pws Help Index
Projects - Fixtures - Basic Summary
The basic summary at the top of the page holds general sums about the fixtures you've added so far. You can use these sums as general requirements for your project for power, data, and weight.
The basic summary at the top of the page holds general sums about the fixtures you've added so far. You can use these sums as general requirements for your project for power, data, and weight.
Total fixtures
The total number of fixtures in your project
Total wattage
The total wattage of all the fixtures in your project
Rough total amperage estimate
An estimate of the total amperage of all your fixtures, assuming your source is a standard north American three phase 120/208v service or generator. Note that this is the total amperage, not per phase.
Rough 3/phase amperage estimate
The same rough calculation as the rough total amperage estimate, but split across three phases. This number assumes the loads on the phases are perfectly balanced.
Rough 1/phase amperage estimate
The same rough calculation as the rough total amperage estimate, but split across two phases. This number assumes the loads on the phases are perfectly balanced.
Unpatched fixtures
A count of how many fixtures in your project are unpatched, and still need a DMX universe and address
Rough DMX Universe Count
The pure number of DMX universes required, assuming you use all 512 channels in each universe. This number will always be low compared to your actual fixture patch
DMX channel count
The total number of DMX channels in your project
Weight of fixtures
The total weight of all the fixtures in your project.
Fixtures missing weight
The number of fixtures in your project that don't have a weight associated with them.