HD-1

Tesira Hardware Dialer 1 (HD-1) is a Hardware dialer that integrates with Tesira systems via the control network, using a single CAT5 cable for control and Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). A single HD-1 can be associated with a single VoIP Phone or Telephone Interface line to allow standard calling functions to be accessed.

The HD-1 can only be used if a Telephone Interface or VoIP Phone is available in the layout.

Note

For VoIP, an HD-1 is assigned to each Line, so there can be two HD-1 blocks associated with each VoIP Component object. When a TI phone is in the dropdown list of the Initialization dialog, the VoIP Line: field is disabled but still visible.

Please review the HD-1 Device Maintenance for details on how to configure the device on the network.

When a HD-1 block is first placed into the layout, an initialization dialog box appears.

If a TI or VoIP block is not available to be associated, a warning dialog is shown:

Make sure an appropriate Telephone Interface (TI) or VoIP Phone is available in the layout. Once the HD-1 block is placed, the user must select which block to use the HD-1 with:

The component objects will have a number on the lower right (assigned by the software) which indicates which blocks are associated with each other.

HD-1 blocks in the Tesira DSP layout are correlated with physical field devices by a parameter called the Device ID.  The Device ID associated with a HD-1 block is found and set in the Property sheet for the block or in the Device dialog.

No two HD-1 blocks in any layout may have the same Device ID.

The HD-1 block has five logic nodes: one mute and four that are linked to the soft buttons on the HD-1 device that may be used for various logic functions. Mute is latching, whereas other logic functions are momentary.

Logic information may be found here: HD-1

Name	Description
Device ID	The device identifier associated to the HD-1. This can be edited via the Properties sheet. Two HD-1 blocks in any layout must use unique Device ID's, but multiple HD-1 units may use the same Device ID. In that case, the units’ functions are identical and governed by the HD-1 block with the corresponding Device ID.
VoIP Line	A read only value displaying the associated VoIP Line. Not shown when associated with TI blocks.
Speed Dial Directory	New, Edit and Delete allow speed dial attributes to be edited. Entries are reflected on the HD-1 hardware speed dial directory.
Level Control: Controlled Block	User may select an existing block instance from any partition in the layout to adjust levels.
Level Control: Control ID	When the Controlled Block is selected, the Control ID field allows the users to select the Control ID from that block. This value will be adjustable via the HD-1 volume buttons.
Local Number	Users may enter a number/text to be displayed on the main screen of the HD-1. Limited to 18 characters.
Use Timeout	If checked, the device will automatically time out after a period of inactivity and return to the main screen.
Soft Button Logic	Allows labelling the corresponding soft buttons on the HD-1 (seven character maximum). Labels will be visible on the corresponding cell of the soft button grid on the main screen of the HD-1.

 

Level Control

The Level Control allows the user to select any controllable block in any partition of the current layout and assign a control ID. The drop-down under 'Controlled Block' allows the user to select a block and assign a setting from the Control ID drop-down at right. The value selected under Control ID will be adjustable on the HD-1 volume buttons. The Controlled Block and Control ID together are considered the 'target,' and may be changed even while connected to a system. Level control defaults to the telephone receive block, and levels will scale with the associated block.

Local Number

Users have the option of entering a local number (the number that calls the HD-1) to display on the main screen of the HD-1. The entry is limited to 18 characters. Note that the Local Number is a strictly a text field, so any text may be entered to display on the HD-1 as long as it does not exceed 18 characters.

 

Soft Button Logic

As noted in the control dialog table above, users may create a label for each of the soft buttons on the HD-1. The label will be shown on the HD-1 main screen above each soft button. These soft buttons may be used to trigger a momentary logic output pulse while on the home screen (and not in the process of manually dialing a number). Labels may not exceed seven characters.

Logic output nodes now support logic feedback. For more information on using this feature, see this Cornerstone article.

HD-1 Main Screen

Soft Button Logic and Local Number entries reflected on the hardware screen shown below: