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6 XT as a slave to a 6 XT

railgun

Full Member

6 XT as a slave to a 6 XT

Wednesday, January 15th 2014, 5:26pm

So, due to a shipping debacle, I have two 6 XTs sitting at home...one already deployed, one I haven't even seen yet as it arrived today.
I also have a few poweradjust modules. However, I think I want a little more granular control and realistically, the 6 XT has one additional, and technically higher rated fan output than what I'd get with 3x poweradjusts.
However, I don't want to operate them independantly, and nothing in the manual or online suggests anything other than a 5 LT that can be operated as a slave.
So can a 6 XT piggyback off another 6 XT and be seen as that many more inputs/controls/outputs?
Else, needless to say I'd just return the thing.

Pilo

Senior Member

Wednesday, January 15th 2014, 11:11pm

To make an Aquaero 5 LT into a slave you must flash it with a special firmware. But, there isn't such a firmware for an Aquaero 6 yet.
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Railgun

Full Member

Thursday, January 16th 2014, 11:27am

Good to know. Thanks!

sebastian

Administrator

Thursday, January 16th 2014, 11:31am

The slave firmware in the actual aquasuite is compatible with the aquaero 6.

Railgun

Full Member

Thursday, January 16th 2014, 10:29pm

Based on something I'd found online on setting up a 5 LT as a slave, I assume that I would see something similar within Aquasuite, namely an option to flash the unit as a slave within the system config page of the unit. But this option is not available.
That said, can you please confirm that this is in fact the case, and if so, if there is anything in particular that needs to be done to flash it in that respect?

sebastian

Administrator

Friday, January 17th 2014, 7:02am

You have to remove the display. The slave works only when no display is attached.

Namron

Full Member

Friday, January 17th 2014, 10:29am

Once you've removed the display/screen it's very easy to then Flash the device to a slave unit. I've done a quick basic guide HERE & although the guide covers using an LT Aquaero 5 it's the same process. Just take your time & make sure the unit is disconnected from any power source before you start disconnecting & reconnecting any cables e.t.c & you should be fine :)


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Railgun

Full Member

Friday, January 17th 2014, 10:44am

Kind of makes sense with that requirement. I'll give it a go tonight.
So...feature request...allow a unit with a screen to become a slave. :) Multiple screens would be a nice feature (albeit overkill) in that kind of configuration.
Namron, your guide is what I was referring to earlier in the thread. Read it. :)

Railgun

Full Member

Saturday, January 18th 2014, 8:48pm

All good to go. New thread created in response to how it works. :D

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