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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.
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13		-When creating a Pharos project for a ShowRunner™ installation, there are several things to consider:
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15		-* Individual loads in ShowRunner™ send group-level commands to Fixture Groups in Pharos
16		-* Scene recalls in ShowRunner™ can be made to trigger Timelines in Pharos
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18		-The Pharos API limits group-level commands to intensity, intensity/RGB, and intensity/CCT* (((
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22		-|(% style="width:244px" %)ShowRunner™ Load Type|(% style="width:244px" %)Pharos API Command
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24		-|(% style="width:244px" %)RGB|(% style="width:244px" %)Intensity/RGB
25		-|(% style="width:244px" %)Dynamic White|(% style="width:244px" %)Intensity/CCT
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34		-* The Pharos controller does any necessary processing to adapt these commands for the fixtures
35		-** For example,
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39		-* ShowRunner™ uses group-level commands, so each individual load in ShowRunner™ must have a corresponding Fixture Group in Pharos
40		-* Fixture Groups defined as single-channel loads in ShowRunner™
41		-* 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
42		-* Fixtures can belong to multiple Fixture Groups, allowing ShowRunner™ to send different types (e.g. RGB vs CCT) of command to the same fixture
43		-** 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
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45	45	The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:
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47	47	1. Open the Pharos Designer 2 software
48	48	1. In the top-right, click "New Project" and select the type of Pharos controller that will be the primary controller
49	49	1*. Crestron SKUs DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE and DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE both correspond to "LPC" in Pharos
50		-1. Navigate to the "Project" page by clicking the Pharos logo on the left
51		-1. Under the "Controller API" heading, verify that API Version 5.0 is selected
52		-1. Navigate to the "Network" page by clicking the network icon on the left
53		-1. Select "Controller 1" and verify that the number of universes in the "Properties" menu matches the controller that was ordered for the job
54		-1. If required, click the "New Controller..." button to add additional Pharos controllers
55		-1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left
56		-1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name and dimensions, modify grid settings, and upload a background image if desired
57		-1. Locate the desired fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page
58		-1*. Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, HSIC, etc. profiles
59		-1*. Pharos also has a large selection of manufacturer-specific profiles which can be used instead of the generics
60		-1*. Additional generic and manufacturer-specific profiles can be downloaded by clicking the cloud icon on the right, above the fixture profile list
61		-1. Add fixtures to the layout by dragging them from the fixture profile list
62		-1*. Every fixture that is added to the layout represents a unique set of DMX addresses
63		-1*. The fixture number is different than the fixture address, and is automatically incremented by Pharos Designer 2
64		-1*. Fixture properties such as name, shape, and size can be edited
65		-1*. Right-clicking a fixture on the layout will allow you to either "Duplicate" or create a "New Instance" of a fixture
66		-1**. Duplicating a fixture creates a new fixture with the same profile and properties but that will occupy different DMX addresses
67		-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
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	18	+1. Navigate to the "Project" page and verify that the API Version
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71		-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™
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	21	+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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	24	+Due to limitations with the Pharos API, only single channel, RGB, or Intensity/CCT load types can be defined in ShowRunner™.
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73	73	= Device Configuration =
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75	75	= ShowRunner™ Configuration =