The Thomann Fun Generation LED Pot 12x1W RGBW Par fixtures are available from Thomann for about 35 Euro (article number 377666). The Standard Fixture ID in Finale 3D for this fixture is 046.
Figure 1 – Thomann Fun Generation LED Pot 12x1W RGBW Par
The fixtures have a 4, 6, and 8-channel DMX personalities. Finale 3D supports the 6-channel personality.
Table 1 – DMX personality choices
| DMX personality (“DMX Channel Mode”) | Supported in Finale 3D |
| 4CH | NO |
| 6CH | YES |
| 8CH | NO |
Instructions
To design a show for Fun Generation fixtures, please follow the steps in DMX basic instructions and Light fixtures basic instructions. If you don’t already have a compatible firing system or controller capable exporting a DMX script, please refer to Supported firing systems and controllers (DMX) for the list of available hardware options.
Choosing the DMX channel ranges for fixtures
Each fixture requires multiple channels, so if you are putting multiple fixtures in the same DMX Universe, you need to set the Start Address on the fixture in the real world and the corresponding DMX Channel Base on the fixture in Finale 3D to a range of channels that doesn’t overlap with others. A DMX universe has channels 1-512. If you want to pack as many fixtures into the 512 channels of a DMX universe as you can, back-to-back ranges are the most efficient. Table 2 shows an example for 6-channel fixtures. Some DMX firing systems and controllers only support 50 or 100 channels, so you may not have all 512 channels to work with.
Table 2 – Example channel ranges for 6-channel fixtures in a DMX universe
| Fixture | DMX Channel Base | Channels Used |
| 1 | 1 | 1-6 |
| 2 | 7 | 7-12 |
| 3 | 13 | 13-18 |
| 4 | 19 | 19-24 |
| 5 | 25 | 25-30 |
| 6 | 31 | 31-36 |
| 7 | 37 | 37-42 |
| 8 | 43 | 43-48 |
| 9 | 49 | 49-54 |
| 10 | 55 | 55-60 |
| … | ||
| 85 | 505 | 505-511 |
Technical details
The following tables show the technical specifications of the fixtures, as tested by the Finale support team.
Table 3 – DMX channels for 6CH personality
| DMX Channel | Meaning |
| Channel 1 (DMX Channel Base + 0) | Dimmer |
| Channel 2 (DMX Channel Base + 1) | Red |
| Channel 3 (DMX Channel Base + 2) | Green |
| Channel 4 (DMX Channel Base + 3) | Blue |
| Channel 5 (DMX Channel Base + 4) | White |
| Channel 6 (DMX Channel Base + 5) | Strobe (0-7 = no strobe; 8-255 = slow to fast) |
Table 4 – Example files and downloads
| Download link | Explanation |
| thomann-377666-manual.pdf | Thomann Fun Generation LED Pot 12x1W RGBW User Manual |