Rsl light problems

[Jen19082010Capt]

I have read every forum about the light, and my problem can't be solved by any of them. At first it didn't work at all, we tried rewiring it, we tried different lights, different side cars, and different connectors. Nothing worked. Then we found out that we could turn it on unplug both the light and the connector to the DSC wait a minute and plug them back in and it would work. Though it is not working right. It won't blink or anything. It just stays a solid orange no matter what we are actually doing.

[Vikesrock]

What is the small green LED on the Digital Side Car next to the RSL connector doing while the RSL is not working?

[Jen19082010Capt]

It is doing the same thing that the RSL light is doing, Staying completely solid. It used to blink before something went wrong with the light, now it does the same thing the light does. It won't turn on untill we do the one minute thing either.

Ps. Thank you for responding

[Vikesrock]

Does the green LED behave properly if the RSL is not plugged into the Sidecar? If not it won't matter what you do with the RSL itself you will get the same results.

Is the digital sidecar fully powered (all 3 lights solidly on)? Is the 37 pin cable firmly seated on both the cRIO module and the Digital Sidecar?

[Jen19082010Capt]

No the led light next to the RSL light does not turn on unless the light is working.
Yes all three lights are on and the cable is firmly secured.



Ps. Thank you

[Vikesrock]

Alright, if the Sidecar is connected properly and the green LED doesn't behave without the RSL connected then there are two potential sources of the problem:

1. The cRIO
2. The Digital Sidecar itself

You have tried different sidecars so have you tried re-imaging the cRIO with the latest (v28) image?

[Jen19082010Capt]

The cRio has been re-imaged twice since the problem occurred


Ps. Thank you

[Vikesrock]

I'm out of ideas then, hopefully somebody else will pop by to continue assisting you with the troubleshooting.

[Jen19082010Capt]

Thank you very much for trying to help me Team 1908 thanks you for the effort

[buildmaster5000]

If you haven't already, make sure the serial cable is SECURELY connected. If the problem persits, replace the cable. Common methods have already been mentioned.

[Jen19082010Capt]

Ok thank you alot, because you suggested to check the cable I did and we found out that the cable is not the problem, the part of the cRio that the cable plugs into is not making a proper connection. Any ideas on how to fix that.


Ps Thank YOU SO MUCH I COULD HUG YOU

[UltimatJose]

Originally Posted by Jen19082010Capt

No the led light next to the RSL light does not turn on unless the light is working.
Yes all three lights are on and the cable is firmly secured.



Ps. Thank you

What if not all the three lights are turning on? how can we fix the problem?

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by UltimatJose

What if not all the three lights are turning on? how can we fix the problem?

If the BAT light is off then you need to power your Digital Sidecar from the Power Distribution board off a 20A breaker circuit. If you believe you have done this you need to check the connections at the Power Distribution board, make sure you have a breaker inserted and check the polarity.

If it's the 5V light that is off then you need to securely seat the 37 pin cable in a powered cRIO and the Digital Sidecar.

[UltimatJose]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

If the BAT light is off then you need to power your Digital Sidecar from the Power Distribution board off a 20A breaker circuit. If you believe you have done this you need to check the connections at the Power Distribution board, make sure you have a breaker inserted and check the polarity.

If it's the 5V light that is off then you need to securely seat the 37 pin cable in a powered cRIO and the Digital Sidecar.

its our 6v light that isnt turning on

[Al Skierkiewicz]

If the 5 volt LED is not turning on, check that the wiring to your compressor switch is not using the +5 volt pin. It should be connected to the black and white pins on your PWM cable. If the 6 volt LED is not coming on check to see if you have any jumpers in for the PWM outputs to supply servo power. If you are not using servos, there should be no jumpers. If there are jumpers in place, check to make sure that none of the cable is shorted or exposed pins are contacting metal parts. Check for metal shavings on the DSC.