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Hardware => Lynx Express => Topic started by: ponddude on February 24, 2010,
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I got my Ver 5 boards today and am board out of my mind. So, I am going to take pictures along the way and post them, just so I can show how board I truly am...HAHA :P
Unpacked...
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Thats a lot of resistors!!
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Sockets...
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LEDs, fuse holders, push buttons, caps, rectifier...
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Jacks, headers and V-Regs
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Ugh...way to many distractions when the family comes home!
Finished it finally!!
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I got mine today as well! :D
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You are missing the Fuses. Was there a thread on the fuses not being part of the COOP.
Not a big deal.
YV
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Yeah I didn't get any fuses. I got them last year but were not part of my packages. I looked through all my packages and didn't get any of them.
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It does not have the header for the wireless pin with kit?
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It does not have the header for the wireless pin with kit?
Nope that has always been part of the wireless coop
Rick R.
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I have the wireless headers from my version 1 boards, I just didn't get around to it.
Were supposed to get another 12" of snow in Jersey over the next 2 days, so I will have plenty of time to work on my other boards ::)
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Please see the post in coop thread about the fuses.
RJ
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Anxiously waits for his to show..... ???
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Well just finished my first Ver 5 Express and there was NO <md.. All Check out ok I DID IT ;D ;D ;D Now 2 to go ,..
FYI this is for all us noobs when you get to the triacs section read the following page .I got to the solder triacs and thats what i did then read to put the triacs on heat sink first lucky triacs were all straight it bolted up. Take your time theres alot to do you only want to do it once it took me 2 days to finish .
Horray for DLA Express is alive
JEFF
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Congrats, to you on your new member to your blinky family. I get to work on this over the weekend.
Kevin
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I recieved mine also and have already put one together the next one is tonight happy happy blinky blinky <fp.
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Greetings,,,
Oohh, Aahh, that's how all of this starts, but then later there's the running and screaming.
Oh, wait, that's Jurassic Park.
<fp.
Keith
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first unit finished completely and tested, we have blinky blinky with no magic smoke escaping <la..
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first unit finished completely and tested, we have blinky blinky with no magic smoke escaping <la..
<pop..
<np..
RJ
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yes but I do not want to show others my bypass on the "fuses" so sorry no pics untill fuses are obtained <md..
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yes but I do not want to show others my bypass on the "fuses" so sorry no pics untill fuses are obtained <md..
No Fuses! <fp. Man you are lucky everything was OK or you could have <md..
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Not totally done yet, but made it to the first test to check the 3.3v and 5v lights. THEY WORK!!!! I know, seems kinda dull to the pros, but as a first time builder, I am completely excited! And on top of that, it was fun to build! Lets get these coops going- I have a new hobby and will soon be running out of things to solder!
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Final test complete I have blinky, hooked up lights all is good. I have a ? do you have to pull the EX/RX board when you hook up the dongle with a cat 5 cable or just put the jumper on for not wireless I have pulling ex/rx off express didn,t want to <md.. anything up but would like to leave it on .
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Wait for RJ or someone more experienced to answer for sure, but I believe the jumper just tells the unit where the information is coming from. I think you can still have both Cat5 and EX/RX hooked up at the same time without hurting anything.
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Just jumper it and you'd be fine
Final test complete I have blinky, hooked up lights all is good. I have a ? do you have to pull the EX/RX board when you hook up the dongle with a cat 5 cable or just put the jumper on for not wireless I have pulling ex/rx off express didn,t want to <md.. anything up but would like to leave it on .
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OK I left EX/RX on and no blinky this is what i tried and still nothin
1) LE left jumper on wireless and on terminate on the EX jumper on uni 2 (nothin)
2 ) LE took wireless jumper off left jumper on terminate , left jumper on uni 2 on EX ( nothin )
3) Tried a bunch of different ways and no luck
Can someone tell me what to do
JEFF
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Greetings,,,
Ok, just want to be sure. You've put the V5 together, and the on board test works fine? Then you're trying to use a wired dongle to send DMX, but it already worked with the wireless? Or just worked with the onboard leds?
Keith
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Greetings,,,
Ok, just want to be sure. You've put the V5 together, and the on board test works fine? Then you're trying to use a wired dongle to send DMX, but it already worked with the wireless? Or just worked with the onboard leds?
Keith
Not exactly The LE works with lights when hooked up by cat5 cable but when I plug the EX on the LE I lose the lights as long as I leave the EX off everything is fine , I asked earlier if I could leave the EX plugged in even though I was hard wired it was said I could just leave jumper on so I tried it and it didn't work so I removed EX and it works fine
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Greetings,,,
Can you try with the EX/RX onboard, and the wireless jumper in place. Then hit the reset button and see if that causes the unit to work with the wired dongle?
Keith
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Did you remove the jumper to get the wireless?
If just the EX/RX isn't work, double check the solder joints on the headers for the EX/RX. Did this EX/RX work before?
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Did you remove the jumper to get the wireless?
If just the EX/RX isn't work, double check the solder joints on the headers for the EX/RX. Did this EX/RX work before?
Sorry for yhe confusion let me try it again. LE works great when hardwired to dongle ( cat 5 cable ) I have built a EX/RX and wanted to leave it on the LE when i am hardwired I do not have a transmitter yet. When I plug the Reciever on the LE the christmas lights don't work I still have all 3 LEDs on the express if I take the reciever off the LE all the christmas lights come back on. CAN YOU HAVE THE EX/RX ON THE LE WHEN YOU ARE HARDWIRED ( the jumper is on the wirless on LE and the terminate is on ) MY objective was not to pull EX/RX every time when testing and not to lose that little bugger LOL
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Greetings,,,
Can you try with the EX/RX onboard, and the wireless jumper in place. Then hit the reset button and see if that causes the unit to work with the wired dongle?
Keith
tried it still nothin, powered down plugged EX/rx in hit reset everything is fine if the EX/RX is off Tried a different EX/RX same result
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Greetings,,,
Ok, trying the longshot, but it was a simple try. I'd start looking for solder joints, etc, around the wireless connectors on the LE. If the LE won't run tests with the module plugged in, it may be shorting the pic, I'm guessing. Is the LE running tests, and scrolling the display with the module plugged in?
Keith
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Greetings,,,
Ok, trying the longshot, but it was a simple try. I'd start looking for solder joints, etc, around the wireless connectors on the LE. If the LE won't run tests with the module plugged in, it may be shorting the pic, I'm guessing. Is the LE running tests, and scrolling the display with the module plugged in?
Keith
With EX/RX plugged in after test #2, #4 Leds are lit THE #3 dmx is not , without EX/RX after test all leds are lit 2,3,4, I'll check back of le were EX/RX header is soldered
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You can not have the EX/RX plugged in when using the system wired. The jumper takes the rs485 chip out of circuit not the other way around. Remove the EX/RX and it will all function fine. Or put it on and run wired and it will all work fine.
RJ
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You can not have the EX/RX plugged in when using the system wired. The jumper takes the rs485 chip out of circuit not the other way around. Remove the EX/RX and it will all function fine. Or put it on and run wired and it will all work fine.
RJ
Let me see if I understand , if my LE is hooked up to the dongle via Cat5 then I must remove the EX/RX off of the LE is this correct no matter where the jumper is correct ?
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Greetings,,,
Ok, don't see that in the wiki at the moment. Need to add if not there.
Keith
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You can not have the EX/RX plugged in when using the system wired. The jumper takes the rs485 chip out of circuit not the other way around. Remove the EX/RX and it will all function fine. Or put it on and run wired and it will all work fine.
RJ
Let me see if I understand , if my LE is hooked up to the dongle via Cat5 then I must remove the EX/RX off of the LE is this correct no matter where the jumper is correct ?
Yes, The jumper is not to allow you to leave the EX/RX hooked up. If you look back at the post on this you will see it's purpose was to prevent people from having to remove the RS485 chip and risk damaging it or losing it everytime they went back and forth. If you have a RX on the unit it expects to be wireless.
RJ
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You can not have the EX/RX plugged in when using the system wired. The jumper takes the rs485 chip out of circuit not the other way around. Remove the EX/RX and it will all function fine. Or put it on and run wired and it will all work fine.
RJ
Let me see if I understand , if my LE is hooked up to the dongle via Cat5 then I must remove the EX/RX off of the LE is this correct no matter where the jumper is correct ?
Yes, The jumper is not to allow you to leave the EX/RX hooked up. If you look back at the post on this you will see it's purpose was to prevent people from having to remove the RS485 chip and risk damaging it or losing it everytime they went back and forth. If you have a RX on the unit it expects to be wireless.
RJ
Thank you for all the help
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Does anyone know what size fuses the LE takes ? It says on the bom 250V 20A but does not give the physical size . I am not smart enough to figure it out . Thought I would see if Radio Shack has any. Thanks!!
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Right from Mouser's website...
31.75 mm L x 6.35 mm W
As long as they are 250V 20amp fast acting fuses, you should be ok. Radio Shack should have them.
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yes they do I bought mine there and for 4 it cost 2.99
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The fuses are on the way guys. <yk..
RJ