ShowTec LED Light Bar RGBW pixel 12 with Congo Jnr

[1984]

Hey,

So as the title suggests I'm trying to get the Congo Jnr (Running Cobalt not V8 but the one before v7.3?) to cooperate with some ShowTec LED pixel bars,

Ive found a similaraly named template in the ShowTec section of the template wizard however the ascending channekls of the templates done match the options on the fixture, and the only one I can get to do anything useful is "4CH--" which I only have control of the whole fixture as one cell, (presumably RGBW/intensity) not individual LEDS which I would have expected the 12 channel tempate to, like non RGB sunstrips do in the attributes page?

I can only get the fixtures to change colour from the encoders and go plain white (which works on the intensity + - or the roller on the magic sheet) The attributes page table doesnt seem to do anything?

I cant record the colours in this template whith them not turning off even if I plot in a cue with them at 0 intensity and all colour encoders at 0?

 

Anyone suggest a more suitable template or a better way of using this fixture, I'm a bit tight on time as its Panto season!

I would love it if I could control each LED, and maybe have them respond to the colour dynamic effects too! Any ideas??

 

 

 

[indyld]

It seems the widest mode the fixture has is 36 channel which I guess is RGB x 12. (Maybe I'm looking at the wrong model).

 

If I can't find a fixture profile that works and don't fancy making one, I go for multiple general RGB plus virtual dimmer and create groups to make whole fixtures.

 

Can't comment on the Congo I'm afraid. If it doesn't do virtual dimmers then I'd make a blackout palette. Doesn't help with intensity FX but at least overcomes the issues with the intensity being LTP.

 

(Edit to add: If the fixture has W too, all the above applies just an extra channel using a RGBW profile)