If you’ve ever spent the first hour of a load-in climbing truss just to set a DMX address, CHAUVET Professional’s Unrival app is going to feel like witchcraft. The app uses NFC to configure compatible fixtures while they’re completely unpowered — on the shelf in the truck, before they ever see a circuit. That alone is a significant workflow change for touring and installation crews. Bluetooth handles the in-rig diagnostics and firmware once fixtures are powered up. The whole idea is to get your patch right before the rig goes in the air, not after.

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A fixture workflow app that delivers information to production pros on-site, Unrival is said to make prep, patching, configuration, maintenance, and future fixture monitoring faster, easier, and more reliable for a wide variety of fixtures.

Unrival is a dedicated, freestanding app that gives users direct control of setup, patching, configuration, testing, firmware, and diagnostics for applicable fixtures without having to climb a rig, dismantle a setup, or fight through fixture menus. Access to fixture settings is directly available, without having to check physical displays.

With Unrival, fixture settings can be patched and edited faster, while redundant time-consuming tasks are reduced by applying repeatable templates across multiple fixtures. Patch data from existing workflows can also be imported easily. Even when power is off, the app allows users to prepare compatible fixtures. Rapid Patching using an imported patch list (ChamSys CSV, ChamSys QR Code, and MVR) allows fixture patch data to be imported directly from existing show or project information rather than being entered manually at the fixture.

For non-CHAUVET NFC-enabled fixtures, the imported patch list still functions as an easy-to-use manual patching checklist, helping the user work through fixtures in an organized way and check off each one as it is manually entered.

The app easily organizes fixture work by job, trip, or deployment. It also quickly accesses diagnostics, scan history, and fixture health data. It can be updated wirelessly over Bluetooth.

Learn more about the Unrival app by visiting chauvetprofessional.com.