Escape room objects naming recommendations
The main purpose of this document is to create a unified name system of escape room objects. This names will be used in a blueprints, wiring tables, schematics and so on.
ML – electromagnetic locks
ML1.x - electromagnetic locks for the doors
ML2.x - electromagnetic locks for dropping things
ML3.x - electromagnetic locks for the caches
L – lighting
L1.x - generic LED lamps
L2.x - LED strips
L3.x - LED RGB strips
L4.x - other lighting
B – Buttons, other dry contact elements
B1.x - service buttons
B2.x - game buttons, tumblers, limit switches
T – Touchless sensors
T1.x – reeds;
T2.x – RFID-sensors;
T3.x – resistance sensors: photoresistors (LDR), bend sensors, temperature sensors, and so on…
T4.1 – active sensors: barrier sensors, ray interrupt sensors, inductive sensors, pressure sensors, noise sensors, and son on…
G – Gadget
Gx – gadget is not generic device, like moving or resistance sensor; also a set (group) of generic sensors withing one package can be implemented as a gadget.
A - Audio
Ax – audio amplifier
Ax.y – speakers for amplifier Ax
P – Props and decorations
Px – decorations and props usually without electronics;
F – Furniture
Fx – tables, chairs, closets, pedestals and so on…
Specific devices
IRx – infrared receivers for remote control;
SGx – smoke generators;
TVx – TV screen;
Mx – motors, servo and step motors, моторы, actuators, vibromachines;
CAMx - camera for CCTV;
MICx - microphone for CCTV;
D – doors, hatches
Dx – doors, hatches;
Rooms
Rooms usually marked as A, B, C, and so on. Game master room usually called as GM;
Service equipment
CS – queen control system for electronics control;
GMPC – game master PC or laptop;
CCTV - digital video recorders for Closed Circuit TeleVision;
Power bus
12VDC – 12V power supply;
5VDC – 5V power supply;
VAC – 110/220V AC power supply;
Cable marking
Cables marking in most cases has the name of the target deice, but we use a special prefix '#', that defines a cable destination: P# - cable is used for power supply only, S# - cable is used for taking signal from the sensor and optionally for powering the sensors, I# - interface cable (audio, video, ethernet, usb, rs232, etc). This prefix is useful because sometimes we trace several cables to the single device, for example, smoke generator SG1 is usually plugged over the power supply cable P#SG1 and control/signal cable S#SG1. For complex gadgets with a various electronics inside it is possible to specify cable type using the same prefix, gadget reference and exact cable destination point. For example: P#G1:LOCK, S#G1:REED, I#G1:SOUND, and so on. In general, if we have only one cable to the device, for example power supply for the electromagnetic lock ML1.1, it is allowed to simplify marking, like just ML1.1 label instead of P#ML1.1. But it is recommended to specify a prefix in any case.