Ion loss of control

In my space I have an Ion, RPU, and RVI, all running 1.96 software. My console is set up as back up and my RPU is backstage as Master. Strangly enough right in the middle of a show, both my RPU and Ion lost control. I have had intermittent issues such as this but never with my console losing complete control, only with the RPU losing control, after which the Ion would take control as Master. My console is networked to my RPU through a switch and my RPU is plugged in to my DMX ports backstage. So in simple terms, my RPU which is run directly to DMX theortically should never drop control...right? Just thought I would see what other people's thoughts are...could this be an ION related issue?(Also my dimmers are not networked; they are CD80's). Thanks.

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jrgoss over 13 years ago

When your RPU looses control how does your Ion take control of the DMX? Do you have a A/B switch?
An ideal scenario would be to have a Net3 gateway in your system that sends DMX to your dimmer racks, and thus either your Ion or RPU could output data over the network if one fails?
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jrgoss over 13 years ago

When your RPU looses control how does your Ion take control of the DMX? Do you have a A/B switch?
An ideal scenario would be to have a Net3 gateway in your system that sends DMX to your dimmer racks, and thus either your Ion or RPU could output data over the network if one fails?
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Kjlove1love over 13 years ago in reply to jrgoss

I may be wrong but I thought that in the Ion had automatic switching so that if the ion and the rpu are networked through a switch that allows the rpu to take control in the event that the Ion loses signal. I think i just need clarification on what the net 3 gateway really does and how that would benefit my system even though we do not have networked dimmers.
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Hans.Hinrichsen over 13 years ago in reply to Kjlove1love

This previous thread may be of use (back from before the days I was at ETC):

http://community.etcconnect.com/forums/p/5174/20662.aspx#20662

[edited by: Hans.Hinrichsen at 8:11 AM (GMT -6) on Tue, Nov 22 2011]
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Kjlove1love over 13 years ago in reply to Hans.Hinrichsen

So it turned out to be that the connector on the CAT 5 cable I was using does not fit properly in the back of the RPU thus causing the loss in signal to my console, working its way out of the RPU just enough to still appear to be connected. I'm looking to replace the connector but for some odd reason I haven't found a brand yet (among the ones I already own) that actually "locks" in to the back of the RPU.
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