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NOTE: Terminate both ends of the wire identically, as per above (wall 

station and gateway)

CC5 CC6 CC7 CC8 COM

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

COM

Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

Rx+

Rx-

Tx-

Tx+

+24v

GND

+24v

GND

EAR

TH

GND

+24v

SHLD COM

D-

D+

NC NC

SHLD

COM

D-

D+

NC

NC

DMX POR

T B

DMX 

POR

T A

Rx+ Rx- Tx- Tx+ +24v

GND

Rx+ Rx- Tx- Tx+ +24v

GND

BUS 1

BUS 2

BUS 3

POWER

BUS 4

Power

DMX—B OUTPUT
DMX—B INPUT
DMX—A OUTPUT
DMX—A INPUT

Identify
Record Enable

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

DMX512/RDM Ports 

(x2)

Contact Closure 

Inputs (1-4) 

Connector

Contact Closure 

Inputs (5-8) 

Connector

PWGW DIN V

Vignette Architectural Gateway

Installation 

Guide

08.27.21

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

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

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

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

Vignette is an architectural DMX Snapshot Record and 

Recall system consisting of wall stations and gateways.
Vignette’s Architectural Gateways provide connectivity for 

the Vignette wall stations, DMX In used to capture scenes 

from a programming console and DMX Out/Thu to your 

lighting rig.

The gateway features terminal blocks that can be removed from the 

module to facilitate wiring. Both compression screw and IDC terminal 

blocks are supplied. Use IDC connectors with solid core cable and 

compression screw with stranded copper wire.

POWER

The gateway must be supplied 24 VDC. 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 BUSES

All station bus wiring must be in a continuous run and daisy-chained. 

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 wall station 

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.

CONTACT CLOSURES

Dry contact closure terminals are provided on gateway model PWGW 

DIN VD2C8, VE2C8 and VC16 (8, 8, and 16, respectively) for triggering 

memories with external momentary contacts. Buttons with LED 

indicators are included on the gateway itself for local control or testing 

purposes.

OVERVIEW

STATION BUS WIRING

CONNECTIONS

STATUS INDICATORS

Category 5 Wiring 
(using IDC connector)

Belden 9773 Wiring (using 
compresson screw)

POWER

Glowing steadily red indicates power supply is OK; 

off indicates no power.

IDENTIFY

Will  flash  blue  when  Pathscape  software  is 

identifying the gateway. Without Pathscape 

connected, you will not see this indicator light on.

RECORD 

ENABLE

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

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 INPUT/ 

OUTPUT 

(A/B)

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.

RJ45 LEDs

The RJ45 Ethernet jack has two green LEDs. One 

will glow steady when the link is up and the other 

will flash with activity.

CONTACT 

CLOSURE 

LEDs

These will mirror existing button/slider 

 

configurations.  These  LEDs  will  also  flash  when 

Pathscape is identifying the gateway.

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