Some lights recieving DMX, others not?

[Tommy]

Hi,

I recently found an article on how to build a cheap USB to DMX dongle using an FTDI chip. Having an active interest in sound and lighting, I took this opportunity at once, using the software Freestyler. However, I have run into an issue. Only 1 light out of my 5 appears to recieve data (A generic, unbranded RGB ParCan). The other 4 (2 Skytec Explorer Scanners and 2 Equinox Party Pars) are not affected by any parameters within the Freestyler software. However, the scanners reset to their home position when disconnected from the DMX source. I'm fairly confident that I have the right addresses on both the lights. I have tried singling out each light, and using the software and adapter on different machines. Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

[Partyman]

try controlling 1 light at a time at address 1. Once you know all fixtures work and respond properly then you can start putting them all in at different addresses