Fixture Update

[terryb]

I am trying to update the fixture library on my TLXtra from 36 to 38. The new library starts loading normally but just before completion 90%  it fails with error code 108. Thoughts please?

[Edward Z88]

Hi Terry,

If you are getting this error, please follow the guidance in the article below...

http://support.zero88.com/1540160811

Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know.

Edward

[terryb]

This desk has always been a nightmare to update!

I cleared the user files.

I tried to load the blank file and got a wrong file type error.

I am still getting the Failed 108 message at 95%

Just to confirm I am loading gft38_ft.ift  I once managed to pick up a rogue file from the website at one point in the past.

[Edward Z88]

Hi Terry,

If you are currently running fixture library v36, you'll need to load in the "BlankLib.ift" library file before loading in gft38.

Once you have downloaded the blank library file from the article, are you extracting the file to the root of a USB stick?

If you are simply copying it, it won't have been unzipped, and therefore the Jester won't be able to read it.

Let me know how you get on.

Edward

[terryb]

Ok I solved it! I needed to do the OS upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 first. The blank file then loaded and then the new library.

Thanks for the info about the blank file. 

Thanks Edward

[Edward Z88]

Hi Terry,

Great, glad to hear you solved the issue.

If you have any questions let us know.

Edward

[Tim Molyneux]

Hi,

I have bought a pair of 19x15 LED Moving heads from Amazon 2Pcs 19 LED 285W Wash Zoom Moving Head, RGBW 4 in 1 Professional Focus Dye Stage Light with Light Strip and 4 Control Modes for Party KTV Concert Music Festival Christmas Wedding Celebrations : Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments & DJ and I have created a fixture for it using the Zero88 software but my Jester 24 ML is not recognising the file type when I attempt to update the library. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Tim 

[kgallen]

Did you use Fixture Tools 2.6 and save an ift file?

It should just work…

Can you elaborate more on what you did? Maybe upload your fixture file here and we can take a look. 
 

I see you started a new thread - maybe we can continue on that (but please avoid double-posting, you won’t get help any quicker…).

[Tim Molyneux]

Thanks for the reply. I started the new thread when I noticed how old the previous one was - I'm delighted you are here.

I have attached the 2 files I created using the software on this link (2.6): https://vari-lite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/software-firmware/zero-88-fixture-tools-2.6.zip

It is very possible I set one of the parameters incorrectly - I am not (by any means) a lighting expert.

I have also attached the channel descriptors for the light in case you are able to spot any errors - assuming you are happy to give the time. 

Thanks again,

Tim

LeLight LED Moving 17ch.ift LeLight LED Moving 25ch.ift

[mikeb]

Hi
The 17ch IFT seems empty and the 25ch IFT only shows 4 DMX channels with just a dimmer. I'll look to create a single IFT file that contains both modes

[mikeb]

Hi

Give the attached a go and let us know how it goes

 

LeLight LED Moving.ift

[Tim Molyneux]

Thanks so much for your help Mike, I'll try it later today and let you know.

Tim

[Tim Molyneux]

Bad news I'm sorry to say, the desk is coming up with the same error 'wrong file type'. I wonder if it should be a JOS file?

Is it worth me deleting the library and starting again do you think?

Thanks,

Tim

[kgallen]

That’s weird. I see from this thread, I wrote an IFT fixture for another user using the 2.6 fixture tools and he reports it loaded and worked ok. This needs more investigation… 

 

 

 

[Tim Molyneux]

I'm like Ben in the thread - at the limit if my abilities. Any help is massively appreciated. I had to spend the last £200 on these cheap and cheerful movers for the Drama studio (at last I have an A level lighting student!), they don't need to be brilliant but they do need to work, otherwise I'm in for an awkward conversation with the school finance office. 

 

[mikeb]

A JOS file is likely to be a showfile.

A fixture personality file is an IFT file so it may be they way you're trying to load the IFT file? Found this from Ed on another forum...

The <Update Library> option in Super User can be used to update the fixture library on the console. If you just wish to load in a fixture file, not a whole library, please see page 49 of the Jester TL manual for information on assigning fixtures… https://www.zero88.com/storage/downloads/5ebda1d3-7348-4727-ae31-fecedf299a46/Jester-TL-and-TLXtra-Manual-3.0.pdf#page=49

 

[Archie D]

Hi @Tim Molyneux, the above post should definitely solve your problem (thank you @mikeb) as you are trying to load in a fixture personality file in the way of loading a fixture library file onto the desk. Using 'Assign Fixtures' -> USB as described in the manual above will work.

 

11 hours ago, Tim Molyneux said:

I wonder if it should be a JOS file?

Regarding this, I thought I'd just chip in and mention about file formats for future reference:

• JOS files are the file format for the Jester operating system when updating the console's OS.
• JSF files are showfiles for Jesters in the 12/24 and 24/48 range.
• JML files are showfiles for Jesters in the ML range, TL and TLextra range.

I hope this is of use for the future for file format knowledge.

Edit: To add, I have attempted to upload the IFT file provided above on my own JesterML console using the method in the manual via 'Assign Fixtures' and it does load in correctly.