Im I missing something

Originally posted by keifle I saved the d-light sequence in the Aurora sequence file. Then opened up the sequence from the aurora file, it worked perfectly!

Glad you're on your way!  Happy Lighting!

Originally posted by keifle I made a test sequence using Aurora and everything worked. But when I  import a D-light sequence it will not light up my lights. I know Im missing something!

Hmmmmm.  This is sounding an awful lot like overlooking some small detail, and in the end it makes you feel real dumb (Been there myself on more than one occasion!)  I think that you're being pretty thorough, but I would take it one step further.

1) Open your working Aurora test sequence, enable serial output to the controller, initiate playback, and verify that your controller does what it should.

2) Open the Bulk Channel Editor and verify that you have 1/2/1, 1/2/2, 1/2/3, ... 1/2/16 for all sixteen channels of your controller ID #2 on Network Segment #1.  If this isn't what you have, but it's working, don't change it.  Just note it for later.

3) Close the Bulk Channel Editor.  Then open the channel properties of a channel and verify that you have selected "D-light ACx16 (1.13+ firmware)".  If this isn't what you have selected, but it's working, don't change it.  Just note it for later.

4) Close Aurora.

5) Open your imported/saved Spectrum sequence, and open the Bulk Channel Editor.  The settings should be identical to those of your working Aurora test sequence noted above.  If they aren't the same, change/save them.  The same goes for the controller type selection in any channel's properties.  Note: If you need to change the controller type, Aurora will prompt you to verify that you really want to do this, as it will change the controller type of all channels on a given controller...in your case, Unit ID #2, Network Segment #1, unless that's not what you found in steps 2-3 above.

6) Save your imported sequence with a different name.  I'm partial to adding v1, v2, v3, and so on to the end of sequence names.  This makes it easier to identify in what order I tried different options.

7) Close Aurora.

8) Re-launch Aurora, re-open your newly saved sequence, enable serial output to the controller, and initiate playback.

Let us know what happens.  If this doesn't solve the problem, then let us know, and we can start to look elsewhere.

Originally posted by keifle I am not sure what you mean by power cycle the ACX16. Could you explain it to me.

When you are finished updating the firmware, you need to unplug the power to the board, then plug the power back in.  This is doing a "power cycle" of the board.  It often cures many other ailments as well.

I then always check the board again with the hardware utility to be sure that everything is as it should be.  Then be sure to disconnect the HW Utility from the network and close it before trying to use either the sequencer or the scheduler.


Edited by tonyjmartin - 12 Oct 2008 at 6:41pm

The only step I would have added, especially after changing the ID # of an ACx16, would have been to power cycle the ACx16, then also save your Aurora sequence, close it, then reopen it. It appears you avoided some of the other "gotchas"

Edited by JonB256 - 12 Oct 2008 at 4:51pm