GBO Technology S1080 Series, User Manual

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S1080 User’s Manual
U/M-2013-1000
Revision B
August 22, 2013 Company Proprietary Page A-1
APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS
Table A-1
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Definitions
Acronym/
Abbreviation
Definition
16-bit WDR 16-bit Wide Dynamic Range
ActiveX Controls ActiveX is a technology introduced by Microsoft in 1996 as part of the OLE framework. It
includes a collection of prewritten software components that developers can implement
within an application or webpage. This provides a simple way for programmers to add
extra functionality to their software or website without writing code from scratch.
AES Auto Electronic Shutter
AVI Audio Video Interleave multimedia container format
bitrate Bitrate describes the rate at which bits are transferred from one location to another. In
other words, it measures how much data is transmitted in a given amount of time. Bitrate
is commonly measured in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (Kbps), or megabits
per second (Mbps). For example, a DSL connection may be able to download data at 768
kbps, while a Firewire 800 connection can transfer data up to 800 Mbps.
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
Codec “Codec" is short for "coder-decoder," which is what a codec does. Most audio and video
formats use some sort of compression, so that they don't take up a huge amount of disk
space. Audio and video files are compressed with a certain codec when they are saved,
and then decompressed by the codec when they are played back. Common codecs
include MPEG and AVI for video files and WAV and AIFF for audio files. Codecs can
also be used to compress streaming media (live audio and video) which makes it possible
to broadcast a live audio or video clip over a broadband Internet connection.
DC IRIS Direct Control Iris
An automatically adjustable iris opening that responds to changes in light levels. It uses
an analog signal (often analog video signal) to control the iris opening.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIP switch Dual Inline Package Switch
One of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of
jumpers to configure the machine for a user
Ethernet Ethernet is the most common type of connection computers use in a local area network
(LAN). An Ethernet port looks much like a regular phone jack, but it is slightly wider.
This port can be used to connect your computer to another computer, a local network, or
an external DSL or cable modem.
FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
fps Frames per second