Artist Help:Parameter Object
These are contained within Fixtures and Templates. They define the output channels associated with a fixture axis of control. The parameter defines the output channel offset addresses, range and type of control. Each parameter contains a Control Object that is used to change the parameter data values.
| Dimmer | most fixtures have a dimmer parameter. It is specific to the intensity of the light output of the fixture and is the only parameter that is zeroed when a cue is deactivated. |
| Colour Mix | the colour mixer is specific to fixture that have a colour mixing element to them. It can also be used to define LED and neon devices as three channel colour mixing devices. |
| XY Joy pad | this parameter type is used for X and Y axis mirror type fixtures. |
| Polar Joy pad | this parameter type is used for yoke type fixtures. |
| Pixel Array | this parameter is used for LED colour mixing arrays. |
| Colour, Gobo, Effect etc. | these parameter types are used for all other fixture parameters. |