Grass Valley VM 3000 System Controllers v.7.4 - Manual (Page 757)

Glossary−9
SCP − Software Control Panel.
segment − a portion of a LAN . In 10BASE2 systems, a segment is limited to 185 meters and 30 nodes. However,
segments can be joined by repeaters.
sequencing − term used in connection with Jupiter for single−command switching of one or more sources to one
or more destinations. With a CP 3000 switcher control panel, each named sequence can contain up to 25
switching events.
serial bus − term used in connection with Jupiter for the interface bus that connects VTRs and control panels to a
controller board such as a VM 3000. Depending on how the bus is configured by software, may also be re-
ferred to as Sony bus, Ampex bus,
ESBUS , MPK bus, RS−422 bus, etc.
server − 1. Hardware: a computer that provides shared services to other computers over a network; e.g., a file
server. 2. Software: a program that provides data to client programs in the same or other computers. In Jupiter
systems, a “JNS server” (software) is said to run on a “file server” (hardware).
set − see CONFIGURATION SET .
single−bus control panel − selects any source for 1 destination.
SMPTE − Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. URL: www.smpte.org.
SMPTE 259M−1997 − Television standard: “10−Bit 4:2:2 Component and 4fsc Composite Digital Signals −
Serial Digital Interface.”
SMPTE 269M−1999 − Television standard − “Fault Reporting in Television Systems.”
SMPTE 274M−1998 − Television standard: “1920 x 1080 Scanning and Analog and Parallel Digital Interfaces
for Multiple Picture Rates.”
SMPTE 292M−1998 − Television standard: “Bit−Serial Digital Interface for High−Definition Television Sys-
tems.”
SNMP − Simple Network Management Protocol.
Snowbird − engineering project name for JUPITER XPRESS product.
Sony bus − see SERIAL BUS .
SPD − signal presence detector.
SPDIF − Sony/Philips digital interface.
split − see BREAKAWAY .
status − in a distribution switcher, a display indicating what source is currently switched to a given destination.