Example Description Status Message
B01BAUD38400
Set baud rate of rear panel RS-232 port
to 38400 bps.
B01BAUD38400
B01BAUD?
Query current baud rate of rear panel
RS-232 port.
B01BAUDx , where x is 9600, 19200, or 38400
depending on the current baud rate setting.
8.31. BLAUTO -- Enable Automatic BLDATA Messages
This command sets whether or not BLDATA messages are automatically generated by the Vortex. See the
BLDATA command for more information.
This command is a boolean command. See
Section 6.1 for more information on this type of command.
This command is saved to non-volatile memory only as part of a preset. The state of this command will be
restored after power-up only if a preset is saved and that preset is set to be the power-on preset.
Example Description Status Message
B01BLAUTO0
Disable automatic
BLDATA messages.
B01BLAUTO0
B01BLAUTO1
Enable automatic
BLDATA messages.
B01BLAUTO1
B01BLAUTO2
Toggle enabled status of automatic
BLDATA
messages.
B01BLAUTOx , where x is 0 or 1 depending
on the current setting of BLAUTO.
B01BLAUTO?
Query enabled status of automatic
BLDATA
messages.
B01BLAUTOx , where x is 0 or 1 depending
on the current setting of BLAUTO.
8.32. BLDATA -- Request Level Information
This command is used to request "blinking light" data from the EF2241. Blinking light data consists of signal
levels for the 9 inputs (1-4, A-D, T), 10 outputs (1-4, A-D, T, L), and 2 AEC references (R1, R2) as well as
room gain levels for inputs 1-4, AGC gain levels for inputs 1-4, and AEC state information for inputs 1-4.
The blinking light data can be received in two ways. The first way is by polling the Vortex by sending a
BLDATA? command. The second way is to have the Vortex automatically send BLDATA responses via the
BLAUTO command.
The most general format of the BLDATA responses generated by the Vortex is as follows.
B01BLDATAiiiiiiiiioooooooooorrggggaaaassss
Each of the i, o, r, g, a and s characters above represents a single byte of data as shown in the table
below.
BLDATA Bytes
Meaning
iiiiiiiii
input levels 1-4, A-D, T
oooooooooo
output levels 1-4, A-D, T, L