Basic Usage

Vortex Engine is the core software that powers the various lightshow devices, providing the menus and driving the LEDs.

A Vortex Device is anything running Vortex Engine, such as the Duos, Vortex Orbit, or Spark Orbit.

Navigating

There is mainly three ways to navigate on a device: short click, long clicks, and holds

1. Short click is usually for cycling through options
2. Long click is usually for selecting an option
3. Holds are rare, primarily for opening the menus

Some devices have 2 buttons. A long click on the second button often: back.

Almost everything can be achieved with only short and long clicks.

Key Terminology

A Mode is the colorful blinking that plays on the leds. You can think of a mode as a Pattern (blinking speed) with a colorset

Menus allow the device to be programmed, such as changing the colorset, blinking patterns, brightness, or even transferring modes to other devices.

A Savefile is how Vortex Devices share modes and settings, savefiles are universal across devices.

Next Steps

To get hands on with a specific device, see the list of vortex devices.