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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. 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.
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
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13 -When creating a Pharos project for a ShowRunner™ installation, there are several things to consider:
13 +1. Download the Pharos Designer 2 software from Ph
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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" %)
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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
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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 -* Fixture Groups defined as single-channel loads in ShowRunner™
31 -* 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
32 -* Fixtures can belong to multiple Fixture Groups, allowing ShowRunner™ to send different types (e.g. RGB vs CCT) of command 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
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35 -The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:
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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37 -1. Open the Pharos Designer 2 software
38 -1. In the top-right, click "New Project" and select the type of Pharos controller that will be the primary controller
39 -1*. Crestron SKUs DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE and DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE both correspond to "LPC" in Pharos
40 -1. Navigate to the "Project" page by clicking the Pharos logo on the left
41 -1. Under the "Controller API" heading, verify that API Version 5.0 is selected
42 -1. Navigate to the "Network" page by clicking the network icon on the left
43 -1. Select "Controller 1" and verify that the number of universes in the "Properties" menu matches the controller that was ordered for the job
44 -1. If required, click the "New Controller..." button to add additional Pharos controllers
45 -1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left
46 -1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name and dimensions, modify grid settings, and upload a background image if desired
47 -1. Locate the desired fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page
48 -1*. Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, HSIC, etc. profiles
49 -1*. Pharos also has a large selection of manufacturer-specific profiles which can be used instead of the generics
50 -1*. Additional generic and manufacturer-specific profiles can be downloaded by clicking the cloud icon on the right, above the fixture profile list
51 -1. Add fixtures to the layout by dragging them from the fixture profile list
52 -1*. Every fixture that is added to the layout represents a unique set of DMX addresses
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
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
57 -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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61 -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™
19 +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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63 63  = Device Configuration =
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