External Midi Instruments in the Environment - Can't get things to work....

I have a MOTU MicroExpressUSB 4INx6OUT MIDI interface that's been defined as follows in my Audio/midi Setup.
1 - Mackie HUI (I/O)
2 - Keyboard (I/0)
3 - Keyboard (I/0)
4 - Roland Elect Drum Kit TD12 (I/0)
5 - Sound Module (0 only)
6 - Sound Module (0 only)
By itself (outside Logic), the interface triggers and appears to work fine
However, in Logic it's a different story. I've read the manual backward/forward and the environment subject is very confusing and what's not clear is how the path is connected (or cabled...) I've defined multi-instruments (with actual patch names) in my environment, I have assigned ports and sub-channels accordingly and all this is fine. Patch names come thru in pull downs, but the problem is nothing is talking to the interface thru Logic.
I've tried putting the "Port IN" object into my MIDI environment which I understand is supposed to emulate the midi interface as configured in your A/M setup. The object I got was a 4-port object that also includes a "sum" port. I'm guessing you're supposed to cable the ports to each multi-instrument assigned a port and I've done this accordingly. However, I see no way to cable the sound modules that are only Midi OUTS of my interface. This makes sense given this is a "Port IN" object, but I see no other object that would allow me to cable the outs and hence I curious how Logic will talk to the sound modules.
The manual also talks about the "sequence" object that everything has to route thru in order for Logic to process MIDI. Since the manual is not clear on how to cable this object either I took a guess and cabled the "sequence" object to the "sum" port on the "Port In" object.
This is as far as I've been able to get, but nothing is working and Logic is not talking to the interface because no interface indicator lights (ie: IN,OUT,trigger, etc). Picking a program from a pull down menu also does nothing.
It can't be that hard to control external instruments, but the manual being clear as mud has not helped. I'm sure it's something to do with this crazy environment, the way things are "cabled" or defined, but I've not been able to figure it out.
Sorry bout the book, but there's a lot of info here. Any help or insight would be appreciated.
thanks in advance...

I think this recent post can help you.. i hope
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2008908&tstart=50
in the thread you download a file tha help a lot about environments windows
feel free to ask for additional question
regards
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