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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 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	+** 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 grouped separately and defined separately in ShowRunner™
	32	+* 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
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13	13	The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:
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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		-1. Navigate to the "Project" page
	40	+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
20		-1. Navigate to the "Layout" page
21		-1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name, dimensions, background image, and grid settings
	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™
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25		-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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28		-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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30	30	= Device Configuration =
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32	32	= ShowRunner™ Configuration =