Apex Classic dead?

[Aquavaj]

First noticed something weird going on with it last night when it shut my lights off an hour early. I didn't bother to check but this morning I noticed it was after 10 and my lights haven't came on yet. I checked and my 2 eb8 and the brain were flashing amber. I tried connecting through fusion and the old site but couldn't. I restarted it through the display but now I get nothing on the display. The brain has a solid green but eb8 still flashing amber. I tried unplugging power to them but still flashing. I think they're in fallback mode because everything critical is running.

I can't connect over the router or directly to the brain. Since there's no display I can't be certain if the IP is still the same. I've also tried forcing the firmware which I believe was successful - it showed erasing memory, then sending blocks 1 to 120 and then a successful message. But still nothing on display after reboot. I don't see it in my router's list of clients either.

Anything else I should try? Or is it toast?

 

[Aquavaj]

I take that back on the force firmware. I tried just any IP address and it still said successful. Does this mean it was really successful or was it not?

 

[dieselkeeper]

Just had the same thing happen to me, apex classic. Called Neptune to open up a repair order. They send an email on some diagnosis. I sent my base unit to them for further diagnosis. They replaced an IC. Cost me $75 for the repair. You have to reprogram it. Quick turn around. They got on a Wednesday, I authorized repairs Thursday, got it back the following Monday. Don't sweat the coding if it's an older unit. Mine came back with the newer programming version.