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  • Can someone see an error in my XML?

    The light will not add in Device Manager. No errors.

    If I take colorwheel code out, it works. I cannot see what is wrong with colorwheel code.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

    <device image="Generic 18x3watt RGB LED Moving Head.jpg" type="DMXDevice" DefaultDisplayStyle="IMAGE" dmxcversion="3" ddfversion="1.0">

    <information>
    <model>Mini 18 x 3 Watt RGB LED Moving Head</model>
    <vendor>Generic</vendor>
    <author>Eddiie</author>
    <comment>Generic 18 x 3 Watt RGB LED Moving Head </comment>
    </information>

    <functions>
    <position>
    <pan dmxchannel="0" finedmxchannel="1">
    <range range="540" />
    </pan>

    <tilt dmxchannel="2" finedmxchannel="3">
    <range range="180" />
    </tilt>
    </position>

    <ptspeed dmxchannel="4">
    <range type="linear" mindmx="225" maxdmx="0" minval="0" maxval="100" />
    </ptspeed>

    <dimmer dmxchannel="5" >
    <range type="linear" mindmx="0" maxdmx="134" />
    </dimmer>

    <strobo dmxchannel="5">
    <range type="linear" mindmx="135" maxdmx="239" />
    </strobo>

    <rgb>
    <red dmxchannel="6" />
    <green dmxchannel="7" />
    <blue dmxchannel="8" />
    </rgb>

    <colorwheel dmxchannel="9" >
    <step type="color" val="#FFFFFF" caption="White" mindmx="8" maxdmx="8" />
    <step type="color" val="#FF0000" caption="Red" mindmx="22" maxdmx="22" />
    <step type="color" val="#009924" caption="Dark Green" mindmx="35" maxdmx="35" />
    <step type="color" val="#012A8A" caption="Dark Blue" mindmx="50" maxdmx="50" />
    <step type="color" val="#99B1E8" caption="Light Blue" mindmx="64" maxdmx="64" />
    <step type="color" val="#DB4D86" caption="Magenta" mindmx="78" maxdmx="78" />
    <step type="color" val="#F9FF47" caption="Yellow" mindmx="92" maxdmx="92" />
    <step type="color" val="#C05EDB" caption="Purple" mindmx="106" maxdmx="106" />
    <step type="color" val="#FFA812" caption="Orange" mindmx="120" maxdmx="120" />
    <step type="color" val="#5EFF00" caption="Light Green" mindmx="135" maxdmx="135" />
    <step type="color" val="#FF59F4" caption="Pink" mindmx="148" maxdmx="148" />
    <step type="color" val="#D1970F" caption="Brown" mindmx="162" maxdmx="162" />
    <step type="color" val="#F2D202" caption="Gold" mindmx="176" maxdmx="176" />
    <step type="color" val="#24EDE0" caption="Crimson" mindmx="190" maxdmx="190" />
    <step type="color" val="#BB07E8" caption="Violet" mindmx="204" maxdmx="204" />
    <step type="color" val="#8500A6" caption="UV" mindmx="218" maxdmx="218" />
    <rainbow>
    <range type="cw" mindmx="232" maxdmx="255" minval="0,1" maxval="8" />
    </rainbow>
    </colorwheel>

    <const name="Color Speed" dmxchannel="10" val="0" />
    <const name="Sound Mode" dmxchannel="11" val="0" />

    </functions>
    </device>

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