Glossary
ORB Operating Manual – Issue 1.0
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Stack
A stack (or cue stack) is a group of cues in
sequence. On the ORB desk, there are 1000
user programmable Cue Stacks.
Stream
A DMX512 over Ethernet Universe coming into
or leaving the 1 Universe Ethernet Box
SubNet
A group of 16 consecutive DMX universes is
referred to as a sub-net when speaking about
an Art-Net system. Not to be confused with
the subnet mask.
Switch
A device which takes the Ethernet data from
multiple devices and sends it to other such
devices.
Tagging
The method of marking parameters to be
programmed. Only Tagged parameters are
recorded. Tagged parameters are shown in
the Output Window.
Trigger
The method by which a Cue is output. Triggers
can be set to GO button, automatic, Real
Time, SMPTE Time, MIDI Time or CD Time.
Try Cue
A function that allows you to see the transition
from a previous state to the current state
before recording the data into a cue.
UDK
User Defined Key. The bank of buttons top
right of the control surface which can be
assigned as a number of different functions.
Universe
512 addresses or slots of control information
as conveyed by DMX512 protocol. As a lighting
system may have more than 512 discrete
things to control, multiple universes may be
required. When this is the case, the Universe
number is expressed as a subnet (0-15) and
universe number (0-15), giving 256 possible
Universes on a network
Unpark
The function that unfreezes a fixture’s DMX
output values.
USB
Universal Serial Bus. A standard for the
transfer and storage of information.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. The monitor outputs on
the back of the ORB output as XGA.
ZerOS
The operating system running on Zero 88s top
range consoles
Zero 88
The manufacturer of the ORB desk.
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