USB connected Drobo 5D won't mount on Time Capsule

Hi,
I recently purchased a Drobo 5D and, after setting it up plugged directly into my Macbook Pro via USB, plugged it into my Time Capsule (3rd Gen, firmware 7.6.4) via USB.
It showed up correctly in Airport Utility and I was able to connect to it easily via Finder. It was initially set up with 2x WD Red 3TB HDDs.
However, after a few days of successful usage, I plugged the Drobo directly into my mac for some faster data transfer. At this stage, I also updated the Drobo firmware from 3.0.9 to 3.0.10, and added a 3rd HDD (WD Green 2TB) to an empty bay. After shutting down the Drobo, I plugged it back in to the TC. From this point on, I have been unable to get the Drobo to show up in Finder or in Airport Utility. It continues to mount corretly when plugged directly into my Mac.
Things I have tried:
Downgrade Drobo firmware to 3.0.9 and 3.0.8 and back up again.
Downgrade TC firmware to 7.6.3 and 7.6.0 and back up again.
Remove the 3rd hard drive from the Drobo.
Factory Reset of Drobo, including reformatting of the hard drives (both via Drobo Dashboard and via Disk Utility).
Restore Default Settings of TC.  (I have *not* wiped the TC hard drive).
Plugged the Drobo in via a powered USB hub. (other self powered 2.5" usb drives mounted correctly through the hub).
Used a different USB cable.
I've contacted Drobo support, they've looked at my log files and think there's nothing wrong with the Drobo.
Other disks mount correctly when plugged in to the TC via USB. The Drobo acts like it's not plugged in to anything and goes to sleep after a few minutes. The TC just doesn't see it there at all.
Any ideas on how to get the TC to see the Drobo again??

Bugger. I'm sure I've read about other people using it in this manner, albeit with other issues - at least their disks were showing up! Maybe they just got ultra lucky.
Do the airport extremes have the same problem? Again, I know I've read about people using them successfully... but if it's touch and go maybe I'll hunt down another router.
Interestingly, right before it stopped working I did do some speet test comparisons (using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test),
Western Digital
Drobo
Time Capsule
Internal
Write
Read
Write
Read
Write
Read
Wifi (via TC)
11.8
16.6
15.5
16.8
14.8
16.1
Ethernet (via TC USB2)
51.0
16.9
52.6
17.0
50.2
16.8
USB2
25.1
28.4
32.1
16.1
The Drobo and a different WD external disk were fastest when plugged into the TC and accessed via ethernet.
Can't understand why that's faster than directly into my Macbook (which is too old for USB3, sadly).

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