ETCnomad Dongle Counts
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This article is about ETCnomad Dongles. For information on console output counts (including Puck), see this article
Description
Over time, ETCnomad dongles have come in a variety of different styles and output counts. The number of available outputs that are programmed on the dongle vary depending on what version of software you are running on Eos/Cobalt/Hog 4. The table below shows the number of outputs you can expect for the version of software you are running.
| Dongle "Count" | Eos | Cobalt | Hog 4 | ||||
| v2.2.0 - v2.5.2 | v2.6.0 - v2.8.3 | v2.9.0+ | v7.0.2 - v7.3.1 | v8.0.0 - v8.1.1 | v8.2.0+ | v3.12+ | |
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256 |
256 |
512 |
1024 |
256 |
512 |
1024 |
2 Universes (1024 Addresses) |
|
512 |
512 |
512 |
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|
1024 |
1024 |
6144 |
6144
|
1024 |
6144 |
6144 |
12 Universes (6144 Addresses) |
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1536 |
1536 |
1536 |
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2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
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|
2560 |
2560 |
2560 |
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3072 |
3072 |
3072 |
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3584 |
3584 |
3584 |
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|
4096 |
4096 |
4096 |
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|
4608 |
4608 |
4608 |
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5120 |
5120 |
5120 |
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5632 |
5632 |
5632 |
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6144 |
6144 |
6144 |
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Types of Dongles:
Purple EYDIB
- These originally shipped as "Eos Client Dongles" and were coded as having 256 output addresses.
- These dongles became "ETCnomad Dongles" and can be read by Eos, Cobalt, and Hog 4.
- Check the table above to determine the output count of the "256" dongle in the particular version of software you are using
Purple OOMXR
- These originally shipped as "Congo Client Dongles" or "Congo PC Dongles" and were coded with a range of output addresses.
- These dongles can only be read by Congo and Cobalt software. They do not work with Eos or Hog 4
Small Green Sentinel
- These dongles are ETCnomad Dongles and are still used today.
- These dongles are supported by Eos, Cobalt, and Hog 4
- Check the table above to determine the output count of your dongle in the particular version of software you are using.
- There was a brief period of time when ETC used Small Green Sentinel dongles for "Cobalt Nomad" which only existed for Cobalt v7.0.0 and v7.0.1.
- These "Cobalt Nomad" dongles can only be read by Cobalt. They do not support Eos or Hog 4.
- If you have one of these green "Cobalt Nomad" dongles, please contact ETC Technical Services to get it replaced with an ETCnomad dongle.
- Congo Client Dongles could have also been green and are only to be used with Cobalt software.
Small Blue Sentinel
- These dongles are ETCnomad Dongles and were shipped for a brief period of time when the green version of the dongle were not available.
- These dongles are supported by Eos, Cobalt, and Hog 4
- Check the table above to determine the output count of your dongle in the particular version of software you are using.
- The only difference is the color, but no, you can't order a blue dongle by choice.