cFP-1804 not seen in MAX

[d3b]

I am having an issue with a cFP-1804 not showing up in MAX. I am using a Windows Vista machine with MAX 5.0 and the latest Fieldpoint drivers. I am using a tested xover cable and a tested 24V industrial power supply. I have completely removed all anti-virus/firewall software from the machine and have disabled windows firewall. I have a functioning cFP-1808 that I have successfully connected to from the same computer with the same cable & power supply. I have completed the steps outlined here, several times.

 I have not yet tried to use serial communications but likely will here shortly once I have the appropriate cable. I have been told by a "non-technical" co-worker that this device was determined broken 18+ months ago, by whom is a question. To verify when the cFP-1804 is booted (either from initial plug in or reset) the status LED lights up green approximately 1/4 sec after power LED, and stays lit. There is no discernible blinking, my cFP-1808 only lights up for a second or less then goes out. I will be placing the cFP-1808 into my system for the meantime, but would like to use the cFP-1804 to save some wasted space. Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks in advance,

Dan

[Che_T.]

Hi d3b,

It sounds like you've got everything configured correctly since you're able to see your cFP-1808.  I do have a couple of followup questions regarding your cFP-1804

-Do you happen to have multiple network cards? (ie wireless, ethernet, etc)

Based on the page 16 of manual, we expect the status LED to stay steadily lit for 3 seconds, then flash steadily.  Then, if it's configured correctly, then the STATUS LED will turn off.

In terms of getting it working with serial network, that's a good idea.  Please keep us updated.

Regards,

[d3b]

Hi Che,

Thanks for the reply. For the cFP-1804 the LED stays consistently lit, it never once blinks. I will double check on the cFP-1808 to see if it does blink steadily for 3 seconds following. I am not using a separate network card. It is hooked directly to the computers (laptop) on board network port. I didn't/don't have the chance to play with the serial com yet. But hopefully tomorrow I can give that a shot. Keep you posted.

Thanks again,

Dan