Pathway Pathport Manager 5 User Guide - Manual (Page 22)

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is very difficult to conceptualize, and will likely lead to unexpected results and a
headache.
We feel the best solution is to choose one priority scheme or the other. If sACN Input
Priority is disabled (default), all priority and channel patching should be done at the
output port.
If sACN Input Priority is enabled, we strongly recommend patching all input and all
outputs to universe 1, and managing all priorities through the port property “E1.31 sACN
Input Priority Level”.
Advanced Port Properties
A complete list of port properties is given in the appendix, but some require more
detailed description and explanation.
Quick Patch Enable
Pathport firmware has long supported two methods of applying channel patches: source
patching and quick patches. The main difference is that quick patches use blocks of 512
channels, while source patching allows individual channels to be selected. There is no
longer any technical reason to use quick patches, so they are being phased out.
With the full release of Pathport Manager 5 and the 3.2.x.x firmware series, quick patch
is now officially deprecated. The Touring Edition and Octo node do not support quick
patch at all. Other nodes may contain legacy configurations using quick patch, so it is
still supported in a downgraded manner.
Once a system has been upgraded to the 3.2.x.x firmware, we recommend reviewing the
Quick Patch Enable flag in the Port Properties. If it is checked off (enabled), make note
of the Quick Patch Universe number for that port. This number is directly equivalent to
the ”Univ # “ applied from the “DMX Patch” screen.
Once the patch has been upgraded to source universe patching (from the DMX
Patch screen), we strongly recommend de-selecting the Quick Patch Enable box
for all ports.
If quick patch is enabled, and the Quick Patch Universe number is different from the
Univ # reported in the DMX Patch, the system will not work as expected.
sACN Input Priority Level
This value only applies if “sACN Input Priority” property of the outputting node is
‘Enabled’. Input priority can be difficult to conceptualize, because the choices are made
at the input port, but the effects occur at the output port.
To use sACN input priority, we recommend setting all inputs and outputs to Universe 1
(or to group all inputs and outputs into the same universes according to desired routing)
and manipulate the active signal solely through this priority level value. Combining input
priority and output priority/merging may be extremely difficult to troubleshoot, and be
difficult to reconstruct without very detailed documentation.