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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 -The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:
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 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
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36 +The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are as follows:
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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
41 +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
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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
46 +1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left
47 +1. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name and dimensions, modify grid settings, and upload a background image if desired
48 +1. Locate the desired fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page
49 +1*. Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, HSIC, etc. profiles
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 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
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
58 +1. Create Fixture Groups by clicking the folder icon above the Fixture List 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*. Fixtures can be removed from a group by right clicking them under the group in the Fixture List
66 +1*. Fixtures can be added to an existing group by selecting and then dragging them to a group in the Fixture List
67 +1. Once all fixtures have been laid out and grouped, navigate to the "Patch" page
68 +1. Patch fixtures by dragging them from the fixture list onto the DMX universe
69 +1*. If there are multiple controllers on the job, make sure that the correct controller is selected
70 +1*. For controllers with multiple universes, ensure that the fixtures are patched to the correct universe
71 +1*. Fixtures can be patched to multiple addresses, but it is not possible to patch multiple fixtures to the same address
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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 =
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