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8. Glossary
AC Alternating Current
CE Conformité Européenne. European health and safety product label.
dBu Unit of audio level where 0dBu is 0.775 V rms.
DC Direct Current
DIN 1.0/2.3 Connector for 1.0/2.3 BNC connections
EIA Electronic Industries Alliance. A trade organization for electronics manufacturers in the United
States. The organization helps develop standards on electronic components, consumer electronics,
electronic information, telecommunications, and Internet security.
ESD Electrostatic discharge
HD-SDI High Definition. Video signal rates: SMPTE 259M at 1.483 and 1.485 Gb/s .
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission. An international standards organization dealing with
electrical, electronic and related technologies.
IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers. An international non-profit, professional organiza-
tion for the advancement of technology related to electricity.
IMD Inter-modulation distortion
I/O Input / Output
LED Light Emitting Diode
Re-clocking The resampling of a signal’s data clocked to a reference. Also known as, Clock and Data Recovery
(CDR).
RU Rack Units. A standard measure or size for frames (1.75 inches).
SD-SDI Standard Definition. Video signal rates: SMPTE 259M at 143, 177, 270 and 360 Mb/s and SMPTE
344 M at 540 Mb/s.
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. www.smpte.org. An international professional
association, based in the United States of America, of engineers working in the motion imaging
industries.
SWB Super Wide Band. The combination of SD-SDI and HD-SDI signal rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
Time code An AES signal that is data; contains a time stamp of hours and minutes, usually associated with
film and video frames, established by the SMPTE. Time codes provide a time reference for editing,
synchronization, and identification. The time code is usually a low speed data signal, whose bit rate
(nominally about 2.4 Kbs) and spectral content varies with changes in tape speed.
UL Underwriters Laboratory Incorporated. Develops standards and test procedures for materials, com-
ponents, assemblies, tools, equipment and procedures, chiefly dealing with product safety and util-
ity.