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Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:21 pm
by George Qualley
Well here I am again, back at it with something that resulted in the inclusion of multiple heads on a fixture in the original QLC...

Anyways, I just got an American DJ (Elation) Event Bar LED which is basically four tiny moving head LEDs in one unit. As usual, I built a fixture definition for it and, of course, I specified that the unit has four heads. However, I've noticed a couple of areas where the support for multiple heads isn't really complete. For example, in the EFX (maker) specifying the fixture only results in being able to program the first head. The same goes for the XY widget on the Simple Desk--only one head can be controlled.

I understand that this multiple head use isn't particularly common, but I thought I would mention it nonetheless.

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:20 am
by Jano Svitok
Hi,

I'm aware of the problem, I'll have look at it when time allows.

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:58 pm
by Jano Svitok
https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/pull/209 is implementation of this feature (note that there are still some bugs in fixture remapping code).

Please test if you can (build from git) and report results. Thanks.

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:49 am
by George Qualley
Jano,

My apologies. I've been working on a project that has taken ALL of my time and I haven't had an opportunity to test this yet. I hope to be able to do so soon and I thank you for your attention to this issue.

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:57 am
by Jano Svitok
George,

no need to apologize and no need to hurry. I understand the time problem very well :)
Check it when time allows. I hope the fix is OK, but since I haven't a real multihead fixture, you may find some details that need to be changed.

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:50 am
by Massimo Callegari
Seems like everyone (me included) is fighting against time lately :)
@Jano, I don't think George can build QLC+ on his own
@George, do you want me to privately provide a build for you to test this feature ?

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:55 pm
by George Qualley
Massimo,

If you have the time to build it for me, I can test it right away. I've built QLC in the past but I don't have a complete build environment setup to build QLC+ right now (although I'm sure if I took the time I could get it setup).

Multiple Head Fixture Problem

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:35 pm
by George Qualley
@Jano, your patch is working for me! Thank you very much!