Pathway Pathport Manager 3 User Guide - Manual (Page 43)

Pathport Manager User’s Guide
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Reverse Ranges:
Ranges of DMX or xDMX channels may also be entered in reverse order for
convenience. Entering:
512-1*1.1-1.512
or
1-512*1.512-1.1
will produce the same result - completely reversing the channel order of Source
1.
NOTE: To use a descending order range on the xDMX side of a command, both
the start and end xDMX channel must be specified.
The DOT (.):
As shown in the above examples xDMX channels can be entered as an absolute
value (from 1-32768) or as SOURCECHANNEL. This helps speed up
Universe creation by eliminating the need to calculate xDMX offsets. The DOT
can only be used on the xDMX side of a command.
Summary:
Here are the rules for creating universes that have been covered so far:
1. Universes are simply groups of Patch Elements instructing a Pathport
Output Port how to process incoming xDMX data.
2. A Patch Element contains an xDMX channel and a priority level, and is
assigned to a DMX Output channel.
3. Patch elements are created using the command line with the syntax
OUTPUTxDMX
4. Without using any of the HTP or Priority operators, each command
creates a new set of patch elements at the highest priority for the DMX
channels specified. Patch elements created replace any existing element
already created for a DMX channel.
5. Patch elements may be created one-at-a-time, or in multiples by using the
THRU (-) operator on either side of the command.
6. xDMX Channels maybe expressed in absolute value, or using the DOT
operator.
7. Ranges may be expressed in ascending or descending order.