Bullfrog & led houselights

[stillwave]

Hi,

 

We now have led houselights & whilst it has it's own architectural DMX controller, I would like to be able to control from our lx desk, we only use 1 universe for stage lx so is suitable.

 

so far I have created a custom fixture for the led houselights as they aren't in the fixtures library they have 3 channels one each for RGB (8 bit) but non overall intensity. based on the way the desk handles fixtures i.e. operates the fixtures intensity channel when on a sub or the grandmaster is used. Is there a way to have a cycle or static state on a sub that fades the houselights out when the fader reaches 0? I understand that on maybe a Leapfrog etc this wouldn't be a problem due to creating a 'virtual intensity' in the fixtures profiles. I also know that it is possible to use a set of cues (cue 1 houselights up, cue 2 houselights out)

 

Many thanks,

 

Ben Wainwright

[J Pearce]

Just patch them as 3 dimmers rather than as a fixture.

[smalljoshua]

I thought you could use virtual intensities on the Fat/Bull Frog in the latest software.

 

There is a generic 3 Ch LED profile that you can put on the console, it should have a Virtual Dimmer.

 

Josh

[Russ83]

I thought you could use virtual intensities on the Fat/Bull Frog in the latest software.

Yes you can, they added this facility in software version 10.10 (latest version is 10.12 - April '09).

When you create the new fixture add a brightness parameter and tick the 'Virtual Channel' box, then on each of the RGB parameters tick the box 'Scale by Virtual Intensity'.

[stillwave]

Excellent, will upgrade the board software... after panto (can't cope with another problem :) ) cant really go with the use generics channels as there are 9 or 10 fixtures which would eat up 30 odd channels which we don't have spare.

 

thanks all, knew there would be a solution... just keep up to date with the desk software (bangs head against wall!)

 

 

 

regards,

 

Ben Wainwright