Channel issues

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   New DLS file sequenced. On two channels when played with solid on all the time, the light blinks and wont come on again until the next solid on, then just blinks again. Built a "test" sequence and it works fine. Even pulled the test channels over to new sequence..same problem.
Upgraded all Dlight software and Aurora software. Re installed everything. It just wont work on this sequence. Any thoughts? I am test other sequences to verify that its only one. So far.

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webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Topic: Channel issues Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 9:42pm
	New DLS file sequenced. On two channels when played with solid on all the time, the light blinks and wont come on again until the next solid on, then just blinks again. Built a "test" sequence and it works fine. Even pulled the test channels over to new sequence..same problem. Upgraded all Dlight software and Aurora software. Re installed everything. It just wont work on this sequence. Any thoughts? I am test other sequences to verify that its only one. So far.
	Mark Webb

LightsOnLogan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 9:03am
	For the newer D-Light firmwares (1.19+ I believe) there is a byte which needs to be set with the D-Light Hardware Utility to make the controller Aurora compatible (D-Light can provide instructions for setting this if you haven't done it yet). Have you done this? Michael


webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 9:06am
	No Michael I have not. So there is a patch of some sort. I will check this out and advise. Do you know what they call this "byte"?
	Mark Webb

LightChristmas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Location: Equality, IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 993	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 10:34am
	Latest ACx16 firmware is Ver 1.20 which is a corrected ver 1.19. This mess happened when LOR got a wild hair and changed their protocol a bit. To get Aurora to work with v1.20, do the following per Darryl: http://www.d-light.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2014 "IF you are using Aurora, go into the HWUtil's "Advanced" tab Select EEPROM 40 and set to 1 (from 0). This is a hack to work with Aurora and the protocol changes in 1.19/1.20. This firmware does provide the comm error protection for "lost" id and stuck channel errors."


webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 10:56am
	Now, just has a question...does v1.20 really do me any good or should I go back to where I was?
	Mark Webb

LightChristmas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Location: Equality, IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 993	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 4:42pm
	Ran 1.20 all last season with no problems, so I'd suggest updating to avoid any surprises.


webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 7:19pm
	Dang Am I missing something here...? Where is this advanced tab located?
	Mark Webb

webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 7:25pm
	I see the little triangles far right but nothing moves when I click them...
	Mark Webb

Jonathan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Online Status: Offline Posts: 1237	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 8:15pm
	You have to run the HW Utility from a command prompt with "-advanced" at the end. Or you could just copy / paste this into your command prompt: c:\progra~1\D-Ligh~1\hardwa~1\DLight~1.exe -advanced For more info on this, you can find it on the D-Light forum under this thread.
	~Jonathan

webbtech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Location: Murray Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 8:35pm
	well I would like to say it worked but it didnt... says its not a valid command. Tried it several times. Same results. I am not a dos guy at all...I did read the D-light thread and it mentioned opening utility, discover, make sure you have a solid light and click the triangles to the right....nothing doing....getting frustrated. I am sure they hid that advanced tab for people like me....
	Mark Webb