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Lisa, you said you had everything set to "1" 
Is that Network 1?  or controller ID #1 ??  
What is the ID # for your controller(s)? By default, they are always #2, so unless you know that you changed them, they are still #2.
When you do a Discover in the HWUtility, and it finds them, it will say something like "ACx16 1.13" to tell you what firmware level you have but only if you doubleclick on one of the discovered controllers will it tell you what the ID # is for that controller.
Make sure all of them, if you have more than one and I think you do, have different ID numbers and a good rule to follow is that none of them are set at ID#2.

Edited by JonB256 - 21 Sep 2008 at 7:12am

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JonB256 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List DMX Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Location: Granbury, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 130	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Sep 2008 at 4:18pm
	Lisa, you said you had everything set to "1" Is that Network 1? or controller ID #1 ?? What is the ID # for your controller(s)? By default, they are always #2, so unless you know that you changed them, they are still #2. When you do a Discover in the HWUtility, and it finds them, it will say something like "ACx16 1.13" to tell you what firmware level you have but only if you doubleclick on one of the discovered controllers will it tell you what the ID # is for that controller. Make sure all of them, if you have more than one and I think you do, have different ID numbers and a good rule to follow is that none of them are set at ID#2. Edited by JonB256 - 21 Sep 2008 at 7:12am
	JonB - D-Light user

garrisonl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Location: Houston, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 5:51am
	I only have one controller so far. On this computer the active unit is 2. On the other computer it saying it is 1. Since i only had one controller I left it in default. It works just fine on this computer but not the other. When I do the test after discover on the other computer it works. But once I close HWU it doesn't read it anymore. The sequences will not go to the controller after I close the HWU. It all works just fine on this one, i would just rather not have to hang cords out the windows. Looks like that may be what I will have to do.
	Mark & Lisa Garrison

JonB256 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List DMX Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Location: Granbury, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 130	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 7:22am
	When you say - "hang the cords out the window" - are you using a WiLink to go wireless to the controller? If so, the WiLink has a different COM number than the USB485 adapter. If you have WiLink, and with it connected, look in the Device Manager (I think you did that earlier) you should see an entry at the bottom of the "Ports (COM and LPT)" list. On my XP computer, with both type of connectors (USB and WiLink) connected, one is COM3 and the other is COM9. Yours may be different but should still be at the bottom of the list. If I want Aurora to talk to my controller, I have to change its Network settings to either 3 or 9. I can see from your postings at D-Light that you are getting frustrated but I have a feeling it is something basic that is being overlooked. ps. - If you have used the test push button on the ACx16, you should unplug power to the ACx16 to be sure it is out of the test mode before trying to control it from Aurora.
	JonB - D-Light user

garrisonl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Location: Houston, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 7:48am
	No wiLink. This computer is the one I work on and cannot go outside. I will have to run the USB and the speaker cables through the window. The other computer on the other hand can be set up outside for nothing but the the lightshows. The controller ID is 2. Never changed it. The light goes solid when I send the sequence, but no lights. When I plugged in first thing this morning on this computer it was reading it as id #2. Now both computers are reading it as #1. I figure if the computers want it to be #1, I need to change the controller id. I don't know how to do that. Yes getting a little frustrated, not sure which forum I should be on anymore. Don't know if it's the software, hardware or just a dumb blonde thing. Probrably the latter of the 3. All the testing works but not the sequences. This computer is on network 1 com6 and goes to the controller just fine in both spectrum and aurora. The other computer is on network 1 com 3. The test after discover works, but when I send the sequence nothing. I did the test push button yesterday and have unplugged and replugged several times since then. That is the first and only time I have ever used it. I just wanted to make sure there nothing wrong with the controller. I read everything I can before asking, but this time I just can't seem to get it right.
	Mark & Lisa Garrison

garrisonl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Location: Houston, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:17am
	I did notice that the LED light will blink twice before the sequence starts. Then is goes solid and no lights. It seems to loose the controller when I close the HWU. And nothing different when just minimize it and leave it open. Tried everyhting at this point, not sure what to do with it.
	Mark & Lisa Garrison

jberner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Location: Ruther Glen, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:24am
	Here are some things to try. Use the D-Light Hardware Utility(HWU) to set the controller. (HWU Tutorials- http://www.d-light.us/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=28&Itemid=70 ) Follow the HWU instructions to set its com port setting to read your USB adapter. Once it is found, set/reset the hardware ID to 2 and save it. Close the HWU and reopen it and determine if the the HWU finds it on the same com setting and ID. If it does NOT find it properly contact D-Light you could have a flakey controller or other issue. If it does find it again apply the newest firmware. This should help make sure your controller is stable and is correctly updated to a version that Aurora can read. Hookup a few strings of lights to the channels (particuliarly channel 1) and run some of the test functions to make sure the channels are working. If they dont contact Dlight. Close the HWU if all worked well. In Aurora- Click the settings option on the menu bar at the top of the screen. Open 'Serial Network COnfiguration' and delete any networks in place. Make a new network giving it ID1 and the SAME com port you used in the HWU. Add a Channel to the sequence and make sure you pick the correct controller type and version. There are 2 different options for Dlight ACx16. I use the firmware 1.13+, if you updated your firmware in the Dlight portion of this oost you should be ok with that option. Once that has been selected be sure to Select Network 1, Device ID 2, Channel x (where x is the particuliar outport cord you want to control, I would use 1 as that is what I asked you to test in the dlight portion), give it a color if you like and click save. (There is a bug in version 1.0 of aurora that I have to save my sequence here and close and reopen Aurora to make the Network setting change work right) Once back in Aurora make a new sequence and choose any music your like. Click the "I" Intentisy button and then click on the main area of your sequence on the new channel you just activated to place a "turn on" event on the channel. Select the Info button on the left pane just above the "I" button and the click the event sequence you just added and make sure it is set to 100%. Save your sequence and close and reopen Aurora and your test sequence. If all looks the same, continue. If not set it up again and make sure you save the sequence prior to closing and reopening Aurora. Make sure you have lights plugged in to the channel you just created. In Aurora, click the Lightbulb icon so that it has a red background. Click the sequence area and press the home button on your keyboard to send the sequence to the beginning and then press the green 'Play' triangle to start the sequence. When the sequence scrolls past your "turn on" even it should come on. If it doesnt I dont have much more advice for you other thn make sure you paid your electric bill.. :) I have noticed that anytime I add channels I need to save the sequence and close the Aurora and reopen it to make sure it properly updates its buffers. The same seems to occur if I want to change sequences or music. Try that an let me know how it turns out. Edited by jberner - 21 Sep 2008 at 8:48am

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: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:31am
	Just a half-awake musing... Have you installed the USB/RS485 drivers on this other computer?


jberner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Location: Ruther Glen, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:34am
	She had to have the driver install for the HWU to see it.

garrisonl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Location: Houston, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:39am
	Yes they are installed. Still trying. The LED still goes solid and it connects when I have HWU open. When I close it it just deletes everything I put in it. How do I change the controller id? It is in the default 2 and is telling me it is 1
	Mark & Lisa Garrison

jberner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Location: Ruther Glen, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 8:45am
	Look on the Dlight site (www.d-light.us) for the Tutorials on the HWU. They can walk your through that part better than I can via text. I couldnt get that part right when I first started. I kept having a problem getting it to stick on 2 as well. http://www.d-light.us/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=28&Itemid=70