Ukwild Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 so for the first time i connected all 16 strips to my pixcon, only 8 lit up, the ports 1-8 only lit 1 pixel up, i checked the network preferences, each port is set to 1 universe of 50 pixels, i switched the strips over so to test that it wasnt the strips, the strips that previously lit up fully now light up 1 pixel, i changed the power income to test that, still same result, i have done a full reset of the board my board came up blue, when trying to upgrade firmware it doesnt seem to accept it, (please press done when you have solid light) i dont get a solid light i just get alternating lights, after this the pc will no longer find the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheski Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I am new to this too, but did get my pixcon to work. Make sure the green light (power Light) is not flashing (read the set up instructions). Green light on will indicate that the configuration is correctly set up. The configuration has to be set up correctly to send data to the pixels. Did you try to do a hardware test? You can do a hard ware test by pressing and holding the factory IP button for 3 seconds. Do it again to stop test. Make sure your pixels are correctly wired. There is a Data In (DI) side and a Data Out (DO) side to the pixel. DI should be connected to the pixcon. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukwild Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 yeah i got the test done but it only lights up ports 9-16, my config is correct also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_b Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Have you tried using the Pixcon16FirmwarePix16Assistant? This was the best way for me to find and utilized the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukwild Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 yeah i dont think its a config issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdipaola73 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Have you checked the power supply to ensure that you have the proper voltage to both sides of the board? Check all your power connections as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukwild Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 yeah all power checked, been on with lor and they are going to exchange the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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