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Glossary
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GLOSSARY
Term Descriptions
MFD Multifunction Display. Typically a touch screen with graphical user interface connected to various vessel
sensors and hardware.
PLI Power Line Instruction - Digital data sent from POCO over power wires to Lumitec lights to control color,
intensity and displayed patterns.
PWM Pulse Width Modulation - Used to control the intensity of Non-PLI enabled lighting through the control of
the power duty cycle.
UI User Interface typically displayed on MFD or other portable connected devices.
TTP Time Toggle Protocol - Lumitec’s proprietary technology allowing for user selectable light modes within a
light by toggling a standard toggle switch.
Channel (CH) One of (4) outputs on the switch hardware module.
Device A single specic light or other accessory.
Clan A PLI-level identier for one or more devices. Clans are roughly organized around product families. See
User Interface Setup for list of Clans.
Light Group A single Device or multiple Devices dened by Clan & Channel for PLI lights or a Channel if the light group
is a PWM dimmable of standard ON/OFF device.
Spectrum Mode built into some Lumitec Lights that is a continuous changing of light hues (starts with blue light,
transitions to red, then transitions to green and then transitions back to blue over a 3 minute time period)
Omnillume Switch User interface switch that has the ability to modify color and brightness for the lights
that are attached to it with a press and hold action.
Scene A set of commands sent to multiple light groups to create a custom lighting environment. Commands may
include Intensity, Color, ON/OFF State, Etc.