ShowRunner™ can control DMX fixtures through several different methods, including Pharos DMX controllers. The most common Pharos controllers sold through Crestron are the Pharos LPC-1 (DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE) and the Pharos LPC-2 (DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE). These LPC controllers appear physically identical, but the LPC-1 shares a single universe across both DMX outputs while the LPC-2 has a separate universe for each output. ShowRunner™ uses the Pharos Controller API to send commands over Ethernet to the Pharos Controller, which then sends DMX commands to the fixtures.

Pharos Project

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.

The basic steps for creating a Pharos Project for use with ShowRunner™ are:

1. Open the Pharos Designer 2 software
2. In the top-right, click "New Project" and select the type of Pharos controller that will be the primary controller
   • Crestron SKUs DIN-DMX-1UNIVERSE and DIN-DMX-2UNIVERSE both correspond to "LPC" in Pharos
3. Navigate to the "Project" page by clicking the Pharos logo on the left
4. Under the "Controller API" heading, verify that API Version 5.0 is selected
5. Navigate to the "Layout" page by clicking the pencil and ruler icon on the left
6. At the top left, click "Manage..." to edit the layout name and dimensions, modify grid settings, and upload a background image if desired
7. Locate your fixture in the Fixture Profile List on the right side of the Layout page
   • Most fixtures can be controlled correctly using the generic single-channel, RGB, warm/cool, intensity/CCT, etc. profiles
   • Pharos also has a large selection of manufacturer-specific profiles which can be used instead of the generics
   • Additional generic and manufacturer-specific profiles can be downloaded by clicking the cloud icon on the right, above the fixture profile list
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8. Add fixtures to the layout by dragging from the fixture profile list and onto the layout
   • Every fixture that is added will represent a unique set of DMX addresses
   • If you want multiple fixtures represented on the layout that will
   • Note that the fixture number is different than the fixture address, and is automatically incremented by Pharos Designer 2 when a fixture is created
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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™

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™

Device Configuration

ShowRunner™ Configuration