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Appendix
Firelinx Simple File Format
#FirelinxShortForm
Cue
Shot Time
Module
Pin
Caliber
Description
1
10
1
1
2”
1
st
Shot
1
11
1
2
2”
1
12
1
3
2”
1
13
1
4
2”
1
14
1
5
4”
Dual Fire Start
1
14
1
6
4”
1
15
1
7
4”
1
15
1
8
4”
1
16
1
9
4”
1
16
1
10
4”
1
17
1
11
6”
Ripple Fire Start
1
17.1
1
12
6”
1
17.2
1
13
6”
1
17.3
1
14
6”
1
17.4
1
15
6”
Glossary
•
Button
– On the CM and FM, it is an item that triggers an action if pressed.
•
Caliber
– The diameter of a shell of fireworks. Used in Firelinx to disable certain sized shells
from the CM.
•
Capacitors
– Electronic components that store energy. The capacitors are used to store energy to
fire a load on the firing pins.
•
Channel
o
Firing Channel
– Reference to a firing pin pair. This pair includes a ground and a power
line.
o
RF Channel
–Reference to the radio frequency channel that the message is broadcasted on.
The radio channel within the firing modules and the CM need to match when using wireless
communication.
•
Choreography
– Show data about what time certain cues fire. This show data needs to be
created on a computer and loaded into the CM by the USB port.
•
CM
– The command module for the Firelinx system.
•
Continuity
– A check to make sure that the current squib/e-match(es) are connected properly. A
low current is run through the firing pins to make sure that all shots are hooked up properly. The
squib/e-match(es) should not be cross-wired and should be attached to the Spring Terminals.
•
DMX
– DMX512 is a USITT standard for transmitting and receiving data for lighting.
•
Firmware
– Software that controls hardware. This is low-level software that is just above the
hardware.
•
FM
– The firing modules for the Firelinx system.
•
FPS
– Frames per Second. Used in SMPTE timecode to determine the speed of the time
synchronization.
