Glossary - Ross Ultricore RCP-ME User Manual

Glossary

The following terms are used throughout this guide:
Breakaway — an act of performing a switch on only some of the signals grouped together under one label.
Connection Point — setting to define a communication connection between RCP-ME and a device in the routing
system.
Crosspoint — a switch within a matrix. For example, the connection of signal IN 1 to OUT 1 requires one
crosspoint.
Destination — a logical label representing an output or group of outputs from the routing system.
IP Address — a setting that defines the Internet protocol address of a device within a network.
Label — text that is used by control displays to identify a signal as an input or output.
Level (Layer) — refers to a section of a routing system. For example, a video router would be one level and an
audio router would be a second level.
Lock — a function preventing any control device from changing the source of a specific destination.
Logical (Virtual) Label — a name for a group of routing system inputs or outputs.
Logical (Virtual) Routing — the action of switching a group of otherwise unrelated signals via a common label
(name).
Macro — a recorded sequence of Remote Control Panel operations (local to the panel).
Map — a table that defines the allocation of logical names (labels) to routing system physical input and output
sockets.
Matrix — the part of the routing system that performs the actual signal switching tasks.
Partition — matrices may be partitioned to behave as smaller independent matrices.
Protect — a function preventing other control devices from changing the source of a specific destination.
Remote Control Panel (RCP) — a physical hardware panel of buttons that is used to control the routing system.
Salvo — a system wide sequence of matrix control operations and crosspoint actions.Salvos are only available via
Ultricore control systems.
Source — a logical label representing an input or group of inputs to the routing system.
T-Bus — the Ross Video proprietary routing communication method via a defined physical interface.
Tied (Audio Follow Video) — the default breakaway name referring to all routing system levels.
Virtual Routing — the action of switching a group of otherwise unrelated signals via a common label (name).
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