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve synek Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Do you have both networks connected to the computer when testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If "yes" to the above, have you tried unchecking "move grid with play"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrob28 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Well I think I found the problem,maybe.. I took box number 1 and put it on the same network has the CCR's and ran a cable directly to the box. That seems to be working and the other 3 boxes are all recognized by the hardware utility. I also found some channels that we not on the right network. I ran them tonight and all seemed good. I have never tried unchecking move grid with play, I will keep that in mind, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrant Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Check the wire fingers of the RJ45 connectors inside each controller. They are easily pushed in and don't always retract back out when the cable is disconnected. This will mess you up in huge ways. I just had one controller than flat out wouldn't talk on either RJ45. The wire fingers looked fine till I brought it inside, magnifying glass and flashlight up close...they were all pushed in. Tiny tweezers, very, very carefully, pulled them back up. That controller is now back in the yard and running normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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