Patching Conventional and Generic Fixtures

Patching Conventional Dimmers

ONYX is as adept at patching conventional dimmers and fixtures as it is at moving lights. Where a conventional console will traditionally use the concepts of channels and dimmers, the console retains the concept of fixture ID for channel, and allows for the creation of a fixture type called “channels” which can be assigned to the desired ID(s).

Adding control for conventional dimmers is very similar to adding control for a moving light. The dimmer Channel fixture can be found in the Generic manufacturer list in the Fixture Library.

Example - Patching Conventional Dimmers

While in Patch, press Choose type...

Press Fixture Library and then go to the "Generic" manufacturer.

From the top of the list, select Channel and then press Use fixture type.

Enter the range of channel numbers, DMX start address and universe then press Enter. For this example, enter 101 Thru 124 @ 401 / 2 Enter.

This will assign dimmers 101 through 124 to DMX 401 through 424 of universe 2.

Patching "Generic" Fixtures

Often, users will encounter various fixtures that may not be in the fixture library, but operate with "generic" modes - I.E. a 3-channel RGB fixture, a 2-channel fogger or hazer or any other number of options.

These fixtures are categorized under the "Generic" manufacturer.

When you end up on show with a simple fixture that isn't inside of the ONYX Fixture Library, note down the channels and check for a generic profile first - it's likely you'll find exactly what you need, already inside ONYX.