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Don't Leave the USB Cable Plugged In
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| Topic: | Don't Leave the USB Cable Plugged In This thread has 26 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 11:16 |
cdouglass Long Time Member |
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Okay while configuring automation for the office I grew tired of plugging and unplugging the USB programming cable to the RP-6.
While monitoring the serial commands I noticed that many times the RP-6 wasn't spitting out the codes. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to it.
After thinking about it for awhile I looked at the antenna for possible interference but it was not lighting up at all unless buttons on the remote were pressed.
Then on a whim I decided to pull out the USB cable that was just dangling there, then Wham 100% reliability.
Lesson Learned
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| Post 2 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 13:06 |
roddymcg Loyal Member |
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LOL, been there done that...
Stupid f$cking design flaw I wish they would fix already...
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| Post 3 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 14:25 |
pesci Senior Member |
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i kinda think that suck too!! when u transfer and update in id you should be able to test w/ everything still plugged in. It shouldnt matter if you have the usb connected to the rp6...
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| Post 4 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 15:00 |
roddymcg Loyal Member |
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On April 4, 2009 at 14:25, pesci said...
i kinda think that suck too!! when u transfer and update in id you should be able to test w/ everything still plugged in. It shouldnt matter if you have the usb connected to the rp6... One would think, I have worked with other control systems that do not need to be unplugged so I know this is possible...
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| OP | Post 5 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 17:01 |
cdouglass Long Time Member |
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On April 4, 2009 at 13:06, roddymcg said...
LOL, been there done that...
Stupid f$cking design flaw I wish they would fix already... Might have been my problem on a job about 6 months ago that I chalked up to being a RF issue. I hate chasing my tail when it could've been avoided by a list of things to watch out for.
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| Post 6 made on Saturday April 4, 2009 at 23:57 |
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| Post 7 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 08:30 |
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LOL
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| Post 8 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 10:08 |
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On April 4, 2009 at 15:00, roddymcg said...
One would think, I have worked with other control systems that do not need to be unplugged so I know this is possible... Rti is the only control system i ever used. i have a buddy that got me on the rti bandwagon who now uses urc and brags about how "he doesnt have to unplug usb to check codes". there is nothing worse than loading one code to to check find out it doesnt work having to connect usb again to update new code and disconnecting to try again... one would figure rti would fix that years ago
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| Post 9 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 11:02 |
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On April 5, 2009 at 10:08, pesci said...
there is nothing worse than loading one code to to check find out it doesnt work having to connect usb again to update new code and disconnecting to try again... Having to use a Serial Cable is much worse...
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| Post 10 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 14:31 |
ebecker Long Time Member |
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fyi you can leave the cable plugged into the remote / processor and unplug from pc. on our harder to reach processors we routinly leave cables plugged in
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| Post 11 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 14:39 |
roddymcg Loyal Member |
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With Crestron I do not have to unhook anything from any thing and we can test away...
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| OP | Post 12 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 15:33 |
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On April 5, 2009 at 14:31, ebecker said...
fyi you can leave the cable plugged into the remote / processor and unplug from pc. on our harder to reach processors we routinly leave cables plugged in This is exactly what caused me to have issues with my serial commands.
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| Post 13 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 15:34 |
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On April 5, 2009 at 14:39, roddymcg said...
With Crestron I do not have to unhook anything from any thing and we can test away... The XP-8 can do the same thing. Bruce
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| Post 14 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 16:10 |
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I know the XP8 is OK if you are using the network connection, is it OK if you are loading via USB?
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| Post 15 made on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 19:53 |
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On April 5, 2009 at 16:10, sirroundsound said...
I know the XP8 is OK if you are using the network connection, is it OK if you are loading via USB? Yes, it works the same via Ethernet or USB. Bruce
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