Pathway Connectivity 0700-5493 Users Manual

TM

Model 5491 Architectural Gateway
with 2 DMX Ports

Manual

OVERVIEW

Vignette is an architectural DMX Snapshot Record
and Recall system consisting of wallstations and
gateways.
Vignette’s Architectural Gateways provide
connectivity for the Vignette wallstations, DMX In
used to capture scenes from a programming console
and DMX Out/Thu to your lighting rig.

CONNECTIONS

The gateway features terminal blocks that can be removed
from the module to facilitate wiring. Both compression fit and
IDC terminal blocks are supplied. Use IDC connectors with
solid core cable and compression fit with stranded copper wire.

POWER

The gateway must be supplied 24 VDC to operate. If your
system uses the full 64 insert capacity, you must supply 72
Watts. DO NOT use the IDC connectors on the main power
connector.

DMX

Connect the control source you want to snapshot to Port B.
Observe the same polarity convention throughout the system.
Connect the lighting system (LEDs, Dimmers, Interfaces etc.) to
Port A.

STATION BUS WIRING

Category 5 Wiring
(using IDC Connector)

Pin 1: Rx+
Pin 2: Rx­Pin 3: Tx­Pin 4: Tx+
Pin 5: +24V
Pin 6: GND
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Belden 9773 Wiring (using
compression connector)

Pin 1: Rx+
Pin 2: Rx­Pin 3: Tx­Pin 4: Tx+
Pin 5: +24V
Pin 6: GND
NC:
NC:

White/Orange
Orange
Green
White/Green
Blue
Brown
White/Blue
White/Brown

Black (White pair)
White
Green
Black (Green pair)
Red
Black (Red pair)
Shield foil
Drain wire

STATION BUSES

All station bus wiring must be in a continuous run and daisy­chained. No “tees” are permitted. Maximum cable length for
category 5 wiring is 500 feet (152 meters). Maximum cable
length for Belden 9773 wiring is 1000 feet (305 meters). The
last station on the line must be terminated with two resistors
with a value of 100 to 120 ohms, between pins 1 & 2 and
between pins 3 & 4. Architectural Gateways ship with four
pre-terminated IDC connectors.

Each bus can power up to 16 inserts. For example, a wall­station comprising of one 4-button master and a dual slider
slave counts as 2 inserts. The gateway can power a total of 64
inserts across the four buses. There is no addressing logic per
bus; by default, button 1 on all stations is snapshot #1 etc.
Advanced wall station configuration must be done over an
Ethernet network link with Pathscape running on a PC.

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D+

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DMX-B OUTPUT

DMX-B INPUT

DMX-A OUTPUT

DMX-A INPUT

SHLD

COM

D-D+NC

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GND

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+24v

GND

Rx+

SHLD

COM

D-

ETHERNET

DMX PORT BDMX PORT A

Power

Identify

Record Enable

+24v

GND

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Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

BUS 1

Model 5491 Gateway

BUS 3 BUS 4

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

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GND

GND

Rx+

+24v

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Rx-

Tx+

BUS 2

Tx-

1

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Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

STATUS INDICATORS

POWER

IDENTIFY

RECORD
ENABLE

BUS

DMX INPUT/
OUTPUT (A/B)

RJ45 LEDs

Glowing steadily red indicates power
supply is OK; off indicates no power.

Will flash blue when Pathscape software is
identifying the gateway. Without Pathscape
connected, you will not see this indicator
light on.

When this function is activated by the
button, the LED will glow red. If you press
and hold a button for 5s on a wallstation
you will snapshot the incoming DMX512 for
recall from that button.

Bus lights will flash red when the gateway
receives data from the inserts on the bus.
Likewise, the Link LED on the back of the
master inserts will blink when they receive
data from the gateway.

DMX A and B each have an amber LED
when the port is configured as an input. If
no DMX is present, the amber LED will
flash. DMX Output LEDs are solid green
when active. The LED will flash if no eDMX
is present and the port is inactive.

The RJ45 Ethernet jack has two green
LEDs. One will glow steady when the link is
up and the other will flash with activity.

Model 5491 Architectural Gateway

TM

with 2 DMX Ports

Manual

Terminated

3 Stations (6 Inserts)

DMX In from programming console

DMX Out to lighting system

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DMX-B OUTPUT

DMX-B INPUT

DMX-A OUTPUT

DMX-A INPUT

SHLD

COM

D-D+NC

1

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SHLD

COM

D-D+NC

ETHERNET

DMX PORT BDMX PORT A

Power

Identify

Record Enable

+24v

GND

EARTH

GND

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54321

GND

+24v

Rx+

54321

23456

Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

BUS 1

Model 5491 Gateway

BUS 3 BUS 4

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

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1

23456

Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

BUS 2

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Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

3 Stations (6 Inserts)

3 Stations (5 Inserts) 4 Stations (4 Inserts)

24v DC

NOTE: Slider stations

Terminated

cannot be configured
without Pathscape.

OUT OF BOX OPERATION ADDITIONAL NOTES

Step 1

Ensure all your wallstations are wired per the guide on the
reverse of this page and the last station in the bus is terminated.
When the gateway is powered, you should see BUS activity on
the wired bus terminal at the gateway and on rear of each
station.

Step 2

Connect your DMX512 source (console) to Port B and setup a
look that you want to snapshot. The amber Port B Input light
should be solid. If it is flashing, you do not have an active input.

Step 3

Press the button on the gateway to illuminate the red Record
Enable LED.

Step 4

Press and hold the first button on any wallstation for 5s. It will
glow green when it has recorded the snapshot.

Step 5

Repeat Step 2, setuping the next look to record from your
DMX512 console.

Step 6

Repeat Step 5, pressing and holding subsequent buttons.

Step 7

Remove your console’s DMX512 line from Port B. After 10s
your lights will fade to black.

Step 8

Touch each of the recorded buttons. Upon pressing the buttons
the snapshots will crossfade from one to the other in 5s. Start at
Step 2 if you need to record other snapshots.

Step 9

Touch the button on the gateway to disable recording.

Before recording any snapshots, make sure that no snapshots
are playing back. All buttons should be the same color of white
when no snapshots are playing back.

When you activate a snapshot, the button will glow dim blue for
5s as the snapshot fades in. It will glow a brighter blue when the
snapshot is active. When you press an active button, it will glow
lavender for 5s while the gateway fades to black.

One second after it fades to black, the DMX A port will shut off
and its amber DMX IN LED will flash indicating that the port is
disabled.

When you connect an active source to DMX Port B, the lights
will take 5s to fade from the active snapshot to the console’s
look.

When you unplug the console, the console’s look will hold for 1s
then start to fade to the active snapshot over 5s. The 1s hold
will reduce flicker if you have faulty cabling.

Every aspect of the Vignette system may be configured with
Pathscape, available free for download from Pathway
Connectivity’s website. This includes adding the ability to priori­tize or merge snapshots with the console, snapshot and recall­ing four universes of E1.31 sACN, changing crossfade times,
partitioning between four rooms, defining custom zones for use
on buttons or faders, setting up a grand master fader and much
more. The output port(s) on the gateway can also act as RDM
controllers when used with Pathscape.

Pathscape allows you to name your stations, buttons, sliders,
and identify individual stations to ease the setup process.

When using Pathscape, the Vignette Gateway has the ability to
playback snapshots and zones in four independent areas. You
may also mix Vignette PoE stations on the same network. Each
PoE Master station you add gives you another network-wide
playback group which any button or slider may use.

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