Specifications

System Commands
Polycom, Inc. 4–275
rs232 mode, rs232port1 mode
The rs232 mode command sets or gets the operational mode of the first
RS-232 port. For systems with two serial ports, use
rs232port1 mode to set the
mode for the second serial port.
Syntax
rs232 mode <get|passthru|control|debug|camera_ptz|closed_caption|
vortex_mixer|cps|interactive_touch_board|polycom_annotation|
smartboard|pointmaker>
rs232port1 mode <get|passthru|control|debug|camera_ptz|closed_caption|
vortex_mixer|cps|interactive_touch_board|polycom_annotation|
smartboard|pointmaker>
Feedback Examples
• rs232 mode control
returns
rs232 mode control
• rs232port1 mode closed_caption
returns
rs232port1 mode closed_caption
Parameter Description
get Returns the current mode setting.
passthru Sets the RS-232 port to Pass Thru mode.
contol Sets the RS-232 port to Control mode.
debug Sets the RS-232 port to Debug mode.
camera_ptz Sets the RS-232 port to Camera PTZ mode.
closed_caption Sets the RS-232 port to Closed Caption mode.
vortex_mixer Sets the RS-232 port to Vortex Mixer mode.
interactive_touch_
board
Sets the RS-232 port to Interactive Touch Board mode.
smartboard Sets the RS-232 port to Interactive Touch Board mode
(to control a Polycom SMART board device).
polycom_annotation Sets the RS-232 port to Polycom Annotation mode.
cps|pointmaker Reserved for future applications.