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... ... @@ -10,40 +10,60 @@ 10 10 11 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. 12 12 13 - Thebasicsteps forcreating a PharosProject forusewithShowRunner™ are:13 +When creating a Pharos project for a ShowRunner™ installation, there are several things to consider: 14 14 15 +* Individual loads defined in ShowRunner™ send commands to individual Fixture Groups in Pharos 16 +* Scenes in ShowRunner™ can be mapped in order to trigger Timelines in Pharos 17 +* The Pharos API limits group-level commands to intensity, intensity/RGB, and intensity/CCT(% class="row" %) 18 +((( 19 +(% class="col-xs-8" %) 20 +((( 21 +(% class="table-condensed" %) 22 +|(% style="width:244px" %)**ShowRunner™ Load Type**|(% style="width:244px" %)**Pharos API Command** 23 +|(% style="width:244px" %)Single-Channel|(% style="width:244px" %)Intensity 24 +|(% style="width:244px" %)RGB|(% style="width:244px" %)Intensity/RGB 25 +|(% style="width:244px" %)Dynamic White|(% style="width:244px" %)Intensity/CCT 26 +))) 27 +))) 28 +* The Pharos controller does any necessary processing to adapt these commands for the fixtures 29 +** For example, if Pharos receives an RGB command for a group containing RGB, HSI, and HSIC fixtures, it will do its best to make sure that the output color is consistent across all the different fixture types 30 +** Certain manufacturer-specific fixture Profiles exist in order to help the Pharos controller achieve a consistent output across multiple different fixture types 31 +* If it is desired to control the white channel separately from the RGB channels of an RGBW fixture, then it must be defined in the Pharos project as two separate RGB and W fixtures that are in different groups 32 +* Individual Fixtures can belong to multiple Fixture Groups, allowing ShowRunner™ to send different types of command (e.g. RGB vs CCT) to the same fixture 33 +** Useful for certain situations, such as HSIC fixtures that need to be controlled as color-changing (RGB) in some situations but dynamic white (intensity/CCT) in others 34 +** In this scenario, one group would be defined in ShowRunner™ as an RGB load and one group would be defined as a Dynamic White load 35 + 36 +The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are as follows: 37 + 15 15 1. Open the Pharos Designer 2 software 16 16 1. In the top-right, click "New Project" and select the type of Pharos controller that will be the primary controller 17 17 1*. Crestron SKUs DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE and DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE both correspond to "LPC" in Pharos 18 18 1. Navigate to the "Project" page by clicking the Pharos logo on the left 19 19 1. Under the "Controller API" heading, verify that API Version 5.0 is selected 43 +1. Navigate to the "Network" page by clicking the network icon on the left 44 +1. Select "Controller 1" and verify that the number of universes in the "Properties" menu matches the controller that was ordered for the job 45 +1. If required, click the "New Controller..." button to add additional Pharos controllers 20 20 1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left 21 21 1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name and dimensions, modify grid settings, and upload a background image if desired 22 22 1. Locate the desired fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page 23 23 1*. Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, HSIC, etc. profiles 24 -1*. Pharos also has a large selection of manufacturer-specific profiles which can be used instead of the generics 25 25 1*. Additional generic and manufacturer-specific profiles can be downloaded by clicking the cloud icon on the right, above the fixture profile list 26 -1. Prior to adding fixtures to the layout, consider the following: 27 -1*. ShowRunner™ uses group-level commands, so each individual load in ShowRunner™ must have a corresponding Fixture Group in Pharos 28 -1*. The Pharos API limits commands to single-channel (intensity), RGB, or Intensity/CCT 29 -1*. For RGBW fixtures, it may be a good idea to define them as separate RGB and W fixtures so that ShowRunner™ is able to control the white channel separately from the RGB channels 30 -1*. Fixtures can belong to multiple Fixture Groups 31 -1**. This allows ShowRunner™ to send different types of commands to the same fixtures 32 -1**. Useful for certain situations, such as HSIC fixtures that need to be controlled as color-changing (RGB) in some situations but dynamic white (intensity/CCT) in others 33 33 1. Add fixtures to the layout by dragging them from the fixture profile list 34 34 1*. Every fixture that is added to the layout represents a unique set of DMX addresses 35 -1*. Note that the fixture number is different than the fixture address, and is automatically incremented by Pharos Designer 2 36 -1*. Right-clicking a fixture on the layout will allow you to "Duplicate" or create a "New Instance" of a fixture 37 -1**. Duplicating a fixture creates a new fixture with the same profile and properties 53 +1*. The fixture number is different than the fixture address, and is automatically incremented by Pharos Designer 2 54 +1*. Fixture properties such as name, shape, and size can be edited using the menu on the right 55 +1*. Right-clicking a fixture on the layout will allow you to either "Duplicate" or create a "New Instance" of a fixture 56 +1**. Duplicating a fixture creates a new fixture with the same profile and properties but that will occupy different DMX addresses 38 38 1**. Creating a New Instance will create a new representation of the fixture without actually creating a new fixture; this allows you to have multiple fixtures represented on the layout that share the same DMX address 39 -1. 40 -1. When adding fixtures to the layout, keep in mind ShowRunner™ uses group-level controls 41 -1*. ShowRunner™ is only able to send RGB, single-channel, and intensity/CCT commands 42 -1*. Other fixture types (such as HSI, warm/cool, ICHS, etc.) still work correctly, but only RGB, single-channel, and intensity/CCT commands can be sent ot them 43 -1*. RGBW fixtures should be defined as separate RGB and W fixtures so that ShowRunner™ can control the white channel separately from the RGB channels 44 -1. adsf 58 +1. Create Fixture Groups by clicking the folder icon above the list of fixtures on the left or by right clicking an empty area in the fixture list 59 +1*. Fixture Groups will correspond to individual loads in ShowRunner™ 60 +1*. When a new Fixture Group is created, all currently selected fixtures are automatically added to the group 61 +1**. Clicking a fixture on the layout or in the fixture list will select just that fixture 62 +1**. Ctrl-clicking a fixture will add or remove it from the current selection 63 +1**. Ctrl-dragging on the layout will add multiple fixtures to the current selection 64 +1**. Shift-dragging on the layout will select just the highlighted fixtures 65 +1. Creating a new group will au 45 45 46 - 47 47 Note: Due to limitations with the API, only single channel, RGB, or Intensity/CCT load types can be defined in ShowRunner™. Other fixture types are controllable, but the types of command that ShowRunner™ 48 48 49 49 = Device Configuration = ... ... @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ 50 50 51 51 = ShowRunner™ Configuration = 52 52 73 +no feedback from dmx 53 53 54 54 55 55 )))