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Random blackouts with Eurolite usb dmx512 pro
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 4:50 pm
by matteo1310
Hello,
I have scenes for the moving heads that I send on a loop for parties.
After about 1 hour, all equipment is reset and after 1 second the sequences start again normally.
I use Eurolite usb dmx512 pro, connected via USB 3.0 with Windows 11
The same scenes worked great without interruptions when I used them on my previous laptop, with the cheap Lixada Udmx interface
What can I try?
Thanks
Re: Random blackouts with Eurolite usb dmx512 pro
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:30 am
by GGGss
1st: disable energy saving settings on the USB ports of your computer: go to the deep properties of each port and disable power saving.
2nd: I'm reading here and there that a lot of people are stumbling on compatibility issues with USB 3.0. "Good for storage, bad for audio, midi, HMI and other time-critical but low bandwidth applications." A 'good' USB 3 port replicator solves issues, but no-one is able to name a 'good' product. I guess one with good internal buffering capabilities...
3th: win11 -> sigh... I personally will wait for service pack 1 (if it is going to be named like that)
Re: Random blackouts with Eurolite usb dmx512 pro
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:57 pm
by matteo1310
To test I created a new project with only one scene, to turn on 1 par led.
I also reinstalled qlc + in the latest version.
I have disabled the energy saving on all the usb sockets, but the problem persists.
this is a 1 hour test of continuous operation.
in one hour there were 4 blackouts lasting 1 second and then the par led returned to work by itself normally
start: 00.00
Blackout 00.27
Blackout 00.30
Blackout 00.45
Could it be a frequency problem?
By default it is set to 44hz
Re: Random blackouts with Eurolite usb dmx512 pro
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:16 pm
by GGGss
Since it worked with your Lixada interface, you could investigate the 'gap'-timing settings of the interface. See
https://www.illutzmination.de/udmxdriver.html?&L=1
Then you could mimic this 'gap' timing at your Eurolite DMX Pro by lowering the frequency??