Personality File for SHEHDS 18x18W 6in1 Zoom Par

Question

I am not having much luck trying to configure a new SHEHDS 18x18W 6in1 Zoom Par fixture to our Colorsource 40AV console. There is a library file for a similar fixture but it is dated 2022 and appears to be for 12 channels. The newer product came out in late 2023 (I purchased ours in 2024) and uses 11 channels. I'm wondering if anyone else here has had any success patching this fixture into a ColorSource40 console. (Because of the number of channels in use on our console I'm trying to patch this in to Universe 2.). Ay ideas?

Richard · Answer

First step, you'll need the manual for the fixture, or at least a DMX chart. 
 On the assumption that this new fixture is similar to the LED Zoom Par 18x18W RGBWA UV in the console library: 
 
 Patch one of them, check if it works. If not: 
 Export that showfile to USB. 
 Open it up in the ColorSource Fixture Personality Editor Download from this page: https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Consoles/ColorSource/Software.aspx 
 Make the changes to match the new manual/DMX chart 
 Export the User Library (userlib.jlib) to your USB stick. 
 When patching, choose "User Library" and it'll appear. 
 
 If you've got a proper manual, you can request that we add it using the Fixture Library Hub , however the lead time can be a few weeks as we get a lot of requests.

Richard · Answer

You can add any new parameters you like, the console will show them as-entered. By default they'll turn up under Beam, click the 'type' icon to change to position or color if that's better. 
 "Home" is simply the DMX value that should be output when you first patch/startup the fixture, clear everything or use the "Home" button on the console. 
 "Home" should be "Straight out, Open White, Intensity Zero" 
 
 Intensity off 
 Pan & Tilt at or near halfway 
 Physical and virtual gobos and color wheels at their "Open" positions 
 Additive color mixing (LEDs) at full (or making a nice white) 
 Subtractive color mixing (CMY) flags removed 
 Strobe/Shutter at "Open" 
 Effect Macros turned off 
 ... 
 
 "Ranges" are for things like color wheels, so you can define "Open" as being DMX between 0 and 10, "Green" as 11-20 etc and maybe add a color (or gobo) image. 
 They'll then appear as labels etc on the parameter control and popup 'film strip'. 
 Ranges are optional - a lot of parameters are just continuous min-max so don't have them, and you can still control a fixture even if you don't create any.