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Hi folks. I have two Chauvet 4Bar Tri lighting fixtures. They have four heads each. I just watched a tutorial on RGB Matrices and started to create one for those lights. But when I create the fixture group and matrix, it doesn't reflect 4 separate heads on the lights. I only get one entry in the matrix per fixture. I don't know how to fix that. The lights on the fixture are separately adjustable in color. Why isn't that reflected in the matrix?
Thanks ........... Rob
Rob,
do you use the standard definition or did you make your own?
Can you attach your qxw file here?
Basically you add both your lights to a new fixture group 4x2 and then create RGB matrix for that group. You should see 4x2 dots in the matrix preview.
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Last edit: RODOLFO 2015-02-04
There is some misunderstanding going on...
Not sure there's a misunderstanding. I want to create an RBG Matrix. So first I am creating the fixture group. When I create the fixture group it is not showing me the 4Bar Tri like in your picture. It is only showing me one head, not 4.
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Last edit: RODOLFO 2015-02-04
I made my own because the one in the standard folder didn't have some info in it regarding physical properties. I have attached the one I am using.
When I create the fixture group 4x2 I only get one head.
Your definition is missing HEADS definition in 15 channel mode. Open the original one and check it. Your definition is also missing Color value for red/green/blue channels. Your best bet would be to open both definitions in text editor, and copy your Mode channel definition (at beginning) and Physical info (2x at the end) to the original definition (and maybe fix names of RGB channels (I'd prefer Red 1, etc. but I'll leave it up to you) and use that.
If you change channel names, you have to adjust channel list at the end as well.
Alternatively open both in fixture editor and compare.
I was going to do it for you myself, but I'm busy now with some coding for my day job, so it has to wait.
Once again, you have to add respective channels to each head (in the xml file, they are 0-based so everything is "one less"). In the fixture editor, add also channels 2 and 3 to each head (dimmer and strobe).
Thank you. I did do the compare and saw what you were referring to. Could you possibly answer my question that I asked about 2 posts down regarding a capability of the RBG Matrix?
Thanks for your help .......... Rob
I got it resolved. It was something in the copy of the qxf file I created. I didn't realize at first that I could update fixtures in the default folder. So I tried to create my own and something isn't right. I went back to the original one and it works as it should. So I will just update that copy with the physical characteristics that I want to add and then everything will be good. Not sure what was wrong with my version but I don't want to spend a lot of time on it. It is attached to my previous message so if someone can tell me what's wrong with it that 4 heads were not defined, I would love to hear it.
Rob
OK since the original thread was related to trying to build an RBG matrix, now that I have the 4 heads represented on each of the 4Bar Tri's, I have a different question:
I want to make a single line of heads progressing from left to right across both fixtures. Is there a way to do that rather than both fixtures interacting at the same time. In other words I want the heads to light in the order F1H1, F1H2, F1H3, F1H4, F2H1, F2H2, F2H3, F2H4. I can't figure out how to make that happen easily. Can someone help me please?
Thanks ................ Rob
Hi,
Let's play "Spot the difference"
Hint:
you can rearrange the position of the heads in the fixture group editor.
Last edit: Anonymous 2015-02-05
Hi guys,
I've added a decent definition for this fixture. The built-in one was pretty bad.
Also got it doing matrix stuff by:
Regards,
Rob