Briteq Powerbank (stage 2 - mode 2) [done]

[Johann911]

Been trying to find a way to get the three separate modules to work. Even created them as three different fixtures, then patched them onto the same starting address. Gives trouble with colour and shutter.
Any way to resolve this with a fixture profile, or am I just doomed?

[support]

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[Johann911]

I managed to get it working - never mind. Took a lot of time though...

[tomrbland]

Perhaps you could explain how you got it working? So that if, in the future, someone were to have the same issue, they would then know how to fix it.

[Johann911]

The mode I have the fixture in has the colour option for each module as the 1st three channels. So all I did was split the light up into 3 different fixtures and stagger them.
I split it into Module 1, Module 2 & Module 3. Each of these will have the same basic outline, but because you want to control them individually, you have to make a small change. At the bottom I have included the fixture profile for module 1.

All you need to do is copy this into a text file and save it as a fixture then do the following:

1 - import the fixture into your fixture profile list in setup
2 - create another new fixture and name it (I called it mod 2)
3 - in (mod 2), create the same channels as the 1st module, but with colour as the 2nd channel: then delete channel 1
4 - do the same as above for the 3rd module

In each instance, you will have 1 less channel. THEN, all you need to do is patch this into the DMX channels.
module 1 could be starting address 10 for example.
module 2 will then start on 11
module 3 will then start on 12

Then just create a group of the 3 fixtures (in editor) and select the group instead of the fixtures on their own.
This will show up as three colour channels followed by the rest.
The only problem I have is with the strobe effect. It only works on one of the modules (in 3D mode), so I just create a strobe manually.

FIXTURE PROFILE BELOW:

ViewType = VIEW_TYPE_COLOR_CHANGER
ViewPower = VIEW_POWER_LED30W
ViewAnglePan = 120
ViewAngleTilt = 90
ViewAngleBeam = 15
ViewReversePan = FALSE
ViewReverseTilt = FALSE
ViewReverseDimmer = FALSE
ViewReverseIris = FALSE
ViewColor = 16777215

Channel = color
black,0,4 red,5,34 green,35,64 blue,65,94 dark_yellow,95,124 purple,125,154 cyan,155,184 white,185,255

Channel = reserved

Channel = reserved

Channel = reserved

Channel = reserved

Channel = shutter
strobe,5,255

Channel = mode
dmx,0,244 dimmer,245,255

Channel = id

Channel = reserved

Channel = reserved

[tomrbland]

Thank you for your explanation. This similar to how I deal with fixtures with multiple heads but some master control channels (ie shutter, programs, macros, r, g, b, r, g, b, r, g, b). Glad you got it working.