High End Systems High End LCD Controller for Studio Color - Manual (Page 201)

Studio Color LCD Controller Glossary G-5
Fixture Number
(Called address by some LCD controllers.) A unique
number, 1 through 8, that you assign to each fixture
connected to the controller. (The terms address and fixture
are basically interchangeable.) You use the fixture number to
program each fixture uniquely. More than one fixture can be
assigned to the same address as long as you want those
fixtures (addresses) to respond to the same set of constructs
in exactly the same way.
Gate
The construct that controls whether the fixture’s shutter is
open or closed. It also selects the method and the rate of
shutter strobing.
See also “Dim” and “Shutter”.
Homing
A function of a fixture that returns its constructs to known or
default states (defined as their home positions).
Lightwave Show Control
Used with Lightwave Control Center software. See the
section titled “Lightwave Control Center” on page 6-31 for
more information.
See also “Show Control”.
Link
(Also called daisy chain.) A DMX 512 link is a logical bus
(serial) connection between devices. A link can connect one
controller to many fixtures, or it can interconnect controllers
via their Master and Slave ports.
For example, Figure 2-13 on page 2-18 shows two different
types of links: each controller connected to fixtures
represents one link (for a total of three links in the figure) and
the Master/Slave connections between controllers counts as a
separate link.