ATI Straton LED Light - Comments, Review, PAR, Coverage, Discuss...

[Kyl]

ATI.DE is being very conservative with production / availability of these, not sure why ultimately but yeah..

 

[nornicle]

I have one of three Straton that every few weeks seems to lose network connectivity (wifi) it won’t turn on at the right time or turn off kind of scary and requires a power cycle to clear it... any tips? Or go to manufacturer?

 

[Hydrored]

I have one of three Straton that every few weeks seems to lose network connectivity (wifi) it won’t turn on at the right time or turn off kind of scary and requires a power cycle to clear it... any tips? Or go to manufacturer?

I would save the config file, factory reset, update firmware to the latest, load config file, then setup wifi, and monitor. If that doesn't work I would contact ATI. What firmware are you on?

 

[ATI North America]

I have one of three Straton that every few weeks seems to lose network connectivity (wifi) it won’t turn on at the right time or turn off kind of scary and requires a power cycle to clear it... any tips? Or go to manufacturer?

This is likely a firmware issue like Hydrored stated, give it a update and it should settle it.

Cheers

 

[nornicle]

This is likely a firmware issue like Hydrored stated, give it a update and it should settle it.

Cheers

Hi guys, I am using

2.2.8 (2020-10-01)

Cheers,

Richard

 

[Hydrored]

Hi guys, I am using

2.2.8 (2020-10-01)

Cheers,

Richard

2020-11-05-patch-straton-2.3.0.tar

 

[ScottB]

I can confirm this firmware does not reset your naming or network settings, I recommend power cycling the lights then doing the firmware and I was getting a weird glitch that it was saying 100% complete but when logging in the firmware did not take. I power cycled them all then pushed the firmware and it worked perfectly.

I appreciate all the info you've been sharing. Very informative, thank you.

I just set up the first of 3 lights. Got it on the network, time zone, named it.

Noob question on pushing the firmware upgrade:
Downloaded the winzip file 2.3.0.tar
Tried "Choose File" and the Run button goes gray for about 3 seconds and then nothing happens.
I tried cycling the power, but result is the same.
Then I thought I should unzip it first, so did that.
What file do I choose to Run?

I know I am being thick, but didn't want to screw it up.

 

[ScottB]

Looks like I screwed it up after all. After cycling the unit, it is no longer pushing a WIFI signal.

I will reset the unit and see if I can find it again.

 

[Hydrored]

I appreciate all the info you've been sharing. Very informative, thank you.

I just set up the first of 3 lights. Got it on the network, time zone, named it.

Noob question on pushing the firmware upgrade:
Downloaded the winzip file 2.3.0.tar
Tried "Choose File" and the Run button goes gray for about 3 seconds and then nothing happens.
I tried cycling the power, but result is the same.
Then I thought I should unzip it first, so did that.
What file do I choose to Run?

I know I am being thick, but didn't want to screw it up.

Use the link I posted above instead of the one on the straton website, no need to unzip. Just select the whole file with .tar as the extension

it can’t have the .zip or it won’t work

 

[ScottB]

Use the link I posted above instead of the one on the straton website, no need to unzip. Just select the whole file with .tar as the extension

it can’t have the .zip or it won’t work

All set now, thanks. Took me a bit to get my head around this. Spent a couple hours on the first one with multiple resets and then understanding the UI and application architecture differences versus Hydra or Radion. It is just different, not harder or easier.

The next 2 lights took about 6 minutes each including the firmware upgrade. Just connect, set time zone, name it, upgrade firmware, and copy over the .json file.

Tomorrow I should have the parts & tools for the DIY rail install.

 

[Hydrored]

All set now, thanks. Took me a bit to get my head around this. Spent a couple hours on the first one with multiple resets and then understanding the UI and application architecture differences versus Hydra or Radion. It is just different, not harder or easier.

The next 2 lights took about 6 minutes each including the firmware upgrade. Just connect, set time zone, name it, upgrade firmware, and copy over the .json file.

Tomorrow I should have the parts & tools for the DIY rail install.

Anytime, can’t wait to see what you came up with

 

[nornicle]

All set now, thanks. Took me a bit to get my head around this. Spent a couple hours on the first one with multiple resets and then understanding the UI and application architecture differences versus Hydra or Radion. It is just different, not harder or easier.

The next 2 lights took about 6 minutes each including the firmware upgrade. Just connect, set time zone, name it, upgrade firmware, and copy over the .json file.

Tomorrow I should have the parts & tools for the DIY rail install.

Thanks for this I was scratching my head as the file was dying @ 15% and I was losing connection and having to do hard resets...

I just followed your points which was set up a time zone, name it, upgrade firmware, copy over .json file. temperamental until then!

 

[nornicle]

Anytime, can’t wait to see what you came up with

HI Hydrored - do you know what the firmware updates do for 2.3.0? and what does 2.3.1 do which is on the german ATI page?

 

[nornicle]

Sorry for the spam - but I de linked my ATI... and I actually prefer it this way, will be keeping LPS on the left side and high light SPS on the right side, and will manage my PAR accordingly!

 

[Hydrored]

Sorry for the spam - but I de linked my ATI... and I actually prefer it this way, will be keeping LPS on the left side and high light SPS on the right side, and will manage my PAR accordingly!

I have mine linked and run my lights that way, just drag the front, middle, and rears to another profile that way you can manage all lights at once.

 

[Hydrored]

HI Hydrored - do you know what the firmware updates do for 2.3.0? and what does 2.3.1 do which is on the german ATI page?

Sorry I do not other than some interface clean-up

@ATI North America may be able to help

 

[ATI North America]

There are some stability fixes for 2.3.0 when wifi is intermittent or weak. I am not aware of any user experience changes being made.

 

[techdef]

I am not sure this is possible. You would need an app on your phone that can store the file on the device so when you connect to the Straton you can access the file. If your Straton is on your local network you would still need to stash the file somewhere to allow your phone to access it when the Straton prompts you to do so. Perhaps Dropbox or a similar app would be sufficient.

Thanks for the answer. Will try dropbox.

 

[techdef]

ATI North America: any chance or way to edit the .json files on a remote computer? The interface is, charitably, hard to use precisely on a phone screen. For those of us who dont have laptops, a way to open and edit the file remotely then resave would be most appreciated.

 

[ScottB]

Anytime, can’t wait to see what you came up with

I can't wait either. But waiting on a drill press from my local Ace Hardware guy. I could Amazon one faster (and cheaper), but I really appreciate the owner's willingness to problem solve my many, many problems.

Speaking of Amazon and "problems" here is the Z shaped extruded aluminum I purchased for the mount pieces. I won't guess whether that was stupidity or maliciousness. Will need to adapt my mental drawings and plow on.

Note those 3 units in the background are programmed and ready to fire. Just waiting for me to mount them properly.