FPP Connect Limiting Uploads to 16V4

[drpiotro]

First year really doing this so I guess I dove in a bit. 

New 16V4 running in player mode. Ethernet wired to mesh router. 

Sequences created in xlights. Sent to Controller (32GB card) via FPP Connect. After about 5 or 6, it will go through the process but it doesn't show up on the controller when I go to the controllers page to manage files/ playlists. 

Running 2022.24 Xlights 21 Build FPP. 

16V4 is using 4 ports with an ethernet to run to a differential for other side of house. 

Any input is helpful, sorry a bit new still and learning. 

[breese]

Possible bad 32G card comes to mind.

[drpiotro]

Possible bad 32G card comes to mind.

Does anyone run anything greater than 32? I was thinking of running a different show on alternating days. 
I have a few other cards so I might try that tonight once it is off. 

[jnealand]

As far as I know the F16v4 is not an FPP device.  It is a player and you can upload files using the file upload function of the player menu.

[darylc]

fpp connect is the best way to upload files to the f16v4

[schbrownie]

Are you trying to batch upload or do it one at a time?

my network setup seems pretty similar to yours and I've had issues uploading multiple files at one time. Some things to try:

• If you are uploading the sequence file and audio (especially if that audio has to convert), upload only one song/sequence at a time.  Once complete, move on to the next one.  You can also refresh the controller's webpage to verify that the file uploaded.  
• After the audio file is on the controller (first upload), uncheck the upload audio box this will significantly reduce the upload time.
• Don't access your F16v4 controller while you are uploading files... also don't do anything bandwidth-consuming or processor consuming on your PC.

All of these things have helped me to improve the success rate of uploading files to the F16v4 controller.

hope this was helpful.

[jnealand]

I have also had trouble with uploading multiple sequences at one time.  After a batch render I needed to upload to my 12 remotes with 24 sequences.  I did not want to do one sequence at a time.  After playing around and trying different combos I now upload a max of 5 sequences at a time and that seems to work fine.

[drpiotro]

I've uploaded one at a time to avoid issues.

It may have been a bad 32GB card. So I replaced it, was able to load more. But now I am getting random errors.

503 Player Instruction Failed

Unexpected Error; Unable to read FSEQ. Which doesnt make sense given it just ran 5 days without issue.

What I don't understand is that it happens on different sequences. If this becomes a frustrating hobby, I'm going to need to decide between golf and this, I can't be doing two things that annoy me.

When it worked, I was happy. But the random issue doesn't make since to my newbie mind

[Poporacer]

What I don't understand is that it happens on different sequences.

It still sounds like an SD card issue. There are a ton of counterfeit SD cards out there, is it possible that you bought one of those?

[drpiotro]

What I don't understand is that it happens on different sequences.

It still sounds like an SD card issue. There are a ton of counterfeit SD cards out there, is it possible that you bought one of those?

Doesn't seem likely but who knows. A couple cards are from Best Buy and were same type used for drone. Still having the issue today. Eliminating the sequence from playlist k thought helped. But now I am down 4 sequences of the playlist. 

Playlist has already frozen 3 times tonight in 90 minutes. 

[Poporacer]

A couple cards are from Best Buy

Those should be safe then

Playlist has already frozen 3 times tonight in 90 minutes. 

Can you post your fpplog and tell us what day/time it froze?