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9 9  = Pharos Project =
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11 -Pharos projects are created using the free Pharos Designer 2 software from Pharos Controls. When creating a project for use with ShowRunner™, ensure that API version 5.0 is selected for the project. ShowRunner™ sends group-level commands over the Pharos Controller API, so each Fixture Group in Pharos will correspond to
11 +Pharos projects are created using the free Pharos Designer 2 software from Pharos Controls. When creating a project for use with ShowRunner™, ensure that API version 5.0 is selected for the project. Individual loads control from ShowRunner™ is achieved with group-level commands using the Pharos Controller API, so each Fixture Group defined in the Pharos Project should correspond to a single load in ShowRunner™. In addition to group-level commands, ShowRunner™ also supports mapping ShowRunner™ Scenes to Pharos Timelines.
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13 -1. Download the Pharos Designer 2 software from Ph
13 +The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:
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15 +1. Open the Pharos Designer 2 software
16 +1. In the top-right, click "New Project" and select the type of Pharos controller that will be the primary controller
17 +1*. Crestron SKUs DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE and DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE both correspond to "LPC" in Pharos
18 +1. Navigate to the "Project" page by clicking the Pharos logo on the left
19 +1. Under the "Controller API" heading, verify that API Version 5.0 is selected
20 +1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left
21 +1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name, dimensions, background image, and grid settings
22 +1. The Fixture Profile Liston the right side of the Layout page shows available fixture profiles
23 +1*. For most single-channel, RGB, RGBW, warm/cool, and intensity/CCT fixtures, the generic profiles are acceptable
24 +1*. Additional generic and manufacturer-specific profiles can be downloaded by clicking the cloud icon on the right, above the fixture profile list
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16 16  The Pharos project layout can be as simple or as complicated as desired as long as the fixtures are grouped in a way that is compatible with ShowRunner™
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