Pathway Pathport Manager 5 User Guide User Manual
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Pathway Connectivity
Pathport Manager 5 v1 Manual
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Port Property Definitions
Name
Definition
Port Name
User-assigned port name – by default “Port x”
Port Direction
Toggle input/output, regardless of connector gender
DMX Status
Informational – Active when port sees DMX activity
Patch Name
Output patch name (does not apply to input ports)
DMX Port Enable
Toggle enable/disable port
DMX Output Speed
Slow (31Hz), Med (36Hz), Fast (40Hz) or Max (44Hz)
E1.210 RDM Enable
Toggle enable/disable Remote Device Management
Quick Patch Enable
Allows backward compatibility with older firmware. Will
override source patching. Disabling is recommended
Quick Patch Universe
Sets Quick Universe number, if enabled
xDMX Status
Indicates presence of Pathport Protocol
xDMX Source Universe
Sets source patch universe – applies to inputs only
Not recommended as method of patching
E1.31 sACN Input Priority Level
Value between 1 (low) and 200 (high). Default = 100
E1.31 sACN Input Priority
Channel
Sets ‘magic channel’ for on-the-fly source selection when
using sACN. Range= 0-512. Default = 0 (disabled)
Crossfade enable
Allows crossfade between inputs on signal loss/gain
Crossfade time (ms)
Sets crossfade time
Signal Loss Hold Time (ms)
Sets time to hold last look on loss of input signal
Signal Loss Hold Forever
Holds last look forever on loss of input signal
Signal Loss Fade
Allows fade to zero when Hold Time expires
Signal Loss Fade Time (ms)
Sets time to fade to zero if Fade enabled
Signal Port Shutdown
If enabled, port stops sending DMX packets when fade
reaches zero. Will resume when signal restored
Bidirectional
Redundant - all ports are bidirectional
Gender
Reports gender of XLR connectors.
Physical
Reports if port actually exists
Terminated
DMX Manager Plus only. Reports if termination resistor
is enabled or not.