pathway 6182 User manual

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Pathport Model 6182 Touring Edition
User Manual
Version 1
May 2009
Updated September 2010
Product Description
The Path ay Connectivity Pathport® model 6182 Touring Edition is a one-port DMX-
over-Ethernet node, intended for use in entertainment and architectural lighting systems
employing DMX512 as the control protocol. The TE can either output or input 512
channels of DMX.
The Touring Edition (TE) node may be configured using Pathport Manager soft are (freely
do nloadable from the Path ay Connectivity ebsite) or by using the three-button/LCD
screen interface on its front. Certain signal testing and RDM tools are only available from
the three-button/LCD interface.
This manual describes the three-button/LCD interface. Please refer to the Pathport
Manager manual for instructions on configuring the Touring Edition via soft are.
Page
Protocols Supported 2
Installation 2
Po er 3
Menu Navigation and Parameter Configuration 3
Net ork Settings 4
Port Settings 5
DMX Port Monitor 5
RDM Tools 6
Test DMX Output 6
Changing the Battery 6

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Protocols Supported
The Touring Edition supports:
ArtNet
Pathport xDMX Protocol
Strand Sho net
ETC Net2 eDMX (output only)
Streaming ACN (E1.31 sACN)/ETC Net3
The Touring Edition also supports RDM (E1.20 Remote Device Management) as a
controller device. The TE can discover RDM-enabled responders and can report and
reconfigure the DMX start address for those devices.
The TE supports the current DMX standard E1.11 DMX512-A and is back ards
compatible to USITT DMX512 (1990).
Features Supported
The Touring Edition has similar functionality to all other Pathport one-port nodes:
-address up to 128 universes
-discover up to 128 RDM devices
-output patch can be customized to merge/prioritize up to eight input sources
-output patch is definable on a channel-by-channel basis
-DMX output speed is user selectable
-signal loss behavior is user-definable
-cross-fade bet een inputs on loss of signal ithin a user-defined time
-ill operate on any valid IP address/subnet combination
The Touring Edition also supports these testing features:
-reports incoming and outgoing DMX levels
-DMX output test drives user-selected channel levels up and do n
-performs discovery and start address editing of RDM-enabled devices
Installation
The Touring Edition ships ith a rear-mounted hanging bracket hich ill accept a ½”
(12.5mm) bolt, and is intended to be suspended using a standard C-Clamp or similar pipe
hanger. A separate anchor point is provided for a secondary safety. The hanging bracket
may be rotated in 90 degree increments.
The TE has an IP54 enclosure rating hen mounted so that the cable connections
point straight do n.

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Power
The Touring Edition ill operate on IEEE802.3af Po er-over-Ethernet (PoE) as a class I
device, dra ing less than 5 atts. It ill also operate on a standard 9V battery (included).
The TE ill autosense the presence of PoE and ill use it in preference to the battery.
Ho ever, the TE ill not s itch to battery if PoE is lost.
When operating on battery, the TE ill shut do n after 30 seconds ithout a button
push. One 9V battery ill provide at least 30 minutes of configuration operations. For
normal sho operation, the TE is intended to run on PoE.
Wiring Connections and Indicators
The TE has t o connections: a female RJ45 Ethernet jack and a female 5-pin XLR jack for
DMX. The female XLR means the TE is natively a DMX output device, but the port
direction can be easily changed by the user.
The Ethernet jack ill accept a standard male RJ45 connector or a Neutrik
Ethercon® connector.
The TE has t o indicator LEDs beside the jacks. A blue LED indicates an active
net ork connection. A green LED indicates active DMX input or output, dependent on the
DMX port direction.
Display
The Touring Edition has a t o-line, 16-character LCD display. In normal operation, the
backlight is turned off. The top line of the display ill sho the node’s name (if it has one)
or the node’s IP address by default. The lo er line ill sho the universe number or patch
name and the DMX status (IdleOut/LiveOut or IdleIn/LiveIn).
Pressing any button ill cause the backlight to come on. Pressing any button again
ill cause the TE to enter the menu system.
Menu Navigation and Parameter Configuration
The three buttons belo the LCD screen provide menu navigation. Typically, the left
button is NEXT and ill display the next choice; hile the middle button is OK, accepting
the displayed option or choice, and the right button is ESC,
to go back a step ithout
making changes. Other uses of the keys are noted belo .
Configuration changes must be explicitly saved (by pressing a SAVE button) to take
effect. The ESC button or a battery time out ill cause changes to be lost.

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Top Level Menu
There are five choices at the top menu level, hen the node is set as an output device:
-Net ork Settings
-Port Settings
-DMX Port Monitor
-RDM Tools
-Test DMX Output
Press the NEXT
button to scroll through the choices. Press OK select. ESC exits the menu
system. The last t o menu choices are not sho n hen the node is set as an input device.
Networ Settings
Nine options may be configured from net ork settings.
1. IP Address. The address is sho n on the upper display line. The left button
allo s editing, the right button exits ithout saving. Press EDIT. The first octet of the IP
address ill blink. Change the number by pressing the left button for UP and the middle
button for DOWN. Press the right button NEXT to accept the value for that octet and to
move onto the next octet. Pressing NEXT a fifth time ill bring up the option to save the
ne address. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu.
2. Subnet Mask. The subnet mask is sho n on the upper display line. The left
button allo s editing, the right button exits ithout saving. Press EDIT. The first octet of
the subnet mask ill blink. Change the number by pressing the left button for UP and the
middle button for DOWN. Press the right button NEXT to accept the value for that octet
and to move onto the next octet. Pressing NEXT a fifth time ill bring up the option to
save the ne subnet mask. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu.
3. Default Gate ay. The default gate ay address is sho n on the upper display
line. The left button allo s editing, the right button exits ithout saving. Press EDIT. The
first octet of the default gate ay ill blink. Change the number by pressing the left button
for UP and the middle button for DOWN. Press the right button NEXT to accept the
value for that octet and to move onto the next octet. Pressing NEXT a fifth time ill bring
up the option to save the ne default gate ay. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top
menu.
4. Tx Data Protocol (transmit protocol). This option determines hat protocol the
node ill use to send DMX information over the Ethernet ire, ie hen the node is acting
as an input device. Pressing OK hen the screen reads “Tx Data Protocol”, ill cause the
current transmit protocol to be displayed. Press EDIT, then use the UP/DOWN buttons
to scroll through the choices. Pressing NEXT allo s the displayed choice to be saved.

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Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu. Only one transmit protocol may be
selected (enabled) at a given time.
5 thru 9. Receive protocols. Because a Pathport node can listen for multiple
protocols at the same time, the five choices are presented serially. To activate a specific
protocol, press OK. Its current status (disabled/enabled) ill be displayed. Press EDIT
then use the UP/DOWN buttons to change it. Pressing NEXT allo s the ne choice to be
saved. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu. One, some or all receive
protocols may be enabled at the same time ithout performance penalty.
Port Settings
Three options may be configured from port settings.
1. Port Direction. This option determines if the node ill act as an input or output
device. Press OK. Its current direction (DMX Output/DMX Input) ill be displayed.
Press EDIT then use the UP/DOWN buttons to change direction. Pressing NEXT allo s
the ne choice to be saved. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu.
2. Patch/Universe. This option sets a simple, single universe patch. Complex
universes that include merging and/or prioritization can only be set using Pathport Manager
soft are. Refer to the soft are manual for generating custom patches.
Press OK. The current universe number ill be displayed or, if a complex patch is
in use, the screen ill read “Custom:” follo ed by the universe name. Press EDIT then use
the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the 128 standard, basic patches. Pressing NEXT
allo s the ne choice to be saved. Once saved, press ESC to return to the top menu.
Saving the patch over rites all previous patch information.
3. DMX Speed. This option sets the DMX output refresh rate. Default is “Fast”,
hich equals 40 packets per second. The choices are Slo (32pps), Medium(37pps), Fast 40
pps) and Max (44pps).
Press OK. The current output speed ill be displayed. Press EDIT then use the
UP/DOWN buttons to change. Pressing NEXT allo s the ne choice to be saved. Once
saved, press ESC to return to the top menu.
DMX Port Monitor
This option reports DMX input or output levels, depending on the port direction setting.
The top line of the display sho s a starting channel number, then four DMX levels. The
DMX level closest to the channel number corresponds to that channel. The other three are
the channel number ascending from the start channel number. Press UP/DOWN to change
the DMX start channel. Level information is sho n as a percentage.

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RDM Tools
This option is only available hen the node is configured to be an output device.
RDM Tools performs a discovery, and then lists all discovered RDM-enabled
devices attached to the port. The DMX start address of each discovered device can be
displayed and edited.
Press OK to begin discovery. Once discovery is complete, the total number of
devices found ill be reported. If no devices are discovered, the message “None found” ill
be sho n.
After three seconds, the device ith the lo est serial number ill be displayed. The
device appears on the upper line of the display ith a t o-letter manufacturer identifier,
follo ed by the serial number.
Pressing the middle ID button ill cause the device to start its identify behaviour
(typically an indicator light or screen ill flash). Press EDIT to change its DMX start
address. Pressing NEXT allo s the ne choice to be saved. Once saved, press ESC to
return to the device list.
Initiating RDM Discovery from the three-button interface ill override a ‘disabled’
setting previously sent to the node from Pathport Manager soft are.
Test DMX Output
This option is only available hen the node is configured to be an output device.
Press OK and “Chan” ith a blinking number “1” ill appear on the upper line of
the display. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the desired DMX channel to test, then
push NEXT. (Press DOWN once to select ALL channels.) Press and hold the UP button to
ramp up the DMX value to full. From full, the value ill drop to zero then ramp up again.
Press and release the FADE button to have the node fade the selected channel to full then
back do n again.
DMX values are sho n bet een 0 and 255. Press ESC to return to the top menu.
Changing the Battery
Using a small Phillips scre driver, remove the t o scre s next to the Path ay label on the
rear of the TE. Gently remove the battery cover plate. Carefully remove the old battery
from the connector and replace ith a ne 9V battery. Observe correct polarity!
Replace the cover plate and reinstall the scre s.
For any questions or clarifications, please contact support@path ayconnect.com.