Colors mixing strangely on BCF200 use

[DutchDD]

Hi all,

I am in the " last stage" for implementing myt BCF2000 after some nasty " arguments' with some fixtures and fixtures files... These are solved and FS is working like a treat...
I run the latest stable version (6,3,2?)

Had some simple presets made in FS. All Blue/ all Red/ All green ...so very streight forward..If I run them from FS they are and look just fine.
But if I run them from On/Of switches or From Faders on my BCF the first opened color is fine, When I Fade out (or switch of) the color fades out or shuts down... so far so good...

Then when I Fade (or switch on Color preset 2... It mixes color 1 with it...... as it was still on a open fader.... or switched on...

So It does not stop... programed a seq stop button..... did not help.


What I did was minimize the configuration (of MIDi) to only what I need.. STill the same problem...
Used only 1 fixture.... same problem..'
Reinstalled FS... setting all to default.... Deleted all Chases, Presets etc... and just set-up the 43 metioned Presets.. It drives me nuts....

Just to make sure the BCF was translated correctly I Set-up MIDIOX And Midi Yoke... same thing...but I id not see notes I just saw the BCF key... In midi Ox I did see the BCF working on any event.. And Yes I did set the Midi input to Midi Yoke 1

Fact is The problem only appears using my BCF 2000.. If I used my BCF I can not go back to " normal" use of FS whitout restart FS...

Last thing I did not do yet is Load an other SYX..this will be done early this evening...

The problem is a big issues for me becource I have a new event comming up the 20th And i need it to work or hire other stuff witch I really not what want to do becource It already cost me money as it is a Promotional event

Please put you thinking caps on and Please spill some ideas how I can fix this...

If this is fixed I finnaly can get to work on presets and Sequeces.. witch is quick to do..

Mutch thanks in advange

Regards

Dutch

• System info.
  
  Lenovo Thinkad T520 (intel i3)
  Entec OPEN DMX
  BCF 2000
  latest FS version
  Latest MidiOx (witch was only used to see if it would help me)
  Windows 10 (all MS Bloatware killed no Internet connection in use)

[DutchDD]

Lads and Lasses...

So I loaded a new SYX file.... No solution...


Wrote 3 new chases, Set some setting to close al setting to zero when cliking new chase... Still the same problem...

What i also discoverd that when I use sub masters in FS... the same problem ocurs, so Color 1 is perfect, color 2 also shows color 1.
Looking at my fixtures color faders they indeed open, but don not close.

So What I thought what a BCF 2000 configuration error was i not.....
Disconected my BCF.... test with subbmasters.... sure there is my problem again...

So now I got still some testing todo in the configuration before I go totally mental.. ... and start over again

[DutchDD]

Okee.. testing done.... It NOT a BCF problem but An Submaster problem in FS.

Please close topic I wil open a new one in FS Questions

Thank you

[spud1511]

Can you confirm that the first seq is definitely stopped when this happens (eg the play/stop button on the cuelist indicates it is not currently running), and that the fade/snap/off text by the red, green and blue channel values in the sequence editor are all set to a 'fade' or 'snap' on all of the scenes in all the sequences. If they are 'off' the values left over from the previous scene - or other scenes running simultaneously will be used..

[DutchDD]

Yes I can..... The stop button says it is stopt ... but the fixture faders stay open
I ám sure that colors I did not need where given the red icon behind them
I teted with fade and with snap... all to no avail...

There are no other scenes programd... just 3 Presets and 3 Sequences.
Even after studown and restart of FS...

Yes they are values of they privious sequence... but that was stopt before the other started...
I am totally at a los... I just confirmd it is not the BCF
It only occurs using submasters.... And I need my sub masters....

Your help is very appresiated

[spud1511]

Ok.. Only reason I asked was because if a red "off" was selected anywhere then it will not overwrite the leftover values from the old scene down to the 0% you want for the new scene.... If that makes sense to you.

[DutchDD]

Yes I am sure the Red value was of.... Btw It always seems to be the last submaster couasing this...
Does not mather what sequence is on there,

[spud1511]

If the first scene leaves for example... Red 100%

The second scene then fades or snaps in green to 100%...

But if the red on the second scene was set to 'off' then it would not write a new value, it would leave the red on 100% like it was in first scene, if you don't want that to happen then you need to tell the red to snap or fade to 0% (or wherever you want it to go) instead.

[DutchDD]

It was exactly like SPUD1511 discibed...

Got it running like a pro now.. Thank you for the help.