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Hardware => Lynx EtherDongle => Topic started by: dgreen on October 27, 2012,

Title: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 27, 2012,

Hey Guys,
I know this is pretty basic and I should be able to find it but I have been looking for quite a while now.
I finally have my ED, Hub, and SSC built and flashed.
Everything went as expected and verified.
Now I hook it all up to the PC and download the SS utility.
when I fire it up it doesn't program.
I click settings and it says Com10.
this is hooked up through the network port so what should I set it to?
thanks.

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: KeithTarpley on October 27, 2012,

Greetings,,,

Have you got program with Etherdongle chosen?

Keith

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 27, 2012,

I have chosen ED.
now that i look, when i click on transmit the yellow light on the magic jack flashes.
however, the lights do not flash.

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: KeithTarpley on October 27, 2012,

Greetings,,,

You're moving the program jumper?  You've tried the test firmware on the SSC?

Keith

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 27, 2012,

Yes on the jumper.
The way i understand it, the jumper needs to be on to program.
Correct?
I have not loaded the test firmware yet

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: chrisatpsu on October 27, 2012,

what version of the ssc?   are they mod (to make them ver3)?

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: KeithTarpley on October 27, 2012,

Greetings,,,

I would load the test firmware to check the connection to the lights.  And that the SSC is basically functioning.

Keith

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 27, 2012,

Sorry, had to run to a soccer game.
They are V2.
i will load the test firmware now.
there is no test firmware listed under SSC V2.
there is for V1 and V3.
is it all the same?
If so i will load now and test.

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: tbone321 on October 27, 2012,

Loading ver1 test firmware on a ver 2 board can damage the PIC.  Version 3 test firmware will not work at all.

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: jnealand on October 27, 2012,

You are not alone.  My etherdongle works fine for controlling lights, but when I try the SSC utility (the latest version with grouping) thru the ED I get nowhere, but the utility works fine with my USB dongle.

Title: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: rm357 on October 28, 2012,

No load no load.
There is no test firmware that is compatible with a v2 ssc

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: caretaker on October 28, 2012,

I think the question that was being asked initially was "what to set the smart string utility to when using a EtD"  Not having used the newer Smart String utility I am sure there must be a setting for the Ether Dongle yes?

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 28, 2012,

Finally got it!
I knew it was a new guy problem.
I didn't realize the smart strings have an input and an output.
i had soldered the output side to the SSC.
I fixed that and everything is working great!

now I guess I need to go do the v3 mod on these.

Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: keitha43 on October 28, 2012,

The chip side is the input.

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Title: Re: Basic Question I can't find the answer
Post by: dgreen on October 28, 2012,

Yep, I found it.
Everything is working now!!!!

I just have to program.....