Timothy Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) So in my show I have a 16 Channel controller all with LED string lights and I also have a Pixie 4 controller. I can get the AC portion to work just fine but I cannot get the Pixie4 to work. I checked the unit ID and it's set correctly and match up just fine. I am also using 2 485 units, one is high speed and one is not. When I run the hardware utility and auto configure it goes to comm port 6 but the AC controller goes to comm port 5. Is this what my problem is? If so what do I need to do to get everything to work? Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance. Edited November 23, 2021 by Timothy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 First thing. NEVER EVER touch the Auto Configure! Second. Unplug both USB to RS-485 adapters. Then start the Windows Device Manager and expand the section on Ports. Plug ONE of your USB adapters in, and you should see an additional Comm Port assigned. Note which Comm Port that is and which USB adapter it is. Next plug the other USB adapter in and you should see another Comm Port get assigned. Again, note which Comm Port and which USB adapter. Now you KNOW which CommPort is which USB adapter. Lastly, Open the LOR Network Preferences and assign the Comm Ports to the correct LOR networks. Now you should be able to open the Hardware Utility and MANUALLY select the Comm Port and scan the network and find the AC controller on one network and the Pixie on the other. Again, NEVER EVER touch the Auto configure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 T Now it makes sense. I do believe this is the solution. I will test it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 I still can't get the arches to light up. Here is the network settings: And here is how I have the props set up: They're lighting up in the sequence. I don't understand why it isn't working. Did I set the prop up incorrectly? The pixie is communicating with the computer as it has an on steady light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Got it working. Guess when I set the unit ID the first time it didn't take. It's working now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I assume the Pixie BOARD ID is 41? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Not that it matters, but why are your two networks Regular and AuxE (AuxA would be more common)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, TheDucks said: I assume the Pixie BOARD ID is 41? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, k6ccc said: Not that it matters, but why are your two networks Regular and AuxE (AuxA would be more common)? No particular reason. I had bought a sequence and that's what the arches were set to. I had them working but now they're not. Not sure what happened but I'm going to walk away for a little bit before I punch this computer into little pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Can you make any of the Arch come on with HU? (ID41) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 I could a little while ago then not. Looking in HU, the unit number went back to 1 again. Not sure why it did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Timothy said: I could a little while ago then not. Looking in HU, the unit number went back to 1 again. Not sure why it did that. Turn OFF all ID switches, THEN use HU to set ID. Switches get read every power up. 0 means look at stored value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, TheDucks said: Turn OFF all ID switches, THEN use HU to set ID. Switches get read every power up. 0 means look at stored value That's what I did the first time. No idea how it reverted back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 I just watched JR's video on it. I actually hadn't put all DIPs to 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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