Pathway connectivity solutions PWINF DIN NFP User manual

POWER Blue. Steady glow indicates power supply is
OK. O󰀨 indicates no power.
IDENTIFY Blue. Blinks when identify is active.
DMX OUTPUT
A/B
Green. Steady glow indicates port is transmit-
ting DMX. Blinking indicates no DMX output. O󰀨
indicates Port is Disabled.
NETWORK
LINK/ACT
Green. Flickering glow means active Ethernet
network link. O󰀨 indicates no network link.
DMX Interface - PWINF DIN NFP
Network Fade Processor Manual
03/09/22
The Network Fade Processor (PWINF DIN NFP) is a DIN-rail
mounted interface that serves as an DMX/Network DMX fade
processor.
The Network Fade Processor receives ASCII text based com-
mands and process those commands to fade DMX channels
over specied times. The NFP accepts plainly readable com-
mands made up of 8-Bit ASCII characters over a standard
UDP transport.
The NFP calculates and processes fades independently, re-
ducing computation load on controllers, or enabling fade
initiation by PLC’s or other non-real-time control devices.
Regardless of the number of fades running on the unit, DMX
and Network DMX refresh rates are maintained.
The PWINF DIN NFP features terminal strips that can be removed
from the card to facilitate easy wiring installation or replacement.
Make the following connections, WITH THE POWER TURNED OFF.
POWER
The PWINF DIN NFP is designed to run on either Power-over-Ether-
net (PoE), or on an auxiliary power supply providing between 18 and
48 volts DC. The device is Class 1 PoE and will draw up to 4 Watts.
If an auxiliary supply is used, observe the correct polarity when con-
necting V+ and V-. A second set of terminals are provided so power
may be daisy-chained to other cards. The earth ground terminal
must be connected to the enclosure’s chassis or electrical ground
terminal to improve EMC compliance.
DMX512
DMX connections consist of a shield and data pair. Connect DATA+
and DATA- to D1+ and D1-. Observe the same polarity convention
throughout the system. Connect the cable shield or common to the
SHLD COM terminal.
OVERVIEW
CONNECTIONS
STATUS INDICATORS
NETWORK
All network wiring should follow standard Ethernet rules and be in-
stalled by a qualied person. As part of the installation, all wiring
should be certied under the TIA/EIA-568 standard.
NC NC D1+ COM SHLD D1-
DMX PORT A
NC NC D1+ COM SHLD D1- V+ V- GND EARTH V-
DMX - A OUTPUT DMX - B OUTPUT
AUX POWER IN
18 - 48VDC MAX 4 W
DMX PORT B
V+
POWER NET LINK / ACT
IDENTIFY
POWER IN (If PoE not in use):
18-48VDC, 4W Supply required.
Use PWPWR DIN TERM [xxxx]
Connect Earth ground to improve
EMC compliance
Fastening mechanism
designed for 35 x 7.5mm
DIN rail
4.5”
[113mm]
4.0”
[103mm]
1.9”
[49mm]
DMX512 Outputs (2)
LED Output
Active Indicators
Female RJ45
Ethernet Connector
DIN rail release lever
Use large flat-head
screwdriver or similar tool to
gently pry lever away from
DIN rail to release

DMX Interface - PWINF DIN NFP
Network Fade Processor Manual
03/09/22
© 2022 Acuity Brands, Inc. • One Lithonia Way, Conyers GA 30012
Pathway Connectivity | #103 - 1439 17th Ave SE Calgary, AB Canada T2G 1J9
Phone: + 1 866 617 3074 www.pathwayconnect.com
INSTALLATION MODE OF OPERATION
COMMAND SYNTAX
• Disconnect all power before proceeding with installation.
• Securely mount DIN rail (if not already installed in an enclosure).
To mount the device, hook the upper slots on the back of the
plastic extrusion to the DIN rail and then gently but rmly press
on the bottom front corners of the extrusion to snap the module
onto the rail. DO NOT press directly on the PCB card itself.
• If the NFP is using an auxiliary power supply, connect the power
IN terminal block, after checking that polarity is being observed.
The earth ground terminal must be connected to the enclosure’s
chassis or electrical ground terminal to ensure EMC compliance.
Restore power and the card will boot up.
• Attach the network cable to the RJ45 connector. Because good
wiring practice requires building wire to terminate with a female
connector, typically a short (12”/30cm) male-to-male jumper is
used. If PoE is being used, the card will boot up. Both auxiliary
power and PoE may be connected simultaneously without
damaging the device.
• The system is now ready for testing.
• To remove the NFP from the DIN rail, use a athead screwdriver
to gently pry the hooked foot on the end caps of the device away
from the DIN rail. The corner of the device should life free; repeat
at the other side and unhook the device from the rail.
• The NFP processes a proprietary command syntax (specied
below) and initiates timed fades directly on DMX channels (and
in turn Network DMX channels)
• Commands are sent to the NFP in standard UDP datagrams
(packets)
• Packets containing commands are sent to the NFP on UDP port
3793
• The NFP will accept a packet containing up to 1400 characters
of command data
• Packets can contain multiple commands
• If multiple commands in a single packet specify the same channel
or channels, only the last command received for that channel will
be executed
• Wait times between commands are not possible
Commands consist of (in order:)
• a Port Letter,
• a Channel Specication,
• a Channel Value,
• an optional Time,
• and a Terminator.
The Port Letter can be “A” or “B” - matching the port designator
on the unit.
A Channel Specication can be:
• A comma or “+” separated list of channel numbers from 1 to
512:
• Eg: “1,2,3,4,5” - this denotes channels 1 thru 5 inclusive
• Eg: “1+2+3+4+5” - this also denotes channels 1 thru 5
inclusive
• A range specication using “-” as the “Thru” token:
• Eg: “1-5” - This denotes channels 1 thru 5 inclusive
• Multiple comma-separated lists of channel numbers or range
specications separated with “+” or “,”. Comma and plus sign
are interchangeable.
• Eg: “1,2,3,4,5,18-30” - This denotes channels 1 thru 5 AND
channels 18 thru 30
A Channel Value is:
• The “*” character (asterisk) followed by a decimal number spec-
ifying the raw 8-bit DMX value between 0 and 255
• Eg: “*127” - This denotes a value of 127 (or 50%)
Parameters may be customized for the PWINF DIN NFP, including:
output universe, transmit network protocol and DMX speed. Network
properties such as IP address and subnet mask are also customiz-
able by the user.
Detailed gateway conguration and overall network system man-
agement are done using Pathscape software, which is available for
download from www.PathwayConnect.com
Please refer to the Pathscape manual for information on conguring
these additional properties.
FURTHER CONFIGURATION
The PWINF DIN NFP ships as a DMX output gateway with E1.31
sACN selected as the transmit network protocol.
Port A is patched to Universe 1 and Port B is patched to Universe 2.
DEFAULT SETTINGS

DMX Interface - PWINF DIN NFP
Network Fade Processor Manual
03/09/22
© 2022 Acuity Brands, Inc. • One Lithonia Way, Conyers GA 30012
Pathway Connectivity | #103 - 1439 17th Ave SE Calgary, AB Canada T2G 1J9
Phone: + 1 866 617 3074 www.pathwayconnect.com
• PoE-powered Class 1 device, 4W max power consumption
• Auxiliary input voltage, 18-48V
• 60V protection on each port
• 10Mb TCP/IP connection
• IEEE 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet
• ANSI E1.11 DMX512-A R2013
• ANSI E1.31 sACN - Streaming ACN, Art-Net, Strand
ShowNet, Pathway ssACN
• Class 2 Low Voltage
• California Title 1.81.26, Security of Connected Devices
ELECTRICAL INFORMATION
COMPLIANCE
COMMAND SYNTAX (cont’d)
COMMAND EXAMPLES
PORT RELEASE
A Time is:
• The forward slash (“/”) character, followed by a decimal num-
ber specifying the number of milliseconds between 1 and 4.26
million
• Eg: “/5000” - This species a time of 5000 milliseconds
or 5 seconds.
• NOTE: When a command is issued without a time spec-
ication, the channels will SNAP to the specied level in-
stantly. The default is 0ms.
A Terminator is:
• A newline (hex 0x0A) or carriage return (hex 0x0D) or both.
To test on Linux or MacOS you can type “bash” at a command line
and echo directly out a port. For example:
bash-3.2$ echo ‘A1-512*127/1000’ > /dev/
udp/10.0.81.158/3793
Or put all the commands into a text le and then:
cat commands.txt > /dev/udp/10.0.80.148/3793
NOTE: (“<cr>” denotes the non-printable “carriage return” character
- which can be replaced with any valid Terminator token):
• Eg: Fade channels 1,2, and 3 on Port A to 127 (50%) over 5
seconds::
A1,2,3*127/5000<cr>
A1+2+3*127/5000<cr>
A1-3*127/5000<cr>
• Eg: Fade all channels on Port B to 0 in 0.5 seconds:
B1-512*0/500<cr>
• Eg: Fade a channel list on both ports at once:
A20,21,40,41,50,51*127/15000<cr>
B100,101,102,103,201,202,203*0/20000<cr>
If necessary, it is also possible to “release” all control on a port. This
will stop all DMX and network communication for that port, and will
cleanly turn o󰀨 that port’s DMX port. It will not fade the DMX to zero
automatically before turning the port o󰀨.
A Port Release command consists of:
• A Port Letter
• The Port Release character (“.”)
• A Terminator
• Eg: to release Port A:
• A.<cr>
• 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
• 4.5”W x 4”H x 1.85”D (113mm x 103mm x 47mm)
• Operating conditions: 14°F-113°F (-10°C-45°C), 5-95%
relative humidity, non-condensing
PHYISCAL