Changes for page Pharos Configuration
Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2024/02/26 15:10
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... ... @@ -15,18 +15,28 @@ 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 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 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 22 -1. 20 +1. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left 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 +1. Locate your fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page 23 +1*. Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, etc. profiles 24 +1*. Pharos also has a large selection of manufacturer-specific profiles which can be used instead of the generics 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*. 27 +1. Add fixtures to the layout by dragging them from the fixture profile list 28 +1*. Every fixture that is added to the layout represents a unique set of DMX addresses 29 +1*. Note that the fixture number is different than the fixture address, and is automatically incremented by Pharos Designer 2 30 +1*. Right-clicking a fixture on the layout will allow you to "Duplicate" or create a "New Instance" of a fixture 31 +1**. Duplicating a fixture creates a new fixture with the same profile and properties 32 +1**. Creating a New Instance will create another 33 +1. If desired 23 23 24 24 25 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™ 26 26 38 +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™ 27 27 28 -Due to limitations with the Pharos API, only single channel, RGB, or Intensity/CCT load types can be defined in ShowRunner™. 29 - 30 30 = Device Configuration = 31 31 32 32 = ShowRunner™ Configuration =