Q Light Controller+

edogawa wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 7:50 am When the display shows dxxxx the device to 4 channel mode, when Exxx in 8 channel mode. that's all about it. xxx shows the start address for this device. Just watch the video on the product page, that guy explains it in a simple way.

4 channel mode gives you only 4 color intensity channels, 8 channel mode is more suited for theater etc.- an additional master dimmer channel lets you set up a certain color while the unit doesn't emit light, and then fade in, for example. And strobe, the color effects and their speed, otherwise only available via the unit's menu.

HTH

edogawa wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 4:30 pm You really have to be more precise and say what exactly you are doing.
Or supply a test workspace and instructions what to do with it and what it does vs. what you expected it to do.

It's totally normal to mix your static colors from R,G, B and W channels, why on earth should Red go out if you add Blue, for example?

Let's try to keep it simple and clear, and see what QLC+ and this this fixture can do in 8 channel mode (back display shows Exxx and your original qxf file is loaded):

Channel 7 controls the device's "mode of operation": as long as you don't touch its fader at all or keep it below DMX value 10, the first 6 channels are active.
As soon as it exceeds value 10, "jump effect" will kick in and I'd expect the first 6 channels to stop doing anything, because now the unit is using an internal program.
Same for the other effects on the channel 7 fader, including sound control. Channel 8 controls the chosen effect's speed, and maybe mic sensitivity for "sound control"

That's a pretty typical way the firmware for such chinese units is made, and it helps to change between having direct control and using automated step or fade patterns.

So if I were you I'd add a range 0-10 to channel 7, call it "direct control" or similar, and use channel 7 to decide how to operate the fixture.

MattR wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:56 am
If I create a scene such as a blue strobe, in order for that to stop when the next scene e.g red is required, the next scene must have that feature and colour set to off otherwise it will add to the previous one and create a purple strobe. It seems simple now but I'd only previously had experience with other lights that replace the old scene with new ones when activated rather than having the option of adding to them.

GGGss wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:07 am

MattR wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:56 am
If I create a scene such as a blue strobe, in order for that to stop when the next scene e.g red is required, the next scene must have that feature and colour set to off otherwise it will add to the previous one and create a purple strobe. It seems simple now but I'd only previously had experience with other lights that replace the old scene with new ones when activated rather than having the option of adding to them.

This is by design for every fixture: running blue and adding red is magenta. If you only want red, you have to cancel blue. If you don't want to cancel blue, put your colors inside a solo frame, and this method will reset everything every time.

MattR wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 8:26 pm
RGBW Dimmer, strobe etc.) which confuses me - can anyone explain the difference between D & E addresses? There is no clear option to change the number of channels used on the light.

I feel that I am getting closer to the solution; my current issue is that when using the fixtures, I have to reset the lights using a reset button rather than being able to turn the fixture off or selecting a different colour / feature (when in the virtual consol or Functions modes). With my other lights, if I create a blue function and a red function, when I activate the blue one, I get blue. When I activate the red one, I get red. With these lights, when using the E address, if I activate red, I get red. If I then click on blue, I get an accumuated effect of purple. Any thoughts?