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Terminology

NEXUS

Operator Manual V1.01

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9.4.2

sACN

sACN (streaming Architecture for Control Networks) is a protocol for sending DMX512 data
over IP networks developed by ESTA (Entertainment Services and Technology Association).

It is also known as ANSI E1.31 (American National Standards Institute).

It supports up to 63999 universes. It uses multicasting and is becoming the preferred method

of sending DMX over Ethernet.