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I want to make a separate personality file for each head of a Martin Robocolor 2 set. (see the current personality file @ avolites.com for more details on the channels)

I have 2 options:

Personality File A = Lamp Control + Head 1 Color
Personality File B = Head 2 Color
Personality File C = Head 3 Color
Personality File D = Head 4 Color + Speed
(all personality files have consecutive DMX-channels, so no problems except that the speed is not on the same handle as the lamp control)

OR

Personality File A = Lamp Control + Head 1 Color + Speed
Personality File B = Head 2 Color
Personality File C = Head 3 Color
Personality File D = Head 4 Color
(but this means that personality file A has non consecutive DMX-channels... with unused channels in the middle that have to be used by the other personalities... )
-> Is this configurable with the "K" parameter in the "Device Type" part of the personality file? Or is this feature not supported? Will I get problem with this kind of overlapping personalities?


-> My overall goal is to have each head on a separate handle to be able to run shapes over all heads with an offset between them...


Greetz,

W

If you're not limited by handles I would be tempted to have six separate where lamp on/off is a simple dimmer. This also gives an option of having speed as HTP dimmer also.

Alternatively you could have five handles where four are single channel LTP (head colour) and the fifth is control + speed. Here you can define the dimmer as pending and then patch it separately on top. This should avoid any issues with non-consecutive channels.

Combining lamp on one and speed on another seems like it would be confusing. I'd only do this if handles were limited to four.

How do you define channels as pending inside a personality file? To be able to patch others on top?

Dimmer attribute only. IIRC you set DMX offset to zero. Check something like a VL1000 for example.

I'd go for option3,
5 handles / 2 personalityfiles

Personality A: Controller (has lamp Control as fixed channel, and speed as pending dimmer)
Personality B: Head (has 1 single color channel)

First you patch the controller, then the head and finally the pending dimmer.

Hereby my personality file for the Head Handle. Can you review it?



; 'Martin RoboColor II Head', 1 DMX Channel, filename: MTCOLIIH.R20
;
; Date By Description
; 02-04-08 Wouter Verlinden Created - Modified from Martin RoboColor II file.
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; The device name, upto 11 characters, no spaces are allowed
DEVICE MT_COLORIIH mode=full 1 DMX Channel
NAME "Martin" "RoboColor II Head"
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; The Type of instrument, 1 & M must required for backward compatibility
; The middle number denotes the number of DMX channels used
TYPE 1 1 M
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Mirror/Head resolution
MIRROR 0 0 0
; | | |
; | | |_______ maximum tilt movement (in degrees)
; | |____________ maximum pan movement (in degrees)
; |_________________ 1 means moving mirror, 2 means moving head
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Patching Information. (Upto 10 lines allowed)
; Upto 10 lines of 159 chars are allowed including formulae
; Variables used d=dmx number(1..512), h=handle(1..60), n=devicename (11-char)
; Allowed modifiers
; +,-,*,/,(,) basic arithmatic
; % means remainder after divide
; & means logical AND
; | means logical OR
; R means reverse the bits of the current result (operates on a byte)
; ^ means logical Exclusive OR (operates on a byte)
; > means shift to the right
; < shift to the left
; r followed by number means get the value of that parameter
; d DMX address
; n Fixture name, a 0 terminated character string
; h The handle number
DEVICEADDRESS
"Handle %2d"h
"Fixture %11s"n
"DMX %03d"d
""
""
"Connect fixture via a"
"Martin DMX Interface"
"set to an odd DMX"
"Address in Full Mode"
""
DAEND
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Specify DMX limits
;
; minimum allowed dmx number
MINDMX=2
;
; maximum allowed dmx number
MAXDMX=510
;
; DMX number must be divisible by this
DIVBY=1
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; DMX channel description
;
; Column by column description of each DMX channel
; 1. The channels bank number (1..12)
; 2. The upper faders in the bank (1) or the lower faders in the bank (61)
; 3. Channel type (L=LTP, H=HTP, I=Instant LTP, S=16-bit instant LTP,
; s=16-bit Fadeable LTP
; 4. DMX offset (1..number of DMX channels)
; 5. The output level is proportionally recdced by this level (0..100%)
; 6. The curve number (applicable only to HTP channels), usually set to 1
; 7. Inverted (I) or Normal (N)
; 8. Attribute type (A=Color Wheel1, B=Cyan, C=Magenta, D=Yellow,
; E=Pan, F=Tilt, G=Iris, H=Dimmer, I=Gobo1, J=Gobo2, K=Gobo1_Rotate,
; L=Focus, M=Gobo2_Rotate, N=Color Wheel2, O=Shutter, P=Prism, Q=Zoom,
; R=Effect_Rotate, S=Frost, T=Red, U=Green, V=Blue, 0=uncategorised)
; 9. Checksum channel (Always 1)
;10. Attribute name, must be enclosed in quotes and upto 12 characters allowed
;11. The ON value of this channel (0..255)
;12. The Highlight level of this channel
;13. The Lowlight level of this channel
;
DMX
4 1 H 1 100 1N A 1 "Color" 25 145 255
END
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEXT
Martin RoboColor II
Head

Connect fixture via a
Martin DMX Interface
set to an odd DMX
Address in Full Mode

INPUT fixture DMX No.
Press a Fixture
Select or Swop button
to make the patch.
END
;
ATTR
Function Obsolete
END
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Preset Palette Tables
PFTABLE "Colors" -1 1
"Closed" 1 5
"Open" 2 25
"Magenta" 3 45
"Pink" 4 65
"Red" 5 85
"Orange" 6 105
"Dark Yellow" 7 125
"Yellow" 8 145
"Light Green" 9 165
"Green" 10 185
"Cyan" 11 205
"Light Blue" 12 225
"Dark Blue" 13 245
PFEND
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Macros
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Range Tables
;
; Column by column description...
; 1. Low DMX value (inclusive)
; 2. High DMX value (inclusive)
; 3. Displayed text (max 11 chars)
; Variables used a=low val, b=high val, c=DMX val
;
RANGE 1 ;Color
0 9 "Closed"
10 19 "Clo/Op %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
20 29 "Open"
30 39 "Ope/Ma %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
40 49 "Magenta"
50 59 "Mag/Pi %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
60 69 "Pink"
70 79 "Pin/Re %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
80 89 "Red"
90 99 "Red/Or %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
100 109 "Orange"
110 119 "Ora/DY %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
120 129 "Drk Yellow"
130 139 "DYe/Ye %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
140 149 "Yellow"
150 159 "Yel/LG %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
160 169 "Lght Green"
170 179 "LGr/Gr %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
180 189 "Green"
190 199 "Gre/Cy %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
200 209 "Cyan"
210 219 "Cya/LB %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
220 229 "Light Blue"
230 239 "LBl/DB %3d%%"0+(((c-a)*100)/(b-a))
240 255 "Dark Blue"
REND

You sure you want colour as HTP?

Yes... On the Roboscan 812 which I also use frequently this is also configured like this.... this gives me the possibility to "shut" the individual heads with clear or submaster down....


The control-channel is only usefull to shut all heads together, and less flexible...


Any other remarks?


Thanx,

W

Looks ok. Just try it and see.

I have no access to the fixtures before the show-day....

I will just count on goodluck then.... and bring laptop with me to modify the personality if luck fails...


Thanx,

Wouter

And yes.... there was a bug....

The values in the preset/focus-table where declared in decimal format instead of hexadecimal format....

Found it out while programming the show and corrected it directly on my laptop...


Greetz,

W

Can I send these personalities to a E-Mail-address to have them added to the personality database?


Greetz,

W

Probably best to make a request via database.