Control Devices; Connecting Control And Accessibility Equipment; Connecting Touch-Panel Controls; Connecting Ir Sensors To Vsx 8000 Systems - Polycom VSX Series Administrator's Manual

Control Devices

Connecting Control and Accessibility Equipment

Connecting Touch-Panel Controls

Connecting IR Sensors to VSX 8000 Systems

The VSX 5000 and VSX 7000s systems provide one RS-232 port; the VSX 7000e
and VSX 8000 systems provide two. You can use the RS-232 serial ports to:
• Connect a modem and use a closed captioning service
• Pass data from a device connected to your system to a device connected to
the far site system
• Control the system through a touch-panel using the API
• Provide control signals for an additional camera
• Provide control signals for a Polycom Vortex mixer (VSX 8000)
You will need to configure the RS-232 equipment according to the manufacturer's
instructions, and you will need to configure the RS-232 serial port on the system
exactly the same way.
You can connect an AMX or Crestron control panel to the system's RS-232
serial port as part of a custom room installation. You will need to program the
control panel. Refer to the Integrator's Reference Manual for the VSX Series for
information about the API commands.
The VSX 8000 system provides a connector for an external IR sensor. Refer to
your system's setup sheet for connection details.
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