Daktronics G-1000-34-R - Manual (Page 8)

Introduction 1-2
1.3 Definitions
Column: A vertical group of pixels.
Controller Board: Controls the data for the entire display. It is located behind the left module
in the bottom line.
Driver: Located on the back of the display board.
Display Board: A 6 row x 16 column array of pixels.
End Cap: The side panel that keeps the face panel in place. It must be removed for
display access.
Face Panel: The plexi-glass on each line that goes in front of the modules.
LED: An LED is an electrical component and is short for Light Emitting Diode. There
are 384 LEDs per module.
Line: A horizontal group of modules.
Module: Contains the LEDs, display board and the driver.
Network: A network consists of multiple signs connected to each other. Up to 240 Venus
1500 controlled displays can exist on one network.
Pixel: A group of four (4) LEDs.
RS/232: RS/232 is a standard PC communication type with a maximum cable length of
25 feet (7.6 meters).
RS/422: RS/422 is a standard differential communication type with a maximum cable
length of 4000 feet (1.2 kilometers).
Row: A horizontal group of pixels.
Sign Address: The sign address is an identification number assigned to each sign of a network.
The control software uses the address to locate and communicate with each
display. Displays which are on the same network cannot have the same
address.
Venus 1500: The Venus 1500 is a Daktronics designed, Windows based software used to ®
edit the displays.