ETC Unison Mosaic Designer v1.11.0 - Manual (Page 249)

Glossary
Glossary
B
bootloader
Bootstrap loader; a small software program, stored in internal flash memory, that is responsible for load-
ing the firmware or operating system.
C
compound fixture
A lighting fixture containing more than one controllable element, for example an LED batten consisting of
a number of identical elements or pixels.
D
DALI
"Digital Addressable Lighting Interface"; an industry standard digital lighting control protocol.
DHCP
"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol"; a method of automatically assigning IP addresses.
DMX
USITT DMX512; an industry standard digital lighting control protocol.
E
eDMX
A shorthand term for DMX-over-Ethernet protocols, for example Art-Net II.
F
firmware
The embedded operating system, stored in internal flash memory or on the Compact Flash card.
fixture
Lighting instrument or luminaire.
G
group
A collection of fixtures or elements (pixels) within a fixture that provide a very useful shortcut for select-
ing and programming them together as one.
I
IP address
"Internet Protocol" address, in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, which specifies the unique address for net-
worked equipment.
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