nibleylights Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I have two networks I need to run. One runs the legacy CTB16 controllers and one network for the CCC-II controllers. I just added the pixel lights this year. The problem is that the network that is setup to run out of the regular LOR network is the only one that works. I can't get the aux A network to play. I've switched my networks around and both the CTB16 controllers and the pixel lights will work independently out of the regular network port. They just work work together. The one assigned to aux A won't play. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Next place to look would be the Preview. Are the items there associated correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 are you sure about COM5 being the other adapter? 💡 Use the pulldown in HU to see recognized Com ports DO NOT Click Use For Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 To confirm the Comm port assignments, unplug both adapters and start the Windows Device Manager. Expand the section on "Ports (COM & LPT)". Plug in ONE of your USB to RS-485 adapters and you will see that Comm Port show up. Note what Comm port number is assigned. If unsure which one it is, unplug it and watch that Comm port number go away. Then repeat for the second USB to RS-485 adapter. Mark or label the adapters as to which adapter is which Comm Port number. Generally on a given computer those numbers will not change ON THAT COMPUTER. That has no bearing on another computer. And to expand on what TheDucks said, DO NOT use the "Auto Configure" button in the Hardware Utility. That works OK if you have a single LOR network, but will mess you up if you have multiple networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibleylights Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thanks everyone for your support. Unfortunately I have tried all the things you've suggested. I tried it on my laptop and got the same results. I'll attach pictures below. Comm 7 is for the pixels. It's configured at 500K and enhanced checked. I've attached hardware manager snapshots to show that the 2 CCC-2's show up and are devices 44-48. Then I added snapshots of the pixel editor preview for the controllers to show that they are linked to devices 44-48. Comm 8 is linked to my other 6 devices. You can see snapshots of those. What about any other settings in the comm port settings? Should I change any of the settings for bits per second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basis21b Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 The definition you have for the prop looks wrong. (The last screen capture). You have the prop assigned to the Regular Network but the rest of your screen captures show that you need addresses 44,45,46 and 47 to be assigned to the Aux A network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibleylights Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Basis21b you are right. I just figured that out as well with the help of a friend... I didn't understand that the network had to be specified in the pixel editor. I thought the network preferences would just take care of the 2 networks. I can't believe I missed that. Thanks to you and everyone who posted suggestions. I'm definitely moving to S5 next year! Merry Christmas everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarozl1owner Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 9:54 AM, k6ccc said: To confirm the Comm port assignments, unplug both adapters and start the Windows Device Manager. Expand the section on "Ports (COM & LPT)". Plug in ONE of your USB to RS-485 adapters and you will see that Comm Port show up. Note what Comm port number is assigned. If unsure which one it is, unplug it and watch that Comm port number go away. Then repeat for the second USB to RS-485 adapter. Mark or label the adapters as to which adapter is which Comm Port number. Generally on a given computer those numbers will not change ON THAT COMPUTER. That has no bearing on another computer. And to expand on what TheDucks said, DO NOT use the "Auto Configure" button in the Hardware Utility. That works OK if you have a single LOR network, but will mess you up if you have multiple networks. So, you must use two RS-485 adapter for two or more networks? I just figured out the must be true!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 minute ago, camarozl1owner said: So, you must use two RS-485 adapter for two or more networks? I just figured out the must be true!!!!! Yep. One USB to RS-485 adapter for each LOR network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarozl1owner Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 How do I get my network reset back to show 1 as Regular and 2 AUX A in the advance show build? Or will it fix it self when I get my second adapter cable? Thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, camarozl1owner said: How do I get my network reset back to show 1 as Regular and 2 AUX A in the advance show build? Or will it fix it self when I get my second adapter cable? Thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarozl1owner Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 minute ago, ItsMeBobO said: Yes, been there both my shows AUX A in Both and can't change it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, camarozl1owner said: Yes, been there both my shows AUX A in Both and can't change it! Wait, what? The Network Preferences is show AUXA on the top two lines? If that's the case, you have much bigger problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, camarozl1owner said: Yes, been there both my shows AUX A in Both and can't change it! Show a screen capture. That does not make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Yes, I am in here and would like to see the results. I've seen some strange things but not this one yet. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarozl1owner Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 12 hours ago, k6ccc said: Show a screen capture. That does not make sense. How do I fix it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 What you are describing does not make sense. Please post screen capture so we can see what you have. Until then, we are just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 7 hours ago, camarozl1owner said: How do I fix it then? We can’t tell you how to fix it if we can’t see it and if what you say is what’s showing it’s going to take a concerted effort to get some sort of idea. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarozl1owner Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 16 hours ago, dibblejr said: We can’t tell you how to fix it if we can’t see it and if what you say is what’s showing it’s going to take a concerted effort to get some sort of idea. JR Okay here are the pictures both networks are stuck in AUX A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 That's not the Network Preferences. That's the LOR Hub and the SD card creation. Go back to your sequence(s) and see what you have configured in the Preview. That's going to determine how the Networks are pulled in for the SD card creation process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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