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2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« on: March 11, 2020, 09:01:54 AM »
If you have an AlphaPix 16 controller and are working in the Layout tab, you can only assign ports 1-3. It looks like it is using the Serial Port capabilities (only 3 ports) for the string ports?

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2020, 02:15:56 PM »
I would need to see your layout to see why.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2020, 02:31:50 PM »
Here you go. If I try to assign the Star to any port larger than 3. you get an error and it reverts to port 3.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2020, 04:35:00 AM »
I tried and i had no problems setting the port number to something higher than 3.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2020, 07:55:22 AM »
That is odd, I reset my test configuration and I could set the port correctly, I downloaded the files I posted and I could set the port correctly, go figure... It works now.

Thanks for all your hard work!

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2020, 11:59:27 AM »
If the protocol had been set to dmx this would be expected behaviour

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2020, 07:57:14 PM »
No, the protocol was not DMX previously. I have some more information. When you add a new model, you are limited to ports 1-3. You cannot assign it to any other port. See attached video.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2020, 05:47:46 AM »
I think i have a fix for this.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2020, 10:02:58 AM »
OK, so I wasn't going bonkers after all?!!!

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2020, 03:44:31 PM »
No but until I saw the video I couldn?t see the exact steps you were taking.

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Re: 2020.9 AlphaPix Port assignment
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2020, 10:29:15 PM »
Thanks for all of your hard work!