Specifications

System Commands
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vortex
Sends commands to a Polycom Vortex mixer.
Syntax
vortex <0|1> mute <on|off>
vortex <0|1> forward “vortex_macro”
Feedback Examples
The response from the Vortex is displayed in the following form:
vortex <portnum> forward <vortexcmd>:<vortexresponse>
• vortex 0 forward F00PING
might have the Vortex response
F00PONG
and API response
vortex 0 forward F00PING:F00PONG
If the Vortex doesn’t respond, the API response is
vortex 0 forward F00PING:failed
• vortex 1 mute on
mutes the Vortex connected to the second serial port on the back of the
system
Comments
The Vortex commands are applicable when you have a Vortex mixer
connected to a system. An API client can send these commands to control a
Vortex mixer using the command format:
vortex <portnum> forward <vortexcmd>
where <portnum> is 0 if the Vortex is connected to first serial port or 1 if the
Vortex is connected to second serial port, and
<vortexcmd> is a Vortex-specific
command. Whatever value is passed in this parameter will be sent to the
Vortex.
Parameter Description
0|1 Specifies the serial port to which the Vortex mixer is
connected.
mute Sets the mute state for the Vortex mixer connected to
the specified serial port.
on Mutes the Vortex mixer.
off Unmutes the Vortex mixer.
forward Forwards the vortex_macro to the Vortex mixer
connected to the specified serial port.
“vortex_macro” Specifies the Vortex mixer macro command to send.
For more information about these commands, refer to
the Vortex documentation.