So after switching a recalled brand new DP8K to an older model, I was successful in getting the console conected to the DP8K. Despite the show seeming to being running with no problems, I am getting a message on the display of the DP8K that reads "SoftwareVersionMismatch". This is displayed where it would normally say Output Active. The show is running, but what does the message mean?
Did you go into setup, network, software update and match the software versions accordingly? If the software locally on the DP8k isn't the same as what's running on the console, DMX will not be sent and output. I'm sure you have, but you may want to try hard loading the software to the dp8k as well ... might not have uploaded correctly the first time.
Funny thing. I had a Tablet running as a server and a console running as a server. Each running a different Net number. I had to move my desk a few feet, and while I did that, the console lost power and the Tablet took over(just as you guys had designed). When I powered up the console and logged it back in, the message is now gone and I see the "Output Active" message as I should.
Is it possible you have another console (or copy of Hog3pc) on the network that's running and older version of the hog software?
Just an FYI since you mentioned running a server on your tablet. You should not use WiFi between servers in a multi-server network. Always use hard-wired ethernet in the core network between servers. If you use a laptop or tablet PC as an RFU, turn off the server on it and join it to the show as a client console.
Servers depend on having a reliable, low latency, network between them. WiFi has very different packet loss and delay behavior from wired networks. If servers have to synchronize over WiFi, it can lead to spurious failovers and other undesirable behaviors.
Eric, That is exactly what I have been doing. The Original server is a Tablet that is hard lined into the Hognet along with the console as a second server. I have another Tablet that is also logged in as a Client(no server) and it is connected via WiFi. Everything is on the current build of 3.2 and it is all working fine. No messages today, and yesterdays message was only for a brief time.
On a side note: This is only my second time to use a DP8000. I've noticed that these processors run way hotter than the 2K, I'm assuming they take up more amps too. Case in point, I overloaded my small UPS yesterday at the end of the day. So today, I separated the DP8K onto its own UPS and moved it out of the case it was in and on top to let it breathe.
[QUOTE=barnes2000;55833] On a side note: This is only my second time to use a DP8000. I've noticed that these processors run way hotter than the 2K, I'm assuming they take up more amps too.
The DP2000 has a 6 watt power supply. The DP8000 has a 150 watt power supply (although it will normally draw substantially less than that).
The DP8000 has a heck of a lot more computational power than the 2000. I think we officially say it's more than 50 times the processing power, but realistically it's over 100x.
Interesting fact....Before I added the clip on fan, the CPUs were burning between 69° and 71°. I've been told that past 72° can be bad. Since the fan has been running they are now down to 40°.
The temps are not color coded (Only the voltages are color coded).
If your CPU core temps approach the upper 90's you should probably verify that the fans are working properly (at that point they'll all be spinning rather fast, and it will be making far more noise than usual. If they hit 105 you need to do something to cool them down.
At some point they'll trigger thermal overtemp and shutdown automatically by shutting down the core voltage regulator. I believe that happens around 120, but I don't have the data in front of me at the moment.
Note this is the CPU Core Temp only that I'm talking about. The other temps have very different valid ranges.
The DP8000 does run warm (just like a lot of modern laptops). We've discussed turning on the fans at a lower temp just to make people feel better, but at that point it's just sucking in extra dust and dirt unnecessarily.
Good point. I'm curious what the most amount of DP8Ks that have been stacked on top of each other is? I would imagine the heat build up is significantly more when there's more than one working.
