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Changes for page Pharos Configuration

Last modified by Alexander Mott on 2024/02/26 15:10
From version 1.45
edited by Alexander Mott
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edited by Alexander Mott
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15 15  * Individual loads defined in ShowRunner™ send commands to individual Fixture Groups in Pharos
16 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
17 +* The Pharos API limits group-level commands to intensity, intensity/RGB, and intensity/CCT
18 +** Other fixture profiles are still supported: the Pharos controller will do any necessary processing to adapt the commands to the fixtures
19 +*** For example, if Pharos receives an RGB command for a group containing RGB, HSI, and HSIC fixtures, it will mix the DMX channels to achieve a consistent color output across all the different fixture types
20 +*** Certain manufacturer-specific fixture Profiles exist in order to help the Pharos controller achieve a consistent output across multiple different fixture types
31 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 32  ** Add both a generic RGB fixture and a generic White fixture to the layout
33 33  ** Assign each fixture to a different group
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144 144  ShowRunner™ is also capable of triggering Timelines in the Pharos project. This can be configured using the XPanel UI:
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146 -1. Navigate to Settings > Load Configura
136 +1. Navigate to Settings > Load Hardware
137 +1. Select the Pharos controller from the list of load controllers on the left
138 +1. Press "Configure Scene Tracking"
139 +1. Tick the "Enable Scene Tracking" box to enable scene tracking
140 +1. Select an area whose scenes you want to trigger Timelines from the "Area to Track" list
141 +1*. Note that the area selected does not actually need any loads assigned to it
142 +1*. Pharos fixture groups do not need to be defined as loads in ShowRunner™ at all if scene tracking is being used to control fixtures
143 +1. With the area selected, press "Add New Map"
144 +1. Select the scene you want to trigger the Timeline from the list of scenes
145 +1. Enter the number of the Timeline as defined in the Pharos project in the "Timeline ID" field
146 +1. Press "Add" to add the scene map
147 +1. Press "Add New Map" to add more Timelines, or select another area to trigger Timelines with scene recalls on other areas
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149 +Some things to consider if you are triggering Pharos Timelines with ShowRunner™:
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149 -Once scene tracking has been configured for an area, Pharos Timelines will be triggered regardless of whether the individual loads are actually defined in ShowRunner™ or not.
151 +* If Scene Tracking is configured for a ShowRunner™ Area, the Pharos Timeline will be triggered regardless of whether any loads are assigned to the Area
152 +* Scene recalls are still executed even if Scene Tracking is enabled
153 +** Non-DMX loads in an area with Scene Tracking will still go to their predefined scene levels unless they are excluded from the scene
154 +** Pharos DMX loads will go to their predefined scene levels unless they are excluded from the scene, even if they are included in the Pharos Timeline being triggered
155 +* If Timelines are being used to control DMX fixtures, then the Fixture Groups do not actually need to be defined in ShowRunner™ unless direct control of the Fixture Groups is desired
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