Pathway Pathport Manager 5 User Guide - Manual (Page 30)

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Appendix A – Device Property Definitions
The properties of devices compliant with Pathport standards are displayed in the main
Device List screen. The list can be customized by right-clicking and choosing ‘Select
Columns to Display’. Clicking on the ‘Visible’ check box will either show or hide the
property in the main display. These customized views can be saved – see Customizing
Display Views above.
Properties are not editable from the “Select Columns Shown” list, only the main screen.
Device Property Definitions
Name Definition
Config Ch Indicates uncommitted changes in the Node Properties tab
Patch Ch Indicates uncommitted changes in the DMX Patch tab
Showfile Displays name of current showfile (if any)
Online Indicates if device is detected online
Status Indicates if device can be communicated with
ARPS Received Sequential “heartbeat” packet counter
ARP Update Time stamp of last heartbeat received
GET Update Time stamp of last successful GET
Name User-defined device name (returns ‘blank’ if empty)
IP Address IP address returned by the device
Manufacturer Name of manufacturer
Device Class Class of device reporting (if defined)
Device Type Product name of reporting device (if defined)
Base? Future development
Id Pathport Protocol device packet unique identifier
# Ports Number of DMX ports
Latest Action Shows success/failure of last property update to node
Appendix B – Base Node and Port Property Definitions
The base node and individual port properties are displayed in the Device Properities
screen. The list can be customized by right-clicking and choosing “Select Properties to
Display”. Selecting the “Visible” checkbox will either show or hide the property in the
main view. These customized views can be saved – see Customizing Display Views
above.
Note: The default list of properties is sufficient for the large majority of users. Some
properties, when set incorrectly, will cause the system to stop functioning.
Properties are not editable from the “Select Properties Shown” list, only the main screen.