Falcon f16v3 display screen stays in booting

[Matthew Arnold]

When I boot the falcon controller the oled screen stays on the "booting" screen.
I then have to complete a reset, setup the controller IP and settings.
Then then controller works ok until it turns off and back on.

Any ideas or help would great.

Thanks Matt

 

[BAZMick]

Did you update the firmware recently? Somebody had an issue with the SD card they used for the firmware update earlier in the week. Check the GB size from the user manual.

 

[Matthew Arnold]

No. But I did just add another power supply.
I'll alternate the power supply inputs and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks BAZMick

 

[Jorge Bolivar]

Do you still has the SD card installed?

 

[Matthew Arnold]

Do you still has the SD card installed?

I haven't done anything with the SD card..

 

[Jorge Bolivar]

I haven't done anything with the SD card..

Ok, At one point i have similar booting issue on the F48 that does not went away until i removed the SD. Not your case evidently.

 

[darylc]

if you are uploading from xlights, you might be uploading bad data that upsets it?
What is you factory reset it, configure it by hand then power cycle it?

 

[BAZMick]

Could you also try to power it with 5v from the Ext Pwr input ( don't forget the slide switch for Ext Pwr) and have nothing connected to any other ports or pwr inputs. Then config the address and try a power cycle?

 

[Matthew Arnold]

Thanks Guys,
Tried swapping the power supply, no change.
I'll try and configure it manually.

 

[Matthew Arnold]

So configured it manually and all sorted

Thanks heaps guys

 

[darylc]

ok, so something you've entered in xlights is upsetting it... thats hard to find sometimes

 

[BAZMick]

Sound like a good candidate to package up an empty sequence and send it to Uncle Keith to check out why that's happening

 

[darylc]

The falcons are easy to get into a bad state with what you would think is valid data. I wouldn't blame xlights.

 

[lithgowlights]

Might be worth dropping by Zoom to get one of the regulars to give it the once over to see if they can spot an issue in your xLights setup.

 

[BAZMick]

The falcons are easy to get into a bad state with what you would think is valid data. I wouldn't blame xlights.

Ahh ok, noted!