PDP Lights are flashing Orange

[Slade]

So we took it to its simplest form and I had updated the PDP firmware earlier and re-imaged the RoboRio. Nothing worked. Its still flashing orange. Were not sure what it is. It flashed red at first but after a few seconds of it being on the lights turn orange.

Also, the PCM seems to be fine. It's a solid green when the robot is activated, yet the compressor still isnt running.

[TikiTech]

I would start from the beginning like mentioned. Setup just the PDP and RoboRio. Nothing else. Redo all firmware and robot code in case of corruption.

If you cannot get these two devices to work together properly then there is probably a hardware issue with the PDP.

Adding the PCM is pointless if you cannot get just the PDP and RoboRio working together correctly.

[Slade]

We went home, but we'll try this tomorrow. Thanks!

[Schnabel]

Guys, if your PDP is flashing orange that means sticky fault/ robot disabled. The most common cause is a low battery.
Go to the Rio config page, click on the PDP, double click self test rapidly. You should now have green flashing lights. Note that the red lights at startup are due to no can communication while the Rio boots.
Because of the momentum and direction of this thread I highly recommend anyone who posted here go read the PDP users guide tonight. Even just viewing the pictures would haved pointed you in this direction. You may find you are missing other critical tips.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by Schnabel

Guys, if your PDP is flashing orange that means sticky fault/ robot disabled. The most common cause is a low battery.
Go to the Rio config page, click on the PDP, double click self test rapidly. You should now have green flashing lights. Note that the red lights at startup are due to no can communication while the Rio boots.
Because of the momentum and direction of this thread I highly recommend anyone who posted here go read the PDP users guide tonight. Even just viewing the pictures would haved pointed you in this direction. You may find you are missing other critical tips.

We had tried double clicking the self test as said in the first post. Thanks though!

[phurley67]

You have double checked the CAN id right? If the CAN id does not match the id you initialize with in your code, you will see this exact same behavior.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by phurley67

You have double checked the CAN id right? If the CAN id does not match the id you initialize with in your code, you will see this exact same behavior.

I believe so. I mean I don't even recall ever initializing a CAN. All I did was set the solenoids to go to the default PCM(0). Also, when it did flash green, I don't recall ever enabling a CAN manually.

[Schnabel]

Originally Posted by Slade

<snipped>When I go onto the web client of the RoboRIO it shows the PCM and when I self test it, it says the following: <snipped> I have tried rapidly clicking self test but thats not working. <snipped>

emphasis mine

Originally Posted by Slade

We had tried double clicking the self test as said in the first post. Thanks though!

Please verify you did so for the PDP though, your first post reads as you did so on the PCM, not the PDP.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by Schnabel

emphasis mine


Please verify you did so for the PDP though, your first post reads as you did so on the PCM, not the PDP.

I'm not 100% sure, but I'll try in an hour or two and let you know.

[Slade]

So we did the self test on the pdp and it's still orange.

[TikiTech]

Did you do all the previous suggestions?

Is it setup with only the RoboRio and PDP?
Are the Can cables installed properly?
Is the termination jumper set correctly?
What firmware revision is installed on the PDP? RoboRio?
Browser you are using to access the RoboRio webdashboard?

You might want to read through the links I posted earlier. This one specifically http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/...ribution-panel

You will want to look at what sticky fault is being logged to help narrow down what the issue is.

Post some screen shots of the self test results.

Hope this gets going for your soon.

[Slade]

We fixed it! Thanks everybody!

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Slade

We fixed it! Thanks everybody!

So, what was the fix? Others may run into a similar problem, and a detailed posting of the root cause and what you did to fix it could help them a lot. Simply posting that it's suddenly magically fixed doesn't really help everyone else.