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Fixture Control
The SkyPanel offers, depending on the model, up to 16 control
modes. Use the 8 bit modes (mode 1 and 2) with basic control-
lers like dimmer consoles.
ARRI recommends the use of the 16 bit modes in combination
with controllers supporting 16 bit resolution to obtain best re-
sults. The high resolution provides smooth dimming and pre-
cise color adjustments.
The coarse / fine modes utilize two channels for most parame-
ters and provide higher resolution compared to the 8 bit modes
in combination with controllers that do not support true 16 bit
resolution. One channel sets the coarse value between 0 and
255 of the function. Each step is divided in 256 increments us-
ing the fine channel. This way it is possible to control the light
very precise without using a true 16 bit resolution.
CCT and RGBW (only SkyPanel-C)
This mode provides control of intensity, color temperature, +/-
green and individual channels for controlling the red, green,
blue and white color.
CCT (only SkyPanel-C)
Simple white-only mode. It is used when the number of avail-
able channels of the controller is very limited. It provides control
of intensity, color temperature and +/- green.
CCT & HSI (only SkyPanel-C)
Provides control of intensity, color temperature, +/- green, hue
and saturation (HSI = hue, saturation, intensity). In HSI mode
the color and intensity is very even over the fixtures as it is con-
trolled using color algorithms which take the tolerances of the
light engines into account during calculation.
RGBW (only SkyPanel-C)
Simple mode for controlling the overall intensity and the red,
green, blue and white intensity when only a limited number of
channels is available.
HSI (only SkyPanel-C)
Simple mode for controlling hue, saturation and intensity when
only a limited number of DMX channels is available.
GEL (only SkyPanel-C)
The GEL mode offers an extensive color filter list. The color
temperature has two settings, 3.200 K and 5.600 K. The inten-
sity can be controlled as usual.
Please find a detailed description of all modes in chapter
“Protocol” on page 48.
Note: Depending on the selected mode the channels
required for each SkyPanel should be allocated in the control-
ler to provide independent control of all SkyPanels
connected to the controller.
