A little help please.

[sittinguphigh]

Got it.

[sittinguphigh]

OK that's completed.

[sittinguphigh]

No blinky. I reprogrammed the SSC also.

[keitha43]

You didn't get a screenshot of reading the etherdongle.

[fyb2000]

When you program the PICs (either the etherdongle one or the SSC one), do you select the checkbox to power the device in the pickit3 programmer software?
When you use the smart string utility, what type of SSC is attached to your system (v1, v2 or did you do the mod for v3)?
When you programmed the SSC with the smart string utility, what type of light string was attached to it, and did you have the jumper on the SSC itself closed?
Also how was your system connected? A (somewhat) standard connection for what you are trying to do would be:
PC->EtherDongle->active HUB->SSC->light string

[sittinguphigh]

Here is the copy of the programming both ED and SSC.

I used the ver 3.

Smart strings RGB 128 nodes.

PC to ETHERDONGLE  to PASSIVE 4 PORT to SSC ver3  to 128 smart strings RGB.

Yes I had the SSC blue jumper connected together when programming.

[keitha43]

I am unfamiliar with the 4 port passive. I think you may need an active hub in there to supply power to the ssc.

[sittinguphigh]

Some more business to take care of tonight.
Talk to you later.
Thanks for all the help.
Never give up.

Has any one ever used the 4 port hub with out the active hub?

Still the etherdongle lights not blinking.

[sittinguphigh]

Maybe it's time for some one to ask RJ. He said it would work.

Quote from: sittinguphigh on July 22, 2012,
OK

 One Smart String Passive 4 port hub.

 Four Smart String Controller V2.

 A Pixelnet EtherDongle. When and if another one comes available this year.

 4  128 smart RGB smart strings.

 One conductor.
 
 Sorry

  Thanks

 Mort

Correct

RJ

[sittinguphigh]

Just a note. Out of a internet module you can't spit the signal. The router has to do it. Is this different.

[rdebolt]

Just a note. Out of a internet module you can't spit the signal. The router has to do it. Is this different.

Not sure what you mean there, Do you have a port on the back of your internet router?

[keitha43]

Here is what the wiki says about the 4 port passive-Common Use: Pixelnet splitter from the output of the 16 port hub. So you need either the 16 port active hub or 16 port passive hub. the passive hub would just act as a massive pixelnet splitter. the active hub allows independant functionality of each string. Either of those 2 hubs would give power to the ssc's via a computer power supply. The 4 port alone can't.

[JDM1oc]

The four port passive hub while not exactly designed for this purpose will work, you just need to supply the 12v to the input terminals. I've programmed, tested, and ran a small July 4th display without an active hub.  Hope this helps!

[fyb2000]

Yes, the 4 ports passive HUB will work, but really need the 12V DC to get in (and be powered).
If you want to make sure your strings are working and the HUB is correctly powered, it seems you are now a master of programming those PICs chips. So go ahead, and install the test firmware for the SSC v3 and if the string is correctly powered, the lights should start to be ON (pattern depends on having the jumper closed or opened).

[rrowan]

I hate to ask this but….

Do we know if the fuses are good on the 4 port hub?

Also the SSC have to be on universe #1 since there are no jumpers. Channels  1 - 4096 would be fine


Rick R.