Device Roles in a System

Introduction

There are numerous device classes used in a Tesira system:

• Server Class Devices
• Amplifier Class Devices
• Audio Expander Class Device
• Logic Expander Class Device
• Control Class Device
• TesiraCONNECT

Server Class Devices

This includes SERVER, SERVER IO and TesiraFORTÉ hardware devices.

Tesira Server class devices have the following common features:

The ability to:

• be added to the equipment table
• proxy Tesira audio and logic expander class devices
• proxy Tesira control class devices
• accept direct Firmware updates from Tesira Software
• accept direct (via Tesira software or TTP) requests to adjust its IP settings
• accept Third party commands via the Tesira Text Protocol

Component object use

Tesira Server class devices accept the placing of all DSP and Logic Component Objects (So long as the Hardware IO supports the function)

Amplifier Class Devices (rack-mount)

Note

The Lab.Gruppen amplifier and Plenum-Mount amplifiers operate as an Audio Expander class device and requires a Server Class device to act as a Proxy.

Tesira rack-mount amplifier devices have the following common features:

The ability to:

• be added to the equipment table
• proxy Tesira control class devices (TEC-1, HD-1, TEC-X 1000 and TEC-X 2000)
• accept direct Firmware updates from Tesira Software
• accept direct (via Tesira software) requests to adjust its IP address, hostname and device description settings
• standalone system support via the use of 1722.1 AVB blocks

Component object use

Tesira Rack-Mount Amplifiers accept the placing of the following blocks TesiraXEL amps do not accept placing of logic blocks:

Input / Output	Logic	Controls
AVB Input AVB Output Analog Input (EIC cards) Analog Output (EOC cards) Amplifier	Logic Charts	Preset Button TEC-1 HD-1 Command String

  More information on these devices may be found here: Tesira Amplifiers - Rack Mount 

TesiraLUX Class Devices

This includes the IDH-1 and OH-1 hardware devices.

TesiraLUX devices have the following common features:

The ability to:

• be added to the equipment table
• proxy Tesira control class devices (TEC-1, EX-LOGIC, TEC-X 1000 and TEC-X 2000)
• accept direct Firmware updates from Tesira Software
• accept direct (via Tesira software) requests to adjust its IP address, hostname and device description settings

Component object use

TesiraLUX accept the placing of the following blocks :

Input/ Outputs and Routers	Logic	Controls
AV Input AV Output AV Router AV Combiner	Logic Charts	Preset Button TEC-1 Command String

 

Audio Expander Class Devices

This includes the EX-MOD, EX-AEC, EX-IN, EX-OUT, EX-IO, EX-UBT / EX-USB, Parlé Microphones, Tesira Amplifiers - Plenum Mount, NPX* and Lab.gruppen Amplifier hardware devices.

Tesira audio expander class devices have the following common features:

The ability to:

• be added to the equipment table
• be proxied by Server Class devices (configured via the equipment table)
• share audio streams from server class devices

Audio expander class devices require a Server class device to be discovered and managed from Tesira software. This includes the following maintenance tasks:

• accept Firmware updates from Tesira Server class devices
• accept IP address, hostname and device description updates from Tesira Server class devices

*Firmware updates and network management are performed by the software communicating directly with the NPX..

NOTE: DSP blocks can not be allocated to an TCM-1/TCM-X, TCM-1A/TCM-XA, TTM-X, AMP-450P/AMP-450BP, EX-UBT / EX-USB or an NPX in the software.

Logic Expander Class Devices

This includes the EX-LOGIC hardware device.

Logic expander class devices require a Server class device to be discovered and managed from Tesira software. This includes the following maintenance tasks:

• accept Firmware updates from Tesira Server class devices
• accept IP address, hostname and device description updates from Tesira Server class devices

Control Class Devices

This includes the TEC-1, HD-1, TEC-X 1000 and TEC-X 2000 hardware devices.

Control class devices require a Server class device to be discovered and managed from Tesira software. This includes the following maintenance tasks:

• accept Firmware updates from Tesira Server class devices
• accept IP address, hostname and device description updates from Tesira Server class devices

TesiraCONNECT

TC-5

TC-5 is an AVB capable PoE+ device designed for use in Tesira conference systems to connect Tesira devices.

The TC-5 is unique in the Tesira family of devices:

• TC-5 will not show up in the equipment table.
• TC-5 units are not part of a system and will not show up in a system view dialog when Tesira software is connected to a system.
• TC-5 units will show up in Device Maintenance as a Server device with certain exceptions.

See Device Maintenance for specific information on what maintenance tasks may be performed on the TesiraCONNECT.

TC-5D

TC-5D is a Dante and AVB capable PoE+ device designed for use in conference systems to connect Biamp AVB and Dante devices.