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Changes for page Pharos Configuration

Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2024/02/26 15:10
From version 1.42
edited by Alexander Mott
on 2023/05/05 21:15
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To version 1.40
edited by Alexander Mott
on 2023/05/05 21:05
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28 28  * The Pharos controller does any necessary processing to adapt these commands for the fixtures
29 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 30  ** Certain manufacturer-specific fixture Profiles exist in order to help the Pharos controller achieve a consistent output across multiple different fixture types
31 -* To control the RGB and white channels of an RGBW fixture separately in ShowRunner™, it is necessary to define separate RGB and White fixtures in the Pharos project 
32 -** Add a generic RGB fixture profile to the layout
33 -** Add a generic White fixture to the layout
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
34 34  * 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 
35 35  ** 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
36 36  ** 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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118 118  * All currently defined loads are shown on the left
119 119  ** The "Group: #" of the load must match the group number as defined in the Pharos project
120 -* To add a new load to the controller, press "Add New Load" below the list of loads
118 +* To add a new load to ShowRunner™, press "Add New Load" below the list of loads
121 121  ** The "Load Index/Channel" must match the group number as defined in the Pharos project
122 122  *** Since ShowRunner™ uses group-level commands and fixtures in a group aren't necessarily on the same DMX universe, the "Universe ID" is grayed out and cannot be modified
123 -*** It is not possible to assign multiple Pharos groups to the same load, and it is not possible to assign multiple loads to the same group
124 -**** To have a single load in ShowRunner™ control multiple Pharos groups, create a new group in the Pharos project that contains the other groups and then associate the ShowRunner™ load with the super-group
125 -**** To have multiple ShowRunner™ loads control the same set of fixtures, create multiple groups in the Pharos project and assign the same fixtures to all groups (this is useful e.g. to allow ShowRunner™ to control an HSIC fixture using either RGB or dynamic white without needing to change the Load Type)
126 126  ** The "Load Type" does not need to strictly match the fixture type as defined in the Pharos project, as the Pharos controller will do its own processing to mix the DMX output to achieve the desired color
127 127  *** "Single Channel" loads are interpreted by the Pharos as intensity only 
128 128  **** Fixture profiles with a dedicated channel for intensity (IRGB, HSI, HSIC, ICHS, etc.) will only adjust the intensity channel, leaving the color and color temperature unchanged
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133 133  *** "RGB" loads are interpreted by the Pharos as an intensity + specific red, green, and blue values
134 134  **** Fixture profiles with a dedicated channel for intensity (IRGB, HSI, HSIC, etc.) will use the load level sent by ShowRunner™ for intensity and then mix the other channels to match the RGB values
135 135  **** Fixture profiles without a dedicated intensity channel (RGB, RGBW, etc.) will mix the intensities for each color to attempt to match the color and overall intensity sent by ShowRunner™
136 -** To control the white channel of RGBW fixtures separately from the RGB channels:
137 -*** In the Pharos project, create an
131 +* It is not possible to assign multiple Pharos groups to the same load, and it is not possible to assign multiple loads to the same group
132 +** To have a single load in ShowRunner™ control multiple Pharos groups, it is necessary to create a group in the Pharos project that contains the other groups and then associate the ShowRunner™ load with the super-group
133 +** To have
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