Polycom RealPresence Group Series 700 codec
avcontrolfreak
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Hello All~
Has anyone out there had a chance to work on controlling the fairly new Polycom Group Series codecs? The Integrator's Ref Manual has pulled out the "button" API commands for this unit, which I've used writing my own code, and that I know the AMX & Cr*str0n modules use as well for the HDX Series codecs. This was the only way to simulate the remote control and be able to navigate around in the codec's menu....so you could do a multitude of tasks, including accessing and adjusting the admin menu or entering new contacts into the directory. There's not a way to do that now via RS232...you can only use the Polycom remote or log in to the web interface. Polycom says most tasks are accomplised through the web interface anyways.
I haven't actually seen this codec in action yet, so I'm not sure what's different about the menu system. In any case, I'm just wondering if anyone has had a chance to program one and what the client's reaction was to the finished system? I'm assumming this codec is a bit less expensive than the HDX series, but it would still aggravate me if I were a commercial end user paying good money for a control system, but have to revert to another remote or a web interface to perform certain tasks. Or has someone found work-arounds?
Thanks for any input,
avcontrolfreak
Has anyone out there had a chance to work on controlling the fairly new Polycom Group Series codecs? The Integrator's Ref Manual has pulled out the "button" API commands for this unit, which I've used writing my own code, and that I know the AMX & Cr*str0n modules use as well for the HDX Series codecs. This was the only way to simulate the remote control and be able to navigate around in the codec's menu....so you could do a multitude of tasks, including accessing and adjusting the admin menu or entering new contacts into the directory. There's not a way to do that now via RS232...you can only use the Polycom remote or log in to the web interface. Polycom says most tasks are accomplised through the web interface anyways.
I haven't actually seen this codec in action yet, so I'm not sure what's different about the menu system. In any case, I'm just wondering if anyone has had a chance to program one and what the client's reaction was to the finished system? I'm assumming this codec is a bit less expensive than the HDX series, but it would still aggravate me if I were a commercial end user paying good money for a control system, but have to revert to another remote or a web interface to perform certain tasks. Or has someone found work-arounds?
Thanks for any input,
avcontrolfreak
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As an aside: I saw the Group series codecs in Vancouver during the TEAM Polycom event. The on-screen GUI is a complete departure from what they were doing with HDX and VSX before it. I didn't get a ton of time to play with it, but at least they got the remote control right this time.