Chauvet 4Bar Tri and RBG Matrix

Rob Goldberg · Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:51 am

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

Jano Svitok · Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:32 am

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.

RODOLFO · Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:47 am

Jano Svitok · Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:53 am

There is some misunderstanding going on...

RODOLFO · Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:06 am

Rob Goldberg · Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:56 pm

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.

Rob Goldberg · Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:09 pm

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.

Jano Svitok · Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:19 pm

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).

Rob Goldberg · Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:14 pm

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

Rob Goldberg · Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:04 am

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

Rob Goldberg · Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:44 am

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

david garyga · Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:22 am

Hi,

Let's play "Spot the difference"

Hint:
you can rearrange the position of the heads in the fixture group editor.

Boxy · Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:53 am

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:

1. Add both the fixtures.
2. Select them both.
3. Right click and select add fixtures to a group.
4. Make it 8 columns and one row.
5. Go to functions and add a new RGB matrix.
6. The lights should work as expected when the Fixture Group (top right) is selected.

Regards,

Rob