5-Wire CueStation Specications
Overview
The CueStation 5-Wire network is one of three dierent network topologies available for
CueStations. It allows up to 50 CueStations to be wired in a daisy-chained manner using
specialized 5-conductor button station cabling. The 5-Wire network carries power on 2
conductors, data on another conductor pair, and also carries a grounded shield.
Both the Mystique and Ultra families of CueStations are available with 5-Wire network
technology. Use with the ST-HUB CueStation Network Hub to power and control 5-Wire
CueStations and/or to interface with a CueServer system.
Features
• Long distance, high-performance 5 conductor button station network
• Stations are wired in a strict daisy-chain (serial) manner
• Individually controllable RGB indicator for each button can display 7 colors, 4 brightnesses and
6 ashing patterns
• Maximum of 50 stations on a single 5-wire network
• Maximum cable distance to farthest station is 4000 feet (1.2km)
• Requires 5-conductor multi-cable (Belden 1502, AMX AXLINK-P or similar)
• Uses CueStation Hub as power and signal controller interface
• Interfaces with CueServer via CueStation Hub
Wiring
• The 5-Wire CueStation Bus uses a
5-conductor multi-cable to carry both
power and data to and from each station
location.
• Power is carried on the cable’s 18AWG
conductors (Red/Black).
• Data is carried on the cable’s 22AWG
pair (Blue/White).
• The cable’s 24AWG drain wire is used as
a common reference for the data pair.
NOTE: Use of inferior cable types (especially CAT5/6) may seriously degrade performance, especially on longer cable runs.
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ST-HUB
ST-UN6 ST-UN6 ST-UN6 ST-UN6
Conguration
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ON
1 2 3 4
ON
Setting LED Colors
Every station connected to a Hub must be assigned a unique station address
from 1 through 64. Also, the number of physical buttons on the station must be
properly selected. These assignments are made by setting DIP Switches on the back of
the station.
View the DIP Switches so that the writing on the switches is upright, with the word “ON”
in the top left corner. There are two banks of 8 switches and one bank of 4 switches.
The bank of 8 on the left side are the option switches. The bank of 8 on the right side
are the address switches. The bank of 4 are the termination switches.
Option Switches Address Switches Termination Switches
Option Switches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of Buttons on Station
1-Button Station
2-Button Station OFF
3-Button Station
4-Button Station OFF OFF
6-Button Station OFF
8-Button Station OFF OFF OFF
Reserved Switches Must Be As Specied
Reserved
ON ON
OFF OFF
ON
ON ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
The station address is set using a binary combination of seven dip switches. The table
below shows the value of each switch when set to the ON position. To set a station to
Station 1, switch 1 should be ON and switches 2-7 should be OFF. To set a station to
Station 37, switches 1, 3 & 6 should be ON and switches 2, 4, 5 & 7 should be OFF.
Address Switches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Station Address
Binary Station Address +1 +2 +4 +8 +16 +32 +64
Protocol
CueServer Protocol
ON
The last station in the series must have a RS-485 termination switch turned on. It is
switch #3 on the Termination Switches’ bank. Switches #1, 2 and 4 should always be o.
The color and intensity of each individual LED
on a 2-Wire station are controlled remotely.
See the CueStation Hub Hardware and
Installation Guide for more information
Ordering
5-Wire Digital CueStation:
ST- (series) N (buttons) - (color) - (indicators)
(series)
M Mystique Series
U Ultra Series
(buttons)
1 1 Button (Mystique Only)
2 2 Button (Mystique or Ultra)
3 3 Button (Mystique Only)
4 4 Button (Mystique or Ultra)
6 6 Button (Ultra Only)
8 8 Button (Mystique Only)
(color)
CW White
CB Black
CI Ivory
CA Light Almond
(indicators)
RGB RGB LEDs
NL No LEDs
Part Number Examples:
ST-MN8-CW-RGB
Mystique 5-Wire 8-Button Station White
with RGB Indicators
ST-UN6-CB-RGB
Ultra 5-Wire 6-Button Station Black with
RGB Indicators
ST-UN2-CA-NL
Ultra 5-Wire 2-Button Station Light
Almond with No Indicators
5-Wire CueStation Bus Wiring
The table below shows the connection between CueStation hub and the 5-Wire station.
CueStation Hub 5-Wire Station
V+ ~ (polarity free)
V- ~ (polarity free)
S GND
B D-
A D+
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