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Hertz (Hz)
— Also know as cycles per second; this is a measure of
how many oscillations (for example, binaural beats or flashes) occur
each second.
Phase
— The relationship between two or more waveforms, relative to
the start of the waveform. If two sine waves are moving together, they
are said to be
in phase
; if one starts before the other, they are
out of
phase
.
Phase Shift
—
The degree by which two waveforms are out of phase.
One complete cycle of a waveform is equal to 360 degrees; when pro-
gramming the Procyon, it varies in the range 0 to 255, so there are
about 1.41 degrees per 1 unit Procyon phase change.
Programmable Parameter
— Any aspect of a Procyon session which
can be altered (or “programmed”). For example: light waveform,
phase shift, frequency, brightness, etc. See the Procyon Programmer’s
Guide for more details.
Pulse Width
— One of the Procyon light waveforms is a pulse wave-
form. That means that the light turns on and off more or less instantly.
Pulse width is a measure of how long it remains on before turning off,
and this is a number between 0 (always off) and 255 (always on). For
example, if the pulse width is 25, then the light will turn on briefly and
remain off for the remainder of the waveform period—which in this
case is equal to (255-25=) 230. In other words, in this case the light
remains on about ten percent of the time and is off the other ninety per-
cent. Pulse widths in the approximate range 20 to 80 seem to produce
the most interesting visual effects.
Pulse Width Modulation
— The pulse width can change over the
course of a segment, from an initial value to a final value. This shift is
called
pulse width modulation
.
Segment
—
The basic unit of structure for a session. It can have a
variable length, typically is in the range from a few seconds to a few
minutes. Programmable parameters always have starting values and
ending values, which are defined by the beginning and end of a seg-
ment. For example, if a one minute segment starts at 5 Hz and ends at
10 Hz, the speed will gradually increase (in a linear way) during the
segment.
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