Helix Main Board
Assembly and Setup Manual
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Final Testing of the Helix Network Controller Board
If you will be testing a Helix Network Node then please proceed to the next section.
MicroSD Card and MP3 Player Test
You will need either a set of amplified speakers or a pair of headphones. Plug these into the audio output jack in the
top right corner of the Main Board.
1.
Now insert the MicroSD card into the MicroSD socket. It should click into place.
2.
Connect the SSR board to Channels 1-4 again (or optionally leave all 32 channels connected) and plug it in.
3.
Plug the Network Controller Board into an electrical outlet
Expected Results:
1.
Once again the power LED should illuminate immediately.
2.
The light strings may flash on briefly then turn off, this is normal.
3.
The Heartbeat LED should come on solid for about 8-10 seconds while the board boots up and configures
the XBee Pro radio. During this time the XBee TX LED should flash on and off several times.
4.
The Heartbeat LED should start flashing on and off about every second.
5.
About 20 seconds later the MP3 player should start playing a 5 minute song and the lights should flash in
sequence to the song. The song should repeat over and over until the Main Board is unplugged. Don’t
worry if the lights don’t flash in exact synchronization with the song at this time. You will be running a
calibration routine in a later step which should sync them up.
6.
This test shows the MicroSD card is functioning properly and to a lesser extent shows that the Propeller Chip
is communicating with the XBee Pro radio. It also shows the MP3 player is operating correctly. If the above
actions do not occur then troubleshoot these areas.
Unplug the Helix Network Controller Board before starting the next test.
Test and Setup of the Real Time Clock
For the next phase of testing install the Helix Network Supervisor software from:
http://helixlightcontroller.com/downloads/HNS_INSTALL.HTM
Remove the MicroSD Card from the Helix Network Controller Board. Connect the MicroSD Card to your PC and edit
the SCHEDULE.SCH file using any text editor such as Notepad. The file before editing is shown in Listing 1.