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[jeansté]

Hello everyone.
I'm having trouble because I've just arrived in a room equipped with this equipment and I can't find the fixtures in the library.
If anyone could help me it would be great.
-Fos profile 25/50 200W led
-Fos tv mini fresnel tw
-Fos cob par 200 (rgbw 4in1 cob led)

Thanks in advance.

Jeansté

[kgallen]

Those don’t look fancy, likely pretty basic fixtures. Your easiest options:

- Ensure you have ZerOS 8 on it and check that library.

- Use the fixture patch to search for other fixtures with the same or a usable DMX map. 

- Write your own with the on-console fixture editor. 

[jeansté]

Thank you for your reply.
The answer to the first point is yes.
For the other two I don't know what to do. I don't even know where to start.

I'm going to look into it but if you could help me it would be great.

[Davidmk]

Too complicated to explain here but Search & Filtering  and Fixture Creator should help. There is also the Windows Fixture Editor and you can also look into the Generic fixtures already in the library where, for example, an LED PAR where ch1 is red,  ch2 is green, ch3 is blue and ch3 is intensity will be listed as RGBI.

All of his does, of course,  rely on you knowing what parameters your fixtures use (i.e. having access to the manual for the specific model).

If you don't have the manual then proceed as follows...

With an empty patch, assign some dimmers (more than the number of parameters you think the fixture has got) and starting at the fixture's address. With the fixture powered up, try all the "dimmers"  and see what happens.

Bear in mind that, to get output, you may need at least two parameters (intensity and colour) up at the same time. You may need three if there is a "shutter" parameter that isn't open at zero.

Try to be methodical but it does involve some trial and error. Good luck!

[kgallen]

I’m not sure if some of David’s links are working. 
 

This page effectively gives a flow chart:

https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/add-fixtures/missing-fixtures

If you’re really stuck and can post a link to the pdf manual for each fixture, I’m sure I could make you fixture files tonight. 

[jeansté]

Thanks for your help.

I don't get there until the last minute and I won't have time before the show.
I'm hoping to be able to get some things ready beforehand.

here's what I received.
If you could do this for me, you would be doing me a great favour.
Thanks in advance.

 

 

[kgallen]

@jeansté

Thanks for those.

Have you a manual for the profile?

 

[kgallen]

@jeansté COB PAR 200 and TV Mini Fresnel done.

Put on a USB stick and Load as you would a showfile. When patched, they will be in a red font in the fixture list.

FOS.ift

[jeansté]

thank you very much!!!
here are the profiles.
I was thinking of patching them to 16 bit dimmer

 

 

 

[kgallen]

I’ll do you a fixture in a bit so you can use that 16-bit dimmer mode properly. 

[jeansté]

Thank you very much

 

[kgallen]

@jeansté Here you go, all of them in one file.

I'm sure the 1ch profile fixture is not much use over just patching a generic dimmer, but at least it would have the right name. The 2ch version has 16-bit dimmer which will benefit you if you are programming a cue stack (but note if you are busking on a fader then you will get 8-bit resolution).

Let me know if you have issues with them or you spot an error.

Enjoy!

FOS.ift

[jeansté]

it's great!! 
thank you very much!