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hawaiiensis38
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false contact

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Hello there
I have a problem to use my controller
Indeed, when I connect the daylight and actinic light only daylight lights.
I must move the communication cable that comes on the relay box for the actinic light illuminates.
it looks like a false contact,
on the menu should appear
1.Feeding
2.Water Change
3.Lights
4.Temps
5.Timeouts
6.Setup
7.Version
8.Exit
I do not see 3.the light menu
how do I correct this
Regards
olivier
hawaiiensis38
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and another thing i don't find the USB-TTL converter cable
how can i got a new one?
olivier
rimai
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The lights menu will only show up on the preloaded code.
You can get replacement cables on the webstore.
Roberto.
hawaiiensis38
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ok, thanks Rimai
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hello
i cannot buy the cable in canada it's to much
i found one VGA cable that i can use
can i buy this USB-TTL cable?
how much pin?
The latest cable seems to be the good one!!!

=> FTDI USB to TTL Serial Cable +3.3v TTL with TRANSPARENT Moulding with Rx/Tx LEDs
- http://www.ebay.fr/itm/USB-to-TTL-Seria ... 43cc689f91

=> 6pin FTDI FT232RL USB to Serial adapter module USB TO TTL RS232 Arduino Cable
- http://www.ebay.fr/itm/6pin-FTDI-FT232R ... 51bf8b0cd8

=> USB Câble pour TTL PL2303 Module Converter Série
- http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Blanc-USB-Cable- ... 3f2049aee4

=> USB to TTL Serial Converter Cable
FT232RQ Interface Device
Data Transfer Rates from 300baud to 3Mbaud at TTL Levels, UART Interface Support for 7/8 Data Bits
- http://www.ebay.fr/itm/TTL-232R-3V3-Ftd ... 20e08a0e55

Regards

Olivier
hawaiiensis38
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any suggestion?
how many pin have this cable?
hawaii
rimai
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I'd try the second choice.
Roberto.
hawaiiensis38
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ok, thank's
hawaii
hawaiiensis38
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hello

i buy the usb-ttl cable

i make exactly the procedure for the set up with the computer, but, i don't have :
10.On the menu Tools > Serial Port, make sure the selected serial port is something like '''/dev/tty.usbserial'

what can i do?

hawaii
rimai
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Did you install the drivers?
Roberto.
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which drivers?
i follow exactly the manual
hawaii
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The FTDI driver.
Do you have any unrecognized device showing in your device manager (I don't know the exact name for MacOSX).
If your computer doesn't recognize the cable and install the device driver correctly, it won't show in the list.
Did you try a different USB port, maybe?
Roberto.
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i will try a another usb port tomorrow
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