SSc v4 "do I understand this right?"

[lashbyrn]

I am hooked up to my pixelnet dongle, connected to my smart string active hub. Powered up my 750w Thermaltake single rail ps.  One of the 16 smart string outputs is connected to a SSC that was successfully programmed with my picket2.   Jumper is in program mode on SSC.  Pixelnet universe 1, dmx 1 jumpers are in place on Smart string hub.  SS utility opened, start channel selected, string length selected, etc. Transmit....NOTHING!!! Checked known working lights, nothing. Checked known working cat5 cable, smart string hub output, nothing nothing nothing...I programmed 10 SSC v4 successfully now nothing.  I have repeated this 6 times on 6 more SSCv4 now without any response.  I have gone back and re flashed.  erasing memory has led to this message "program memory is not blank starting at address 0x000000."  Now not allowing me to program.  any ideas???

[lashbyrn]

Once the smart string utility is ran, what is required to modify start channel settings.  Just re running the utility?

[combustionmark]

Sounds like you may have blown a fuse. It is easy to swap wires on the pigtale when soldering them, and if you soldered regular cat 5 cables to the ssc, sometimes they use a different color pattern and this will also cause problems. If you can try one of the programed ssc on a different port and see if it works.

[tbone321]

You need to slow down a little.  Are you sure that the port that you are using didn't blow its fuse. 

[lashbyrn]

The "port" meaining the cat5 output on the SS hub?

[tbone321]

Yes, the port that the SSC is connected to.

[lashbyrn]

Duh....sorry.  just ran thru all 16 ports.  All of them output

[arw01]

So problem solved?

[lashbyrn]

No all 16 ports on hub are functioning.  I am still getting nothing when using the utility on 6 of my 16 SCv4's.   

[tbone321]

How are you connecting the light strings to the controller?  If you are using the waterproof 3 pin connectors, run a continuity test between the connection to the board and the pin on each wire of the connector.  There has been an issue with those connectors with broken wires.

[lashbyrn]

I'm connecting with waterproof connectors.  I will check continuity.

[lashbyrn]

I haven't found any issue with continuity. I have reheated all solder.  Checked for correct placement of parts. Re flashed.  i have to be missing something... 

[CW]

Double check the cat 5 are correct on the SSC. Sounds like the data is not getting to the controller on those 6.

[arw01]

Although it can be hard, checking continuity on the cat 5 cable might be a good deal as well right to the pads on the ssc.

You might also try scraping the contacts on the pigtail, could be some oxidation preventing data transmission.

[lashbyrn]

Just to make things more complicated...my brand new Thermaltake 750 w ps just died.  Wonder if it was the source of all my issues???  Off to Microcenter in Dallas to replace it